Tap Water (Abroad)

[yooamatwa]

These little fellas live in NY's water supply...mmm micro shrimp

[DRTY]

[hackman]

it's a water filter, better than a brita filter cos you don't need to replace filters
the clay system naturally filters out all the shite in the water
plus it gives it a nice taste as well

[ashley]

it's a water filter, better than a brita filter cos you don't need to replace filters
the clay system naturally filters out all the shite in the water
plus it gives it a nice taste as well

So after 1000000 litres of water filtered, where does all the shite go?

[pkay]

I think I asked this in another thread.. Why do Americans seem to only drink bottled water? It's like tap water over there seems damned or something. We got flouride too y'know...

Because our culture is over-exposed to bullshit rumors about how bad drinking water is for us.

Plus we're far more 'on the go' than european countries and work far more hectic hours. Bottled, packaged, 'to go' type things fit our culture more. I'll likely work 16 hours today... if I take my hour lunch it means i'll be working an extra hour to make up the time. Spending $4 on a bottled water and a sandwich from the roach coach makes more sense than wasting an hour of my time going out and eating lunch.

We don't stop and eat like most countries.... we eat/drink while doing something else or on our way to something etc etc.

cue fat american jokes

[pkay]

i bring a britta filter when im out of country.

Bad experiences in Guam and Brazil from drinking tap water. Thought I was going to die both times.

Where in Brazil? I drank it in Rio Grand De Norte and was OK

Sao Paulo tap water had me shitting fire for a week

[hackman]

it's a water filter, better than a brita filter cos you don't need to replace filters
the clay system naturally filters out all the shite in the water
plus it gives it a nice taste as well

So after 1000000 litres of water filtered, where does all the shite go?

the bit you clean

[DRTY]

sounds intriguing. Brita filters cost like a grand each.

[pkay]

sounds intriguing. Brita filters cost like a grand each.

pretty standard basic filter.

$30 at walmart $15 for replacment filter. Last a few months

[hackman]

sounds intriguing. Brita filters cost like a grand each.

now THAT is consumerism
judging from the sarcasm(?)

[DRTY]

sounds intriguing. Brita filters cost like a grand each.

now THAT is consumerism
judging from the sarcasm(?)

not sure what you mean, Brita filters dont cost £1000 each, theyre about £17 for 3, which if you ask me is very expensive. I meant your clay thing sounds intriguing because it might do the same job for better value.

[herbalicious]

You can get a filter installed on the pipe into your house...that auto filters all water.

Now THAT costs a grand or so...

[hackman]

sounds intriguing. Brita filters cost like a grand each.

now THAT is consumerism
judging from the sarcasm(?)

not sure what you mean, Brita filters dont cost £1000 each, theyre about £17 for 3, which if you ask me is very expensive. I meant your clay thing sounds intriguing because it might do the same job for better value.

oh right, i thought when you said they cost a grand each you were implying that they were cheap, so why bother
my bad
seriously, it's a great bit of kit

[pkay]

You can get a filter installed on the pipe into your house...that auto filters all water.

Now THAT costs a grand or so...

my parents are on a major 'impurity' kick these past few years and had a 'reverse osmosis filtration system' installed at their home.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_osmosis

the underside of their sink looks like a nuclear reactor of sorts

[NilsFG]

I don't see why you should filter your tap water at home though, unless you live 100 miles away from the water supply.

[herbalicious]

You can get a filter installed on the pipe into your house...that auto filters all water.

Now THAT costs a grand or so...

my parents are on a major 'impurity' kick these past few years and had a 'reverse osmosis filtration system' installed at their home.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_osmosis

the underside of their sink looks like a nuclear reactor of sorts

Damn son! Shiz looks intense!

I don't see why you should filter your tap water at home though, unless you live 100 miles away from the water supply.

Well..around here we have really hard (chalky) water....So people filter to soften it.

[NilsFG]

I don't see why you should filter your tap water at home though, unless you live 100 miles away from the water supply.

Well..around here we have really hard (chalky) water....So people filter to soften it.

We have a filter for that too, but just to protect the washing machine etc. Chalk doesn't bother me in drinking water.

So let me rephrase that: I don't see why you would filter your tap water at home for drinking.

[pkay]

I don't see why you should filter your tap water at home though, unless you live 100 miles away from the water supply.

At least for the US, our country is relatively massive. How water is filtrated differs from city to city, county to country, state to state. The water in Dallas tastes insanely different than the water in Austin. I grew up on Dallas water, i can tolerate it. Austin tap water makes me want to vomit.

Pretty standard to just slap something on the faucet and get a relatively neutral taste.

[honey-d]

Whenever I've been away anywhere people always tell me I shouldn't drink the tap water. Is that actually true?

Surely if a country has tap water, then the water that comes through it must have been treated? And surely the people that live in these countries drink their own tap water.

Sorry for random boring thread, but I need answers.

Nobody in my town drinks the tap water, it makes people sick. Not like, dying sick. But definitely poopy/pukey

[knell]

Whenever I've been away anywhere people always tell me I shouldn't drink the tap water. Is that actually true?

Surely if a country has tap water, then the water that comes through it must have been treated? And surely the people that live in these countries drink their own tap water.

Sorry for random boring thread, but I need answers.

Nobody in my town drinks the tap water, it makes people sick. Not like, dying sick. But definitely poopy/pukey

yeh i learned that pretty quickly after talking to locals after i moved here... i have a Pur filter on my sink, and i have a katadyn portable filter and UV wand for on the go / traveling to other countries