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[SigSig]

Paying for bottled water is ridiculous. Unless your pipes are super fucked and whatever's coming out of the faucet makes you question if it's alive, go ahead and drink tap water.
If you are SUPER paranoid, boil it up before drinking.

 

[PaulloDEC]

Are there seriously people in developed nations who only drink bottled water? What would make them think there's anything wrong with tap water?

 

[Barkley's Justice]

New York is drinkin it (New World Water)
Now all of California is drinkin it (New World Water)
Way up north and down south is drinkin it (New World Water)
Used to have minerals and zinc in it (New World Water)
Now they say it got lead and stink in it (New World Water)
Used to be free now it cost you a fee
The rich and poor, black and white got need for it
Americans wastin it on some leisure shit
And other nations be desperately seekin it

 

[that1dude24]

Are there seriously people in developed nations who only drink bottled water? What would make them think there's anything wrong with tap water?

marketing

 

[yogloo]

From my research, tap cancer is proven to give you cancer.

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

Tap water is disgusting, full of carcinogens and will make you gay.

This post is brought to you by Evian, the only water that won't turn you gay.

 

[HK-47]

Don't trust that tap water. The radio told me so.

 

[johnsmith]

Do you live in a third world country?

 

[Interceptor]

Depends on your country. Here in germany our tap water is better and healthier than any bottled water. (Most of the time)

 

[HigXx]

Scottish tap water is possibly the best tap water in the world

 

[Bboy AJ]

Scottish tap water is possibly the best tap water in the world

Disagree. Vienna was amazing.

 

[hidys]

I have to ask you OP what possessed you ti think it WASN'T safe?

 

[seanoff]

Most of the bottled water you drink comes straight out of a tap. Think about that.!

 

[Zero2kz]

Do you live in a third world country?

Or Toledo, Ohio.

 

[Myzer]

You have probably already been drinking tap water. You've just been paying 1000x more than you need to.

 

[Auto-Reply]

No fracking in LA, you should be ok!

Edit: link not working. Must be the oil industry!

 

[Ty4on]

I live Denmark. Tap water is the f'ing best. Seriously, it's delicious.

Denmark (Østjylland) has the worst tap water I know of

I much prefer soft water.

 

[way more]

I love God's water and fracking is the best.

 

[Enco]

Are there seriously people in developed nations who only drink bottled water? What would make them think there's anything wrong with tap water?

This.....

 

[jonno394]

Ive been drinking uk tap water for nearly 28 years and I'm not dead from it yet.

That being said I cant drink tap water at my sisters place. Doesn't taste right. Think its too "soft" or something.

 

[Addnan]

London tap water best tap water. Nobody outside of London agrees. Not dead yet, rarely have bottled.

 

[angular graphics]

Unless you've been told there's a problem in your area's water, why wouldn't it be safe? Is this an American thing? Bottled water is for when I am not at home.

 

[Theonik]

Fact: 100% of people that drink water end up dying.
Don't risk it OP.

 

[PJV3]

Lead pipes>madness>horse promotions>collapse of empire.

 

[Fahrenheit]

Would never contaminate my Precious Bodily Fluids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1KvgtEnABY

 

[forms]

I literally have no water in my house. Usually in my house we have like 9 big bottles of water but we ran out and my dad forgot to go get more.

Can I drink tap water without dying?

edit: not literally

What country do you live in when you have to ask a question like this? Honestly curious.

 

[dhlt25]

yep. Hawaii has the cleanest tap in the nation I think. It was really funny to see people stock up on bottled water when we had the hurricane warning a few weeks ago instead of just storing their tap water.

 

[The Technomancer]

Do people really drink that water? I have an uncle that does but he's a patriotic weirdo who votes for high teacher wages. We've always assumed he was a goose stepper because he likes that faucet juice.

It's pretty much all I drink, other than like tea, which I make with tap water. I mean, if you lived in like a third world country, I could see the desire for bottled water, but you live in the United States, come on man...

Put me in the same camp as Kabouter here. Its fucking water. Unless you live next to a major fracking operation or something...its water

Bottled water is one of the most mindblowing industries to me.

 

[Auto_aim1]

Bottled water... Why? Get something like this.

 

[frankie_baby]

Anyone that drinks bottled water when they have a perfectly good tap is a complete dickhead that deserves a bloody hard kick in the balls/cunt

 

[Conor_Fool]

I primarily drink tap water. I grew up in St Louis which has incredible tap water

 

[Mohonky]

OP, I'm genuinely curious as to what made you ask this question.

Well I wouldnt go drinking water straight from the tap in some countries, but first world countries it wont be an issue.

Otherwise, statistically, 100% of people who drink water die. So there is always that.....

 

[sappyday]

Anyone that drinks bottled water when they have a perfectly good tap is a complete dickhead that deserves a bloody hard kick in the balls/cunt

Ouch. I still rather drink my cold fresh arrowhead. I did try my tap water and it's just nasty tasting. Not cold enough too.

 

[Conor_Fool]

Ouch. I still rather drink my cold fresh arrowhead. I did try my tap water and it's just nasty tasting. Not cold enough too.

Not cold enough? Finish a bottle of arrowhead, fill it with tap water, and refrigerate it.

 

[sappyday]

Not cold enough? Finish a bottle of arrowhead, fill it with tap water, and refrigerate it.

I forgot to mention I have a water dispenser

 

[TheContact]

I literally have no water in my house. Usually in my house we have like 9 big bottles of water but we ran out and my dad forgot to go get more.

Can I drink tap water without dying?

edit: not literally

Towns and cities spend millions of dollars to clean tap water and it's highly regulated. Bottled water on the other hand has very little regulation plus drinking from plastic is not healthy

I have well water but we have a drinking tap filter. That's what I drink.

 

[soundscream]

Shit, when I was a kid me and my brother would drink from the water hose outside rather then stop playing and go inside for a drink. You'll live.

 

[meppi]

Not cold enough? Finish a bottle of arrowhead, fill it with tap water, and refrigerate it.

Eum, reusing plastic bottles isn't a very good idea.
It's much better to buy stainless steel or aluminium bottles especially made for refilling.

 

[figadapaura]

Depends where you live, but generally yes. I just had some and I'm not dead.

 

[kharma45]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GceNsojnMf0

 

[Crossing Eden]

Your body fluids will be fine.

I understood that reference. You'll be fine OP.

 

[Joni]

If you live in a first-world country, it is. It is better regulated than bottled water...

 

[sparkeysam]

You should only drink voss

 

[Into]

I live Denmark. Tap water is the f'ing best. Seriously, it's delicious.

This. Tapwater is fine, tastes great.

 

[kess]

and/or Public Water Supply

HA

 

[daniels]

I am from austria we have awesome water its pretty much the only thing i drink at home
You can always just heat it for tea it if you think there is something wrong.

 

[figadapaura]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GceNsojnMf0

Haha brilliant.

 

[soepje]

Can we brag about the awesomeness of our local tapwater itt? Because if we can i would like to say Dutch tap water is the best and tastiest water i ever drank.

 

[cntr]

You can't drink tap water in places like India, but it should be fine if you're in a developed country.

 

[Jasup]

Ouch. I still rather drink my cold fresh arrowhead. I did try my tap water and it's just nasty tasting. Not cold enough too.

Question: did you let the water run for a while before you filled your glass?