So sick of it already

5/25/2010 7:58:55 AM

you prefer tap water?

5/25/2010 8:02:42 AM

Well water.

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"you prefer tap water?"

same thing

[Edited on May 25, 2010 at 8:03 AM. Reason : j]

5/25/2010 8:03:07 AM

in south america, i noticed that unless you specifically asked for agua sin gas, you got seltzer water by default

5/25/2010 8:08:27 AM

selling bottled water in 1st world countries has to go down as one of the best scams in history.

5/25/2010 8:13:09 AM

^ agreed...at least buying things like propel or flavored water is no different than buying soda...it's all just flavored water

but at least you're paying for FLAVOR

5/25/2010 8:14:35 AM

yep.

5/25/2010 8:16:40 AM

he's not in the GOOD OLE US OF A

most of his posts are about where he's at

but it's military travel... soo...

5/25/2010 8:17:59 AM

oh i agree about bottled water in first world countries being a scam!

though i did drink the tap water in both vietnam and china. whoops. i didn't get sick though. i was staying in a pretty western hotel and they claimed it was safe to drink. none of the paranoid people drank it (and some of them ended up sick lol) but i drank it and got ice in my drinks.

when we were out in the jungle though at dumpy little restaurants i did not drink the water, though. but i did eat the fresh fruit and shit so whatever.

5/25/2010 8:23:36 AM

the anal people wont eat fruit that you eat the skin still on

if it's something that's peeled or pulled out of the shell, game on

5/25/2010 8:25:37 AM

yea i know - i just stopped caring after awhile. i also at street food. i wanted to experience shit and i didn't end up sick so...whoops. i just tried to exercise common sense when choosing street vendors to eat at.

5/25/2010 8:27:24 AM

i did the same.

what's the point of going otherwise?

the only thing i didnt do was drink the water from the faucets in the hotel i was at in shenzhen...

mostly because they provided like 5 liters of pellegrino per day in the hotel, so why bother

5/25/2010 8:29:52 AM

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"selling bottled water in 1st world countries has to go down as one of the best scams in history. "

I fucking hate bottled water.



[Edited on May 25, 2010 at 9:14 AM. Reason : .]

5/25/2010 9:13:19 AM

Yup. I only drink bottled water in China because I have to.

5/25/2010 9:22:19 AM

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"selling bottled water in 1st world countries has to go down as one of the best scams in history."

I'll tell you what...bottled water is a hell of a lot tastier than the water here at the beach is. I've never liked how it tastes.

5/25/2010 9:23:19 AM

don't the chemicals in the plastic bottles leak into the water or something?

5/25/2010 9:29:02 AM

^ Yup. An estrogen-like substance.

^^ Then get a filter.

5/25/2010 9:49:27 AM

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"don't the chemicals in the plastic bottles leak into the water or something?"

depends on the plastic...BPA (the most recent buzz) is limited to polycarbonate (lexan) and WAS most commonly found in the hard, colored, nalgene bottles...BPA mimics estrogen by binding to estrogen receptors in the body

BPA is found in lots of things and most human exposure is related to the plastic lining of canned goods, not nalgene bottles...it actually breaks down pretty readily within the body, but constant exposure means constant effects and, over the long run, is suggested to promote cancerous cells

the thing about BPA in plastic bottles, though, is that it is minute compared to other sources and is most readily leached when heated or exposed to acidic liquids...if you only use your BPA bottle for water (no juices or hot liquids), exposure is minimal...of course, the big uproar started because baby bottles (in which you heat milk) were made of PC and as such, were exposing babies (the most sensitive group) to elevated levels of BPA

as a general rule, PETE (or PET), LDPE, HDPE, and PP are the "safe" plastics in that we haven't found anything explicitly dangerous in their general usage...they handle acidic liquids, hot liquids, and harsh chemicals fairly well without leaching

5/25/2010 9:59:49 AM

^33533

5/25/2010 10:02:48 AM

ZOMGPALINDROME

5/25/2010 10:03:43 AM

^^^

good post.

5/25/2010 10:07:33 AM

I'm not in a first world country.

Can't go 5 feet without seeing a massive pallet of water just laying around for people to grab bottles.

[Edited on May 25, 2010 at 10:57 AM. Reason : a]

5/25/2010 10:56:54 AM

bbehehehehehehe

5/25/2010 10:58:38 AM

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"^^ Then get a filter."

Already have one.

5/25/2010 11:03:46 AM

it's not working

5/25/2010 11:15:48 AM

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"selling bottled water in 1st world countries has to go down as one of the best scams in history"

5/25/2010 12:05:10 PM

huge waste of energy and resources for places that have good tap water

tap water #1

5/25/2010 12:51:00 PM

there was a taste test done in new york by someone and 9 out of ten preferred new york city tap water over evian.

5/25/2010 1:07:22 PM

and then someone decided to bottle and sell NYC tap water and made millions doing it.

5/25/2010 1:08:59 PM

shh dont tell

5/25/2010 1:13:01 PM

Probably because Evian is French.. and as Americans, it is our duty to hate the French.

5/25/2010 1:21:48 PM

should have specified blind taste test

5/25/2010 1:32:59 PM

^Nationalism is blind.

5/25/2010 1:34:22 PM

it ain't hate, it's heritage.

5/25/2010 1:35:02 PM

Great graphic.

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(.....got a link to a bigger version?)

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5/25/2010 1:45:28 PM

NYC tap water does taste good

i drink tap water all the time - i used to have a brita pitcher (and i still do but i don't really use the filter part, i just like to chill my water)

and as already mentioned in non 1st world countries i'm a baller and dabble in the tap water. ohhhhh riskyyyyyyyy business. but not as risky as taking a shot of a beating snake heart apparently. after eating street food, skin on fruits and veggies and drinking the water, i was fine (i still exercised caution though about WHERE i chose to eat/drink from). dude who drank (well swallowed, anyway) the beating snake heart - not so fine. can't say i'm shocked

5/25/2010 1:54:46 PM

The reason why pizza is so good in NYC (personal preference I know) has a lot to do with the minerals in the tap water used with the crust.

5/25/2010 1:57:25 PM

^^^ first page: http://www.google.com/images?&q=bottled+water+graphic

5/25/2010 1:58:41 PM

same thing with most brewerys/distilleries.

moving locations to these types of factories can drastically change the product.

5/25/2010 1:59:24 PM

^^

5/25/2010 2:00:15 PM

i was actually surprised it was on the first page

5/25/2010 2:00:41 PM

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"The reason why pizza is so good in NYC (personal preference I know) has a lot to do with the minerals in the tap water used with the crust."

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"SPRING WATER DOUGH"

5/25/2010 2:02:09 PM