We don’t trust drinking fountains anymore, and that’s bad for our health

Post by noer » Tue, Jul 14, 2015, 1:38 PM UTC

griffinmb wrote: post #169

chobo wrote: post #151

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Funny you should say that. I'm in NYC and I like the tap water. When I travel--like to Texas recently--I can't drink the tap water, it tastes horrible to me. And New Yorkers take a lot of pride in our water actually, it tastes hugely different from most of the rest of the country. Goes to show how personal taste is I guess.

The water in Greenpoint, though, is notoriously bad. edit - Greenpoint, the neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY for any who don't know.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 14, 2015, 1:52 PM UTC

griffinmb wrote: post #169

chobo wrote: post #151

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Funny you should say that. I'm in NYC and I like the tap water. When I travel--like to Texas recently--I can't drink the tap water, it tastes horrible to me. And New Yorkers take a lot of pride in our water actually, it tastes hugely different from most of the rest of the country. Goes to show how personal taste is I guess.

The water in Greenpoint, though, is notoriously bad. edit - Greenpoint, the neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY for any who don't know.

Post by fluidcruft » Tue, Jul 14, 2015, 2:24 PM UTC

jerrysievert wrote: post #87

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100k gallons of potable water per day.

yup. water that is passing through the pipes is simply moving from the mountains to the ocean (and producing electricity [1]). whether they go through the bubblers or route around via the rivers is less consequence. [1] http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/drinking-water-pipes-can-also...

Post by unprepare » Tue, Jul 14, 2015, 2:50 PM UTC

coldpie wrote: post #164

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What I encounter in Dutch restaurants is that they give you (sometimes ridiculously expensive) bottled water when you ask for 'water', and when you ask for 'tap water' they say they only serve bottled water.

Yeah. The lack of complimentary water at restaurants is probably my biggest complaint about traveling in Europe. When I sit down, I want a big damn glass of water immediately. This is the standard in the US, and I really miss it in Europe. Like you said, even ordering water is a trial when you don't speak the language. Learning "water" isn't hard, but remembering between it and "tap water" is hard, and the waiter has…

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 14, 2015, 4:07 PM UTC

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When I first came to US, I didn't mind drinking public fountain. But one day, I walked by one and a dog was drinking from it, licking all over it in the process. From that day onward, I stopped. Still, I have to wonder: is that reasonable of me? And otherwise, is it expected to let your pet sharing the same water source with human?

Dog parks usually have double fountains, one near the ground for dogs and a taller one that's more accessible for humans. I don't blame you for feeling a bit disgusted, but it's possible that the salivary/gut bacteria of dogs might actually confer a benefit on humans' immune systems. There's a study underway at the University of Arizona to investigate this: http://www.uadogstudy.org/thestudy/ Dogs stereotypically hav…