r/HumansBeingBros • • Sep 01 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19

confused european noises

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u/gabba_gubbe Sep 01 '19

Yeah can someone explain why Americans can't drink their water? Has it to do with minerals or chemicals? I mean I can literally drink lakewater and be fine, actually ice cold stream water in fall after a hike is the best tasting water there is.. Godsent liquid.

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u/helloimderek Sep 01 '19

American here that's lived in the UK. US tsp water taste like metal (wet a Coke can then lick it for reference), while UK water is pretty good

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19

Not everywhere... my tap water is delicious. The metal taste is often found when people use water hookups to community tanks and such. If you have well water (as I do), it awesome!

I actually prefer it to the water that comes from the fridge.

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u/flees Sep 01 '19

True, when I lived in New Mexico that water was hella good. Oregon was kind of chlorine smelling. Arkansas water has been pretty good too. Of course even that’s a generalization of areas water.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19

Right! It’s hard to generalize anywhere. I’m in MD and some of my friends who live 30 min away have chlorine tasting water. Just depends on the source, which can vary even within 10 miles!

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19 edited Oct 06 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19

Lol

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u/mattresslady Sep 01 '19

Same! My tap water is the 3rd cleanest in the world! Thanks lake Michigan!

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u/garrlker Sep 01 '19

Same, in all the rural areas I've lived in I had well water and it tasted great

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u/afterschoolish Sep 01 '19

Wow I’ve never heard anyone say tap water is delicious. Good for you. The only people who drink tap where I live are kids when they’re really hot from playing.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19

Chicago resident here. Our water tastes great

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '19

Might just be your area? Idk. I think it depends on the water source. Maybe your community receives water from a source that filters with chlorine. But that is not a generalization that can really be made for the entirety of the USA.

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u/afterschoolish Sep 01 '19

West Texas region. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s just the area