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You're a big strong American? Drink this cold glass of tap water without complaining about the lack of flavour (hexbear.net)

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[-] wopazoo@hexbear.net 46 points 7 months ago

This is not true. Most American cities have clean tap water.

The idea that most American tap water is poisoned is a myth propagated by bottled water companies.

Clean tap water is a luxury that most of the world does not have. You should enjoy it while it's still here.

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago

Ok, fair enough. I'm not American so I guess I had been given that impression by stories about Flint.

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 22 points 7 months ago

I find it wild how much it varies in the US. In Australia I just drink from the tap in any town or city and most rural properties. Some people still have those filters and things though

[-] Hestia@hexbear.net 11 points 7 months ago

Don't worry. It's only towns with a high minority population where this happens.

[-] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago

Can back this up. It's even a joke among New Yorkers that their tap water is almost magical. However, this is very much a mixed bag, as we can see with Flint.

[-] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 7 months ago

Additionally, American bottled water comes from the exact same municipal supply that tap water comes from, they just charge an extra 2000% mark up for adding extra microplastics from the bottle.