It’s very common for tap water in the US to be perfectly drinkable, but to taste kind of bad. I was always dehydrated as a kid in growing up in California, because I couldn’t stand the taste of the water. It’s soooo good in Portland, though, and I love drinking it.

Used to be the norm in the US too. Until “certain” people decided they didn’t want to pay their fair share of taxes—-which pay for public services like water treatment plants, and a huge array of other services, like police and fire, roads, ambulances, and so on—-leaving no funding for them. Which is why our water treatment plants aged and weren’t updated/repaired when they needed it, and our tap water quality went downhill. Pay your fair share of f*****g taxes, people. Quit being so goddamn selfish.

It's normal in most area of the USA too.

Norwegian water is pretty amazing though - the water in Denmark is perfectly drinkable, but the water back home is just better.

Not ALL towns and cities in tge US have good drinking water. Americans are so germaphobic that tab water is way full of chemicals to make it "safe"

Tell that to Flint, Michigan.

There are places in the US where you don't want to drink the water.

Even when americans think we don't have running water 🙄🤭

The best thing is that it doesn't have the chlorine stench I've encountered in some US Cities!

I surprised it's safe to BATHE in San Diego's water (CA, USA) let alone drink it. It corrodes the shower head and hose at an alarming rate.

Really? I live in a Northeasten American state and it is not normal. Strange and abnormal water treatment manager sometimes save money by not using the right mixes of water cleanng chemicals and so the water is not as clean as t could be. I have a water sterilization machine. Its a pain n the neck and vitl none the less as bottled water is no longer a reliable commodity. It could be on the shelf this week or not. One needs clean water to live

You know how water from you fridge (if you have that) is better than tap water? I think thats what this is

I'm in a developed country. Can't drink my tap water

We have drinking water in the USA out of the tap also. I'm super f*****g annoyed right now.

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Really? US is a "developed" country, but who's drinking from the tap? I mean an adult. It's def not clean

Not in Canada, it's a privilege.. lol many communities don't have clean drinking water.

in my part of the US, every tap is drinkable. It's not as well filtered, and it tastes weirdly sweet in my house, but ti's safe to drink in small amounts. Don't drink it all the time, but you'll be fine to have a glass now and again. I'm not sure why you'd want to though: water from the fridge is colder and tastes less sweet.

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but then why does my tap water taste like chemicals?

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Not in the US! They add awful stuff to the water and it is full if hormones and chemicals from prescriptions ect... That doesn't get pulled out of the public water

Flint, MI?

Missouri had the nastiest well water ever. Turned the sink & everything else a brownish rust color.

Absolute genius. I expect you to join the billionaire rankings very soon.

Can I get this on Amazon???

Do you mean well water? I have never understood why people buy bottled water or how they managed to convince so many people, so quickly to buy it. I never have and I never will but I do use the Brita and absolutely love the taste of the water.

In Canada too, but I usually drink it from a glass.

Is there any hope for Flint people to get clean and safe water? I mean I know it's possible but will probably be very expensive in thise conditions, and knowing US politics priorities... well I'm hoping for the best.

Varies massively in taste though. I miss the water I used to drink in Wales. Slough water smells like a swimming pool sometimes

except the tap water in London. London's water is vile.