"Is TAP WATER DRINKABLE in your Country?"

It is nice to hear that. Can I ask what part in our country that you are living in? If I may ask...

@Shavkat A city in Mindanao

@Dextoi Thanks for sharing it. I haven't been there. Looking forward to visiting that place in the future.

That's nice to hear. In my country, it is not possible if it was not being boiled. The possibility of getting sick might happen since the local people are not confident enough to the old pipelines here.

@Hannihar I think most of us do.

@Shavkat We have had times where we had to boil it too.

@Shavkat Yes, people here have wells..but the water in the city is pretty good too,

@snowy22315 Some mountains nearby to our city, some locals can still drink water from the mountains. In our city, it is impossible.

I think deep well is much common in the countryside here. However, if we are going to build a new house, I am hoping to have one in the yard. I had tasted tap water before and it tastes good.

@Shavkat Last summer when it was really warm (warm for Norway at least) I did a lot of hiking and always forgot to bring water. Drank a lot of water from moores, usually above the city 'cause they're not polluted. Our drinking water comes from a lake not that far from the city, it is cleared etc before we drink it but it is pretty good before too. There's no farms around the lake, and access is quite strictly regulated.

@Torunn It is nice to have these natural resources. Unfortunately, they can only be found in far-flung areas.

There is water with flavors here, too. I do agree that it costs quite an arm and a leg. I don't buy them if there is no choice situation. It was nice that the tap water in your country is drinkable. In my country, it is only possible to drink water from the mountains. However, these places are too far from the cities.

It is nice that there are still some places that have water drinkable. In my country, it is not possible to drink straight from the faucet or even using the deep well.

@aureliah Things had changed. But I do think it is safer.

@Shavkat That is not nice

I can relate to you. For the reason that I am from Baguio City, too. Distilled water is really suitable for babies. For kids to adults, purified water became more useful to the local people nowadays. Welcome to mylo, kabsatt!

@Shavkat Oyyy..."kailian ta gayam", okay...

@ARN4567

@hereandthere There is purified water refilling station outside. I can have the water from them. When I was in Tajikistan, the UK-based organization provided us filter device.

Yes, my dear friend. They do. My mother was quite meticulous during that time.

@Shavkat then it means you need to always bring water with you when you're out if you were raised that way. what about when you were overseas? was it tajikistan?

It is a nice that you had settled to a perfect place to live in. I would feel the same way of being in such a place. Unfortunately, my country is in a turmoil of political issues. That includes the commodities that continue to increase its prices.

@LadyDuck I do love that kind of water. However, it is quite pricey here. We just use purified water.

@Shavkat The bottled sparkling water is not expensive, I buy a 9 liters pack about every week, it's only 20 cents.

I also prefer buying bottled water

I agree with the part of the groundwater. We don't feel safe having it, especially if it is near the river. That includes having deep well in the cities. I assumed that it is not possible to drink without boiling it.

I do think it is the safest to boil it. In my country, most of the local people preferred to have purified water. With the exemption for babies, it is best to use distilled water for them.

I had seen natural water and is good to have there. You don't need to spend much on bottled water.

I think most Asian countries prefer to drink purified water. Bottled water is quite expensive. Can I ask? Is the water there undergone chlorination?

@porwest In my country, it is popular to buy it in purified water stations. I must say that the local people can afford it. The bottled water is really expensive out here

@Shavkat Yes. Tap water here is chlorinated. Still, a lot of people in the U.S. consume bottled water of some sort, both purified and spring. But, aside from a couple of cases such as in Flint, MI, and a case of cryptosporidium some years back in Wisconsin, there are few cases of tainted tap water in the U.S. I tend to drink bottled water mostly simply because it is affordable. I figure why not? I generally pay about $1.79 for a 24-pack of 500ml bottles which comes to about 7 cents a bottle, AND since my job supplies bottled water at work for free—when I do drink it at home I am not spending hardly anything at all on water.

@DocAndersen You said it right. Poliomyelitis's pathogens came from the leaking pipelines. I do think that most countries have water chlorination.

In my country, the tap water is treated with chlorine. It can be seen if having directly from the faucet. We don't usually drink it directly since we can't tell what pathogens might have with the water.

@Shavkat Most countries treat tap water with Chlorine. It kills the vast majority of bad things in the water. The question is how much treatment and for how long. The other issue is of course, the piping to the home. Clean water gets dirty fast in old piping!

@Shavkat i do..it tastes way better.

Do you prefer to buy bottled water?

@scarlet_woman Is it pricey out there? Are there any purified water stations there?

@Shavkat The company comes and services it an changes the purifier regularly.

Do you change the water purifier device in your house?

@mayka123 Nice. For us, we have the same way.

@Shavkat underground water and bottled water.

@May2k8

I am sorry to hear that. Where do you get drinkable water then?

It is nice to live there. It doesn't need to spend money much on bottled water.

@didinedhia Nice to hear that. That would be convenient.

Is purified water station popular in your place now? Do the people buy here?

@Shavkat noo! we have alot of natural sources come with really tasty water! amazing

Nice to hear that. Where is your country? If I may ask...

@Shavkat Sure. Brazil.

@WiseGhots Nice. It is a nice country to explore in the future.