"Drinking-water"

Norway

I saw this a couple of places in India. Do you drink this water? I never dared to, had my wather bottle, but wondered if the "drinking-water" was "drinkable"...?

C.

Merchant

Drinkable for the locals, probably not for you. It's not a matter of the water being potable or not potable but whether it contains microbes that your stomach can't handle--while the locals are immune.

gregornot

Namaste,
Drinking tap water is not recommended, unless your stomach is adapted to the water. Bottled water is cheap and everywhere. Drink tap water at your own risk
peace, gregor

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noflylist

And I have heard news reports of bottled water being filled with tap water and sold as mineral water!

Norway

Thanks, that's what I thought too, was just curious.

C.

Norway

You should always look for sealed bottles.

That's what I found a little bit exhausting in India, always look after that nobody "fooled" me.

C.

julesa

i threw one bottle out that i'd bought. the plastic wrap sealing didn't look right. i was probably being paranoid but it's just not worth the risk.

bottled water is cheap so i never drank any 'drinking water' in restaurants or elsewhere. apparently that includes not drinking iced coffees or tea, a rule i broke on a couple of occasions when it was just too hot!

Nick-H

Ice is generally considered very dangerous.

Most restaurants these days seem to serve "mineral" water (it is not mineral water; it is water that has been filtered and treated). However it often comes from a cooler, and you have to ask yourself how long it might be since anyone thought of disinfecting that machine!

I frequently take that risk; Mrs N usually insists we drink from our own bottle or buy one.

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