In most places in the world, tap water is not safe to drink out of the tap, and thus,not safe to wash vegetables for salads, make ice, etc. So in these countries, does every restaurant have a filtration system? Do chain restaurants have filtration systems? Or is the tap water just used regularly? I know it’s dumb but it’s one of those things I just don’t get.
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Most places where “It’s not safe to drink”, really means – it’s not safe for people acclimated to pure filtered water, and not acclimated to a local condition.
All of these places where Americans “can’t drink the water”, well – the locals drink that water all day long.
So for starters, the number of places with legitimately polluted and unsafe drinking water is much smaller than you’re thinking.
Secondly, unsafe water can often be made safe by using water filters. Many restaurants, even in western countries with “safe” water still filter it for taste.
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