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Re:The wisdom of never leaving your hotel room by GordonS on Saturday August 31, 2019 @06:02PM (#20849060)
I don't know about "most countries" - at least, I believe it's OK to drink tap water in most of Europe and Scandinavia.
Re:The wisdom of never leaving your hotel room by tomatocracy on Saturday August 31, 2019 @06:22PM (#20849172)
Yes, it’s pretty common in much of the developed world.

But if you think about it, it’s a pretty big waste of resources to use water purified to the point of being safe to drink for showering, filling toilets, watering the garden, washing the car, etc. The vast majority of the water you use doesn’t need to be drinkable.

Re:The wisdom of never leaving your hotel room by ahartmetz on Sunday September 01, 2019 @04:58AM (#20851249)
Only one system of pipes and AFAIK there is nothing particularly labor or energy intensive about producing potable water (in temperate climates).
Re:The wisdom of never leaving your hotel room by seanmcdirmid on Saturday August 31, 2019 @07:50PM (#20849534)
According to https://i.redd.it/q428xlnjh2f21.png, only much of Europe (EU mostly), not most (by population or area if Russia is considered).