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Re:Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to f... by mhitza on Friday February 20, 2026 @07:52AM (#47087397)
Is that why the American tourists in Europe always ask if tap water is drinkable?
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Re:Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to f... by relaxing on Friday February 20, 2026 @08:58AM (#47088130)
I got a nasty stomach bug from drinking the tap water in Sicily.

And then I told the rest of America to watch out for the water in Europe. So it’s me; I’m the reason.

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Re:Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to f... by mhitza on Friday February 20, 2026 @09:21AM (#47088375)
Your messaging must have incredible reach!

I've had my fair share of stomach discomforts while travelling, but I'm very unlikely to associate it with tap water unless I do a controlled self-study.

More often its clearly from food prepared in unhygienic conditions, because that's the only variable during my travels and tap water is the norm for me.

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Re:Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to f... by sidewndr46 on Friday February 20, 2026 @09:13AM (#47088299)
I'm American and noticed a trend in a subset of Americans that believe only their drinking water is potable. In some cases this applies even when they travel to other portions of the US.
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Re:Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to f... by Throaway1982 on Friday February 20, 2026 @10:03AM (#47088872)
No, its cause a lot of American tap water isn't drinkable lol
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Re:Mystery donor gives Japanese city $3.6M in gold bars to f... by wildzzz on Saturday February 21, 2026 @11:41AM (#47102343)
No, it's because a lot of the places Americans travel to like Mexico and the Caribbean have tap water that makes you sick.
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