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> A lot of people in the third world trust the cola cola company more than the local water supply to not poison them. What a rotten situation to be in. Last t
by RajT88 4y ago
> A lot of people in the third world trust the cola cola company more than the local water supply to not poison them.
What a rotten situation to be in. Last time I was in India, there was a story on the local news about how the Coca Cola bottling plant managed to contaminate the product with motor oil somehow.
- nuc1e0n 4y agoThat's bad. Problems can happen without proper safety checks in place. Assuming no contamination otherwise it'd still be better than drinking water from the Ganges though right?
- RajT88 4y agoDrinking water from the Ganges is probably not worse than having sugary drinks as your primary source of water. You develop immunity to all the germs at least, and a lot of the industrial pollutants cause developmental issues so if you're an adult male it requires a far higher level to see ill effects. It's a moot point, since bottled water is an option anyways (and cheaper than soda). The streams running through Bangalore were black with all the stuff dumped into them. Although - I hear the whole city has changed massively since last I visited (almost 10 years back now). I would love to learn that things are better.