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Sanitation surely plays a part as well. If tap water is filthy (as it is in virtually all of India) and you're constantly getting sick as a result, this will d
by rippercushions 4y ago
Sanitation surely plays a part as well. If tap water is filthy (as it is in virtually all of India) and you're constantly getting sick as a result, this will definitely impact growth.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoIf you have the means to travel to the US for college, you have the means to avoid consuming unfiltered tap water.
- bobthepanda 4y agoI would imagine the big thing is air quality. India regularly tops air pollution lists: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-polluted_cities_by_particulate_matter_concentration https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-polluted_cities.... You can’t totally avoid outside air. Anecdotally I remember hearing of Chinese people moving abroad and having their chronic asthma clear up almost immediately.
- rippercushions 4y agoIt's not too hard or expensive to avoid drinking it straight up, but any restaurant you visit will wash food and surfaces with it, every bathroom you visit you'll wash your own hands with it, etc etc.
- ramraj07 4y agoYou’d be surprised how hard that can be. Unless you buy imported bottled water, you’re likely getting quite unregulated well water even if you buy 25 liter cans of the best brand here. Water treatment here is mere clorination and likely 90% of the population lives in places with no water supply (you just dig your own borewell).