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I haven't been to asia, but I could imagine that plastic bottled water isn't a convenience good, but a way to avoid getting sick from polluted tap water.
by martinbaun 2y ago
I haven't been to asia, but I could imagine that plastic bottled water isn't a convenience good, but a way to avoid getting sick from polluted tap water.
- stevenwoo 2y agoMy limited experience is in Southeast Asia and Mexico tourists used bottled water and natives do not, at the time I went ages ago it was the recommended behavior but the rivers in Southeast Asia had lots of what appeared to be single use containers, there was simply no larger cultural impetus to dispose of stuff properly. OTOH riding my bike around SF Bay Area there is always discarded fast food wrappers and packaging along paved roads, a few of us can’t be bothered even in one of wealthiest parts of USA.
- idontwantthis 2y agoYou have filtered water delivered to your home or you drink bottled water. If you are away from your home and you need water, you buy a bottle. Everyone only drinks bottle water in Cambodia/Vietnam/Thailand unless you are so desperately poor that you have no choice but to get sick. Exceptions abound, I'm sure, but it is a necessity not a luxury.
- SoftTalker 2y agoBoiling the water will kill any pathogens, but it doesn't do anything for chemical or disolved contaminants. If you're so poor you don't have a pot to boil water in you are desperate indeed.