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Not disagreeing about the point of lake ice, but about apetizing -- as a Norwegian, I would much rather drink directly from a Norwegian lake in the mountains th

by dagss 2y ago

Not disagreeing about the point of lake ice, but about apetizing -- as a Norwegian, I would much rather drink directly from a Norwegian lake in the mountains than tap water from any city, Norwegian or European. Much tastier. Drilling through the ice for drinking water is common (well, if you have a cabin near a mountain lake). Closest you would get in many cities is purchasing highest quality bottled water, except that has been stored in plastic.

jjulius 2y ago
Not entirely comparable, but I'm someone who frequently backpacks in the mountain regions of the Pacific Northwest, and I wholeheartedly agree with this general sentiment. Mountain lakes and streams have the most delicious water, and much of it is surprisingly clean thanks to wilderness regulations. I still filter out of an abundance of caution, but often times the water is so clean that there's no actual need. It's absolutely tastier and purer than any water elsewhere, and I've even got a few "favorite" streams I prefer hahaha. I actively look forward to drinking from them and, even as I write this, crave water from them. Glacial runoff streams (at least the siltless ones) are the absolute best - so frosty and delicious.
burkaman 2y ago
Fair enough. This is not a lake in the mountains though, it's right outside Oslo next to a bunch of farmland. Maybe things are different in Europe, in most of the US the highest quality water is from the tap. Bottled water is at best just repackaged tap water, and the expensive brands are usually just shipped from somewhere far away with worse standards than your local municipality.
- dagss 2y ago
  With "high quality" do you refer to taste or safety? In Norway, tap water countryside can be quite tasty but in cities there has often been chlorine added and it just taste worse. And bottled water is bottled mountain water with good taste (in Norway), not as good as tap water countryside but better than tap water in cities. Most other places I have been in the world tap water tastes...not good. UK, France, Spain, California... I mean I can adapt, good water is not essential to life, but.. it is just something else. I am sure mountain regions in US would have excellent tap water though, no reason they should not have.
  - seszett 2y ago
    Not sure about the other countries but it's probably the same, in France at least tap water tastes very different in different places. In the West it's often awful, in the more mountainous areas it's very good, in Paris and the North it's ok.
  - devilbunny 2y ago
    NYC has very high-quality water. It's all from the mountains north of the city. It does have a somewhat unusual taste, but it's better than what I get at home (which comes from a river and smells a bit swampy).

by dagss 2y ago

jjulius 2y ago

Not entirely comparable, but I'm someone who frequently backpacks in the mountain regions of the Pacific Northwest, and I wholeheartedly agree with this general sentiment. Mountain lakes and streams have the most delicious water, and much of it is surprisingly clean thanks to wilderness regulations. I still filter out of an abundance of caution, but often times the water is so clean that there's no actual need. It's absolutely tastier and purer than any water elsewhere, and I've even got a few "favorite" streams I prefer hahaha. I actively look forward to drinking from them and, even as I write this, crave water from them. Glacial runoff streams (at least the siltless ones) are the absolute best - so frosty and delicious.

burkaman 2y ago

Fair enough. This is not a lake in the mountains though, it's right outside Oslo next to a bunch of farmland. Maybe things are different in Europe, in most of the US the highest quality water is from the tap. Bottled water is at best just repackaged tap water, and the expensive brands are usually just shipped from somewhere far away with worse standards than your local municipality.

dagss 2y ago
With "high quality" do you refer to taste or safety? In Norway, tap water countryside can be quite tasty but in cities there has often been chlorine added and it just taste worse. And bottled water is bottled mountain water with good taste (in Norway), not as good as tap water countryside but better than tap water in cities. Most other places I have been in the world tap water tastes...not good. UK, France, Spain, California... I mean I can adapt, good water is not essential to life, but.. it is just something else. I am sure mountain regions in US would have excellent tap water though, no reason they should not have.
- seszett 2y ago
  Not sure about the other countries but it's probably the same, in France at least tap water tastes very different in different places. In the West it's often awful, in the more mountainous areas it's very good, in Paris and the North it's ok.
- devilbunny 2y ago
  NYC has very high-quality water. It's all from the mountains north of the city. It does have a somewhat unusual taste, but it's better than what I get at home (which comes from a river and smells a bit swampy).