Well not me but my wife is going on a Scandanavian tour + Finland from Korea next week. Is there anything she should know about before going. I’ve been to Europe myself a few times but not the northern part and I’m just worried bout her even though it is relatively safe up there.
That said, anything she should know good or bad? local customs? warnings? tourist traps?
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The original was posted on /r/sweden by /u/BobbyBacala9980 at 2023-07-25 06:55:33+00:00.
UncouthMedia at 2023-07-25 07:36:00+00:00 ID:
jtcuy6uHave you traveled at all? American water is definitely not drinkable and the rest of Europe’s water does at the very least taste really bad.
MrOaiki at 2023-07-25 07:41:33+00:00 ID:
jtcvddiI’ve travelled a lot, yes, and European tap water is perfectly safe to drink. As for the taste, that’s subjective. I find the water tasted better in Malmö where I grew up than in Stockholm where I live, but I know native stockholmers don’t agree.
US tap water is also perfectly safe to drink, with the exception of temporary contaminations. The bottled water you buy there often comes from municipal water supplies.
UncouthMedia at 2023-07-25 07:43:44+00:00 ID:
jtcvjbuThe differences between cities in southern Sweden isn’t comparable to e.g. swedish vs french water though.
Plenty of European countries highly advice against drinking the tap water.
MrOaiki at 2023-07-25 07:44:43+00:00 ID:
jtcvm0rReally? What European countries highly advise against drinking tap water?
Snusandfags at 2023-07-25 07:53:21+00:00 ID:
jtcw970Greece
MrOaiki at 2023-07-25 08:04:03+00:00 ID:
jtcx1keMost ground water in Greece is safe as is (source: EASAC). But they do have water treatment plants for the ground water that isn’t up to par.
petit_anxiety at 2023-07-25 08:13:05+00:00 ID:
jtcxpgwSpain for one.
Snusandfags at 2023-07-25 08:28:22+00:00 ID:
jtcyuayMost but no cigar
UncouthMedia at 2023-07-25 07:54:14+00:00 ID:
jtcwbkkCurrently in Greece. That’s one.
I remember Cyprus, Andorra and Bosnia are places where they highly advice against it, but in pretty much all the rest of them the locals still buy water bottles.
ImToxic00 at 2023-07-25 07:59:57+00:00 ID:
jtcwqp5Bosnia? Everyone i know drinks tap water There. I buy water from the store but only because i want to support the country A bit more
UncouthMedia at 2023-07-25 08:02:31+00:00 ID:
jtcwxjrReally? Tourists sure aren’t adviced to.
Yeah… right. 😜
Lance-theBoilingSon at 2023-07-25 08:04:38+00:00 ID:
jtcx33wParts of Spain, mainly the south and especially the islands, like Mallorca, has a heavy mineral content (limestone, “hard water”) and like many places in the world,it is heavily chlorinated so the locals lug plastic containers home from stores, not so great for the environment. In addition many expats and locals have a filtering system in place, like my mother does.
Maybe Spain is worse than other southern European countries, i’m not sure.Spain certainly has the worst drought problem in Europe.Large parts of the country(center and southeast) is more or less a steppe.
MrOaiki at 2023-07-25 08:08:47+00:00 ID:
jtcxe99Spanish tap water is safe to drink unless there’s a local exception (about 0,5%). It’s usually the small islands you’re referring to indeed.
Lance-theBoilingSon at 2023-07-25 08:11:12+00:00 ID:
jtcxki5Ok, thanks, yes, it may be mainly an island problem.
Lokkuri at 2023-07-25 08:08:10+00:00 ID:
jtcxcm3Taste isnt subjective when the water is full of contaminations,safe to drink sure, but still full of unwanted flavor
Also half of US tap water is contaminated with PFAS.
MrOaiki at 2023-07-25 08:10:00+00:00 ID:
jtcxhduSo that’s the end of discussion about the safety standards of tap water. Next time we’ll talk about the culinary experience of tap water.
Lokkuri at 2023-07-25 08:14:43+00:00 ID:
jtcxtrjYes, but he did say drinkable…not about safety
And did you just skip the PFAS ?
MrOaiki at 2023-07-25 08:21:06+00:00 ID:
jtcyaxaHe said safe, which it is. American tap water is safe with strict safety regulations in place. You’ll find PFAS in ground water all over the world, including Sweden. Tap water in Sweden is perfectly safe to drink. So is tap water in the US.
Lokkuri at 2023-07-25 08:23:35+00:00 ID:
jtcyhrpNo he said drinkable, its you who dragged in safety.
Yes you can find PFAS all over the world, but in small quantities,not 45%, and calling it safe?
MrOaiki at 2023-07-25 08:24:21+00:00 ID:
jtcyjt1Again, tap water in the US is perfectly safe to drink.