Why do Thai's drink water that tastes like plastic?

[Don Chance]

[Dmaxdan]

Do what the Thais do, just add some whiskey to it to take the taste away.

[Mavideol]

maybe don't have (can't afford) other options/alternatives

[Captain Monday]

Used to love the :taste" from these kind of bottles. Don't seem to encounter them anymore.

[The Hammer2021]

They don't  seem to trust their public water  supply. In Lisbon  the water used to taste so strongly of chlorine we couldn't cook with it or use it for tea or coffee.

[Liverpool Lou]

Why do Thai's drink water that tastes like plastic?

 

Same reason every other nationality does.

[bbko]

If the water tastes bad, time to find a new source or spend a couple of extra baht and get quality over quantity.

[HashBrownHarry]

39 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Used to love the :taste" from these kind of bottles. Don't seem to encounter them anymore.

Good point, not seen this for ages, used to see them about all the time, a favourite with the Thai caddy's on the golf course.

[Captain Monday]

15 minutes ago, HashBrownHarry said:

Good point, not seen this for ages, used to see them about all the time, a favourite with the Thai caddy's on the golf course.

Little plastic pull tab, dribbled all over and probably enough BPA to prevent pregnancy.

[Orinoco]

2 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Little plastic pull tab, dribbled all over and probably enough BPA to prevent pregnancy.

Maybe they should reintroduce this product ASAP. 

 

[JustAnotherHun]

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Why do Thai's drink water that tastes like plastic?

Because Voss and Perrier are too expensive?

[2long]

A lot of them are conned into buying those stupid Amway filters. That stuff tastes like a granny's minge!

[clivebaxter]

Not seen the one called sweat around now!

[malt25]

10 hours ago, 2long said:

A lot of them are conned into buying those stupid Amway filters. That stuff tastes like a granny's minge!

And you would know ?

[Klonko]

There are significant quality differences among the various water bottle brands. There are some brands I could not drink and had to dispose of. We installed a 1 + 3 step filtering system at home and I have not found better bottled water yet.

[Pravda]

The worst tasting bottled water is Chang. The second worst is Purra. That plastic bottle didn't taste that bad as I remember it.

[Gottfrid]

Really!? Probably depends on what water you chose. However, Why do you have a green toothbrush, while I have a blue?

 

5 minutes ago, Pravda said:

The worst tasting bottled water is Chang. The second worst is Purra. That plastic bottle didn't taste that bad as I remember it.

Thanks for the professional input. ???? 

[robblok]

Im amazed that so many drink water ????.

 

I thought id read  posts about why drink water when there is beer.

 

My water comes from a home purification that is placed on the tap (bangkok area)

[RandiRona]

Life is plastic, its fantastic!!

[userabcd]

10 minutes ago, Pravda said:

The worst tasting bottled water is Chang. The second worst is Purra. That plastic bottle didn't taste that bad as I remember it.

Had a bottle of purra the other day and thought it tasted better than most of the bottled waters.

 

My pref is Singha bottled water, the 711 water is also ok.

[hioctane]

I actually drank tap water before (when I ran out and was hungover and too lazy to go to 7/11). It actually tasted perfectly fine. I even tested it with a <deleted> water meter and it was within acceptable drinking levels. Next time, I will test a water filter. Keep in mind I was in a new condo in the middle of Pattaya and not some rural village.

[1FinickyOne]

16 hours ago, 2long said:

A lot of them are conned into buying those stupid Amway filters. That stuff tastes like a granny's minge!

Which provokes the question of what your granny may taste like and how do you know? 

[SAFETY FIRST]

21 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Used to love the :taste" from these kind of bottles. Don't seem to encounter them anymore.

20 years ago I used to drink this water (cheap as chips).

 

Anyway the gf then (now wife) told me not to drink this water, she said it was no good. 

[IAMHERE]

17 hours ago, 2long said:

A lot of them are conned into buying those stupid Amway filters. That stuff tastes like a granny's minge!

First I thought he probably read that on the internet. Second thought was, hope it's not his own granny he's talking about; Third thought if it is, then hope his grand pappy told him that.

[2 is 1]

Why do Thai's drink water that tastes like plastic?

Water has been in planet millions of years but when they put it in bottle its ruined! Reason they add expiration date on it.

 

[Don Chance]

The white plastic is not food grade. Even in Nepal they have PET refillable bottles.  I have even found worms swimming in the plastic jugs on the table that was filled with the big white 20l jugs.

If you smell the white plastic jug you will smell plastic. It is no brained not use these.

[sawadee1947]

18 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

Because Voss and Perrier are too expensive?

Perrier I know. But what the heck is Voss ??????????

[Crossy]

6 hours ago, RandiRona said:

Life is plastic, its fantastic!!

 

 

[JustAnotherHun]

3 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

Perrier I know. But what the heck is Voss ??????????

Norwegian glacier water.

Available through Shopee for those who need something like that ????

[Crossy]

Back on topic - I've only had a plasticky (is that a word) taste when a bottle has been left in the sun (usually in the car), it gets put in the screenwash.

 

We have an RO filter from the city supply which we use for drinking.