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

[pacovl46]

Because it comes in plastic bottles - duh! 
 

It’s the same in Germany, if you buy the cheap <deleted> water in plastic bottles from Aldi or Lidl the water tastes a bit like plastic. 
 

At least here in Germany I can buy water in glass bottles, which is 

probably not the case in Thailand unless you go for the really expensive 200ml Evian bottles. 

Edited February 1, 2022 by pacovl46
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[Norvabc]

18 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

why do you spend your time nitpicking what Thais do? their country, their rules white boy ????

What a racist comment 

[JustAnotherHun]

6 minutes ago, pacovl46 said:

Because it comes in plastic bottles - duh! 
 

It’s the same in Germany, if you buy the cheap <deleted> water in plastic bottles from Aldi or Lidl the water tastes a bit like plastic. 
 

At least here in Germany I can buy water in glass bottles, which is 

probably not the case in Thailand unless you go for the really expensive 200ml Evian bottles. 

You can get Perrier 1l bottles here in different super markets

Edited February 1, 2022 by JustAnotherHun

[Speedhump]

50 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

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

If you don't know, you can't afford it. 

[rct99q]

Beats drinking water that tastes like fecal matter.

[Gandtee]

23 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

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.

That's what I do with tap water here in Thailand. After 34 years I'm still here. My pipes may need descaling occasionally. but a few gin and tonics takes care of that.????

[DefaultName]

Buy it from a busy place, the turn-around means that the water isn't in the bottle for long, so it doesn't have time to get the plastic taste.  That's my theory anyway.

[Captain Monday]

20 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

Because Voss and Perrier are too expensive?

I always keep VOSS on hand in case Madonna pops by.

[Gandtee]

27 minutes ago, DefaultName said:

Buy it from a busy place, the turn-around means that the water isn't in the bottle for long, so it doesn't have time to get the plastic taste.  That's my theory anyway.

We fill our own containers from the water vending machine. The water is passed by the owner. It's a bit salty sometimes.????

[1FinickyOne]

Are their options?

 

We do have a water filter, but for cold water we put it in a plastic water bottle... I think I missed the opportunity to die young... 

[scorecard]

On 1/31/2022 at 4:43 PM, Dmaxdan said:

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

... and/or clean the bottle with a little vinegar in the sluice water or a little bleach, but well rinsed out of course.

 

I somehow doubt these bottles get a good cleaning at the filling station.

[scorecard]

15 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

Are their options?

 

We do have a water filter, but for cold water we put it in a plastic water bottle... I think I missed the opportunity to die young... 

We have a good quality water filter fitted at the corner of the kitchen sink. Son changes the cartridges regularly.

 

Every evening after dinner my 3 granddaughters have to clean the empty 1 litre bottles sitting at the side, then fill them and in the fridge. It's a poduction line, when it works well their father gives them a reward - a bottle of fresh chilled milk. They're happy. 

 

Plus every evening when the kids go upstairs to go to bed they have to put a fresh bottle of water on their mothers bedside table. Like many folks she has a drink of water several times through the night.

Edited February 1, 2022 by scorecard

[Freddy42OZ]

20 hours ago, 2long said:

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

Glad you tasted a granny's minge and warned us what it tasted like!

[SAFETY FIRST]

16 minutes ago, scorecard said:

father gives them a reward - a bottle of fresh chilled milk. 

Wow, big spender ????

You do know it's 2022, not the 19th century 

 

 

[csmith]

Because of 

 

 

 

[digger70]

Maybe because it's in Plastic bottles? and left in the sun too long.

[blackcab]

The temperature of the products we consume affects our perception of taste. If you really want to compare water, drink it at room temperature.

[bbko]

Back when I worked in S Korea in the mid 80's the locals used to boil the water and add a very mild tea, they said that indicated the water had been boiled. tasted better and is safe to drink.  Must of been before the bottle water craze started.

[alex8912]

4 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

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

Provokes the question why do many readers have to google some archaic British word when there are a dozen more modern vernacular English words for the same thing?. Time to upgrade the vocabulary. 

[SW Happy]

Because thats exactly what your drinking. Its called Leaching, when the plastic gets warm/hot it leaches into the water. don't think many wholesale  companies keep the containers stored at a cool temperature.

[scorecard]

31 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Wow, big spender ????

You do know it's 2022, not the 19th century 

 

 

Yeah, but it's only a 5 minute easy task, plus they all get a BMW on their 18th birthday. 

[Thingamabob]

3 hours ago, Don Chance said:

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.

No idea what you are talking about. Taste of bottled water varies all over the world.

[Aforek]

Don't know what the OP means; I drink this sort of water every day for 12 years, everybody here drinks it, nobody is sick and I don't think it smells plastic : it's smell ... nothing, just the same taste I smelt in my home country :

 

for about three months, 20 liters bottles have changed, they are stronger than before, I think if they fall down, they not break like before ( yes, these bottles could break like glass , two times in my case ) 

Edited February 1, 2022 by Aforek

[Kwaibill]

22 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 know this how? ????

[Kwaibill]

4 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

You can get Perrier 1l bottles here in different super markets

At what price? My wife dutifully refills our recyled PET six litre bottles at the village RO water facility, which is well maintained. I notice no objectionable taste.

Personally I use tap water to make coffee, boil spaghetti, etc. A little high in sodium just now due to brakish backwash, but no real health concerns that I am aware of.

[JustAnotherHun]

1 minute ago, Kwaibill said:

At what price?

I'll ask my GF.

She just buys it sometimes when I try to fight my Coca Cola addiction. This happens not often ????

[marcho]

Water don't drink it. Fish f__k in it!. W.C Fields.

[Gandtee]

2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Wow, big spender ????

You do know it's 2022, not the 19th century 

 

 

That was after they had milked the cows.????

[Gandtee]

2 hours ago, alex8912 said:

Provokes the question why do many readers have to google some archaic British word when there are a dozen more modern vernacular English words for the same thing?. Time to upgrade the vocabulary. 

You're just being mingy.????

[Dumbfounded]

On 1/31/2022 at 9:06 PM, 2long said:

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

there's a lot of 30-35 yo grannies here ????