harryfrompattaya Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 My very rich well educated wife refuses to use bottle water she drinks tap and wants me to do the same. Her very rich mother and father feel the same way. Is this normal? In Thailand to drink tap water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 (edited) Depends in some places in the Thailand the water is potable and you can drink it from the tap if you so wish.. if your rich well educated wife and her rich mother are drinking it and not getting sick then this would suggest the water supplied is potable BTW have many Phd's does your wife have and are the family "connections" in army, police or goverment... Edited December 9, 2011 by Soutpeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Hmmm, I was always told not to drink tap water. Unless you have some sort of water purification system on your tap? Maybe you should consider taking a batch of your tap water to a university and having it tested. Then you'll know for certain whether it's safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricku Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 (edited) While it might be ok for your very rich well educated top of the line wife and her very rich (also well educated?) parents, it might not be so good for you. Tap water in Thailand can make us farangs very sick. No riches and no education can save you from the bacterias living in the water supply system, so please avoid drinking from it. To answer your question. No, I don't think it is normal. Edited December 9, 2011 by ricku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bbcd5 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Just what I needed, thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Purchase a very large life insurance policy on her, and encourage her to continue drinking the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang000999 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 were they very rich before you came along j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbeam1 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 So who was rich, well educated first. The wife or the parents? jb1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 As you mention her being very rich I assume this offers some form of immunity to waterborne illnesses. Truth is that bottled water, unless managed correctly can quickly grow more harmful bacteria than water coming out the tap. Try what she says you may get the squits, you may not, there isn't much to risk really is there. The only thing is the unpleasant taste of chlorine sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenBravo Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Nice wind-up thread Harry. Good on yer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 When l changed the water in my pond with gov supplied stuff all the fish snuffed it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 When l changed the water in my pond with gov supplied stuff all the fish snuffed it. . The Chlorine in the potable water old chap will do that to fish.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooters Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 It doesn't say where your rich wife is drinking the water. Did she get rich in Pattaya or Bangkok? Bangkok water is perfectly drinkable according to world standards, google it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapout Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Is the Op as well educated and as wealthy as the wife and her parents? Not worth an argument, drink beer and let them drink tap water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Old Thai saying UP To HER, dont drink the water , do you know what fish do in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean999 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 People get rich from being tight with their money or earn more than they can spend. Drinking tap water........says it all really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZEMADE Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I normally drink bottled water out of a large glass with heaps of Johnny Walker Whisky. It kills any bugs in the water and most of the time it does the same to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Yes I don't post to much on here but one has to ask,are most of these threads done for a laugh,I mean really,do people have to ask such daft questions,it's like asking if it's safe to holiday in The Yemen,in the age of the Internet why is it necessary to pose these questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Nice wind-up thread Harry. Good on yer Quality indeed ! I would swap this ignorant bitch for a bargirl - all the ones I have known drink bottled water. Much safer in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theblether Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 It must be a slow news day on Thaivisa.......... Thai woman drinks tap water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean999 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 It must be a slow news day on Thaivisa.......... Thai woman drinks tap water Yeah, they eat fried bugs too........................whatever next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 In 10 years of living in Thailand I have never drunk tap water - and I do not intend to start. Whilst I'll eat street food without a second thought, the idea of drinking Thai tap water repulses me! I'll stick to bottled water - thanks Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Get a filter fitted to the tap and it'll be fine to drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojaco Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 It doesn't say where your rich wife is drinking the water. Did she get rich in Pattaya or Bangkok? Bangkok water is perfectly drinkable according to world standards, google it Perhaps it WAS where it was treated but after miles of pipes with connections to untold toilets and the like without proper backflow valves by the time it gets to me . . . ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 What's more interesting to know is whether the family buffalo only bathes in Perrier or Evian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryfrompattaya Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 I think i knew your wife before she was rich and well educated and if it was here in Pattaya even "before" she was a virgin I do not known if you known I am gay long story. My wife says get a Test at once wish you luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I usually boil tap water at home and use that for drinking. I occasionally drink tap water straight from the tap, for example, if I wake up at night and can't be bothered to go down and get a bottle of water. The problem with unboiled tap water years ago, was the piping. I live in a newer area of Bangkok, so I am less worried about the condition of the pipes or contamination. I have had no ill effects from the water and have been drinking it for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soutpeel Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 I usually boil tap water at home and use that for drinking. I occasionally drink tap water straight from the tap, for example, if I wake up at night and can't be bothered to go down and get a bottle of water. The problem with unboiled tap water years ago, was the piping. I live in a newer area of Bangkok, so I am less worried about the condition of the pipes or contamination. I have had no ill effects from the water and have been drinking it for years. Ah but is your wife and mother-in-law very rich and well educated and living in Pattaya ?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 When l changed the water in my pond with gov supplied stuff all the fish snuffed it. . The Chlorine in the potable water old chap will do that to fish.... Correct, my point, and the lady drinks it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meom Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Nice wind-up thread Harry. Good on yer Quality indeed ! I would swap this ignorant bitch for a bargirl - all the ones I have known drink bottled water. Much safer in the long run. You obviously have never been to Lolita's. They don't do bottled water over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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