Is tap water portable in Germany?
May 4th, 2011, 08:11 PM
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Is tap water portable in Germany?
Can anyone please confirm if tap water is portable i.e. can we drink water from tap in Bayern, Black Forest and in Rhine area?
Your quick revert will be much appreciated.
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Your quick revert will be much appreciated.
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SKPKCP11
May 5th, 2011, 01:52 AM
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Well Bayern is huge, and not all cities have potable water...
Munich has water of excellent quality, Würzburg,where i used to live had very hard water, that nobody was drinking......
Best thing to do, is to ask in every city, if the water is potable....
Munich has water of excellent quality, Würzburg,where i used to live had very hard water, that nobody was drinking......
Best thing to do, is to ask in every city, if the water is potable....
May 5th, 2011, 02:08 AM
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Potable = safe to drink
Palatable = pleasant to drink
Are you suggesting that there are places in Germany where the water coming out of the faucet is considered not potable? I find that hard to believe.
Bad tasting or hard water might mean non-palatable, but that's very different than non-potable. I am quite sure there are health standards in place that ensure the potability (= safe to drink) of the water supply.
Palatable = pleasant to drink
Are you suggesting that there are places in Germany where the water coming out of the faucet is considered not potable? I find that hard to believe.
Bad tasting or hard water might mean non-palatable, but that's very different than non-potable. I am quite sure there are health standards in place that ensure the potability (= safe to drink) of the water supply.
May 5th, 2011, 02:31 AM
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"not all cities have potable water"
in Germany!
There will be fountains which will say not potable btthe stuff out of the taps will be excellent as in the vast majority of Europe. I only worry in eastern Europe.
in Germany!
There will be fountains which will say not potable btthe stuff out of the taps will be excellent as in the vast majority of Europe. I only worry in eastern Europe.
May 5th, 2011, 02:41 AM
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J62 is spot on.
Tap water is potable (i.e. safe to drink) everywhere.
You just might like the taste in one region better than in others.
Water in Munich is extremely hard, full of minerals (as it originates in from a mountain spring), but quite tasty.
Tap water is potable (i.e. safe to drink) everywhere.
You just might like the taste in one region better than in others.
Water in Munich is extremely hard, full of minerals (as it originates in from a mountain spring), but quite tasty.
May 5th, 2011, 04:15 AM
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The German restaurants are the only ones in the world that won't give you tap water with your meal when you request it-they always want you to buy bottles of water and charge you 3 euros. While most restaurants in Europe want you to buy bottled water with your meal,Germans INSIST on it. My fellow f/a's think that its quite funny!
Unless its a 3rd world country,most water (especially in Europe) is perfectly safe to drink out of the tap.Save your money for the beer and wine especially now that the Euro is around $1.48 USD?
Unless its a 3rd world country,most water (especially in Europe) is perfectly safe to drink out of the tap.Save your money for the beer and wine especially now that the Euro is around $1.48 USD?
