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would u just drink water from the tap

• Airry

  1 Mar 10, 22:28

  just curious and want to ask.. i know that a town/village or the whole sydney has banned selling drinking water.. should singapore pass this law as well, to contribute to building a green earth.

• shark_boy

  1 Mar 10, 22:48

  i dont like chlorine taste

• likeyou

  1 Mar 10, 22:57

  I boil the water b4 I drink it.

• Airry

  1 Mar 10, 23:18

  most ppl boil the water be4 consuming it.. but just wondering if any ppl here just drink from the tap.. like its an habit?

• shark_boy

  1 Mar 10, 23:37

  Originally posted by Airry:

  most ppl boil the water be4 consuming it.. but just wondering if any ppl here just drink from the tap.. like its an habit?

  
  i installed a water purifier so its ok to drink from the tap

• Poignant

  1 Mar 10, 23:39

  i got try before when i was younger, no harm one what

• QX179R

  1 Mar 10, 23:44

  unless I'm really thirsty & got no choice..
  otherwise I'll boil it 1st before drinking..

• thoreldan

  1 Mar 10, 23:45

  been doing that since ns days

• TehJarVu

  1 Mar 10, 23:47

  no, i will put inside evian bottle then drink

   

  duh

• Airry

  2 Mar 10, 00:02

  Originally posted by shark_boy:

  
  i installed a water purifier so its ok to drink from the tap

  
  is it necessary to install that?

• gunner77

  2 Mar 10, 00:04

  i always drink tap water till now. don even bother to boil it.

• jayh272416

  2 Mar 10, 00:15

  if they wanna ban selling drinking water, they have to provide water coolers citywide

  did they do that?

• Airry

  2 Mar 10, 00:27

  im not sure.. i think sydney should have provided those water fountains. but im thinking that for the sake of saving earth la.. being green.. hehe

  anyway.. singaporea's tap water is safe to drink

• jayh272416

  2 Mar 10, 00:35

  Originally posted by Airry:

  im not sure.. i think sydney should have provided those water fountains. but im thinking that for the sake of saving earth la.. being green.. hehe

  anyway.. singaporea's tap water is safe to drink

  sure. the thing is, is the whole island connected up by water coolers? i dont think so. lol.

• Airry

  2 Mar 10, 01:10

  haha ya la.. quite true.. just asking.. hehe. cos there are places where the government banned selling drinking water.. maybe singapore will be 1 of them in future..

• hundydude

  2 Mar 10, 01:28

  Desperate with no other choices I will drink tap water.   Safe to drink tap water in Singapore.

• likeyou

  2 Mar 10, 01:31

  Those who have gone thru ns, all drink from tap water.

  Bo pian....you have to drink it.

• Mr Milo

  2 Mar 10, 07:58

   

  i have been drinking tap water since young

  sg tap water is safe to drink

• Arapahoe

  2 Mar 10, 08:46

  TS all singaporean NS drank/drink from Tap water lah.....overseas training they gave anti malaria pills to put in your water....they taste even better....

  Australia is australia business we have no idea how they channel their waste water from the underground source of water.....  

• Rhonda

  2 Mar 10, 09:01

  I drink water from the tap... when my parents aren't looking, because they boil their water before drinking but I haven't died from all those years of drinking water straight from the tap in Singapore.

  I must say, however, that after being away for three years at a stretch, the water in Singapore has changed in taste and texture.  There's a pretty 'funny' taste to it and it seems 'thicker'.  At first, I thought it might be that I have been away from Singapore for too long but a few Singaporean friends confirmed it.

  Back in Melbourne, I drink water straight from the tap too, although I'm tempted at times to purchase a filter unit that you fit right at the tap... just in case! 

• Airry

  2 Mar 10, 09:44

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  I drink water from the tap... when my parents aren't looking, because they boil their water before drinking but I haven't died from all those years of drinking water straight from the tap in Singapore.

  I must say, however, that after being away for three years at a stretch, the water in Singapore has changed in taste and texture.  There's a pretty 'funny' taste to it and it seems 'thicker'.  At first, I thought it might be that I have been away from Singapore for too long but a few Singaporean friends confirmed it.

  Back in Melbourne, I drink water straight from the tap too, although I'm tempted at times to purchase a filter unit that you fit right at the tap... just in case! 

  
  thicker? so that means its not good?

• Mr Milo

  2 Mar 10, 19:45

   

  It tastes thicker cos we use newater--water recycled from shit, manure, etc

  the tiny sludge particles are dissolved in the water, thus the taste

• toyota-corolla

  2 Mar 10, 19:47

  yes, been doing that since 10 years ago, and now, and I'm still alive.

• Gedanken

  2 Mar 10, 19:53

  Save water - drink beer.

• elindra

  2 Mar 10, 19:57

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  I drink water from the tap... when my parents aren't looking, because they boil their water before drinking but I haven't died from all those years of drinking water straight from the tap in Singapore.

  I must say, however, that after being away for three years at a stretch, the water in Singapore has changed in taste and texture.  There's a pretty 'funny' taste to it and it seems 'thicker'.  At first, I thought it might be that I have been away from Singapore for too long but a few Singaporean friends confirmed it.

  Back in Melbourne, I drink water straight from the tap too, although I'm tempted at times to purchase a filter unit that you fit right at the tap... just in case! 

  
  Like I said the water in Singapore, the water is treated with chlorine and chloramines

  The thing is that chloramines cannot be removed by boiling and you will definately get the residual taste of ammonia