Bottled Water

My wife and I always argue about this. No matter where we are overseas she always drinks bottled water on the grounds that tap water is often unsafe, even in first world countries. I always drink tap water from the hotel on the understanding that if you stay in a reasonably expensive hotel, they will either make sure their water is safe to drink or tell you that it%26#39;s not. And of course the idea that most bottled water is filled from a public source anyway, and this public source is likely to be lowest common denominator. Does anyone know where Hong Kong%26#39;s bottled water comes from?

Bottled Water

According to their own website:

http://www.aswatson.com/eng/manu_water31.htm

One of the popular water brands is the Watson%26#39;s.

Distilled water that supposedly gone through various steps of filtration, distillation and sterilization. So the implication is doesn%26#39;t matter whether it originated from public source or not, they are the largest distilled water manufacturer in the world now.

My take is even though the tap water from more expensive hotels maybe safe, and HongKong is not exactly a third world country either, a bottle of water really doesn%26#39;t cost much, I personally go for bottle unless I didnt have a choice.

Bottled Water

Maybeso, but I watched Penn and Teller%26#39;s episode on bottled water. All not as it seems maybe.

The mainland Chinese got those acts perfected better than Penn %26amp; Teller. Make sure the seal is on.

i like bonaqua.

Often do I find Bonaqua cheaper per mL than Watson%26#39;s. Still, just about any brand you would find in the fridge in a 7-11 would be just fine.

What is her ground on tap water anyway? Cholera and similar diseases from water was never heard in HK for years, and all I know is that upon boiled, the HK tap water safely fed 7 million people annually (we DO boil the water first). They taught us to always boil the water before drinking in primary schools.

She reckons bottled is different to tap water. I say it%26#39;s the same. I never boil water from HK at least in good hotels, as their reputation depends on people not getting sick there. Esp. in this internet age. Should I?? Thought it was perfectly safe.

7-Eleven is quite expensive though, when compared to Wellcome.

Well, the hotels we stayed in (admittedly not 5* but maybe 3*) stated in the hotel guide not to drink the tap water, and provided free bottled water.

We didn%26#39;t risk it by drinking the tap water whilst in HK. We were even using Evian water to clean our teeth (seemed quite extravagant at the time)!, however HK was just the start of our overseas trip and there was no way we were going to get sick from the water. Why risk your health - bottled water is so cheap in HK.

In Asia, for drinking, I think boiling the water is the trick. For others like cleaning, I have always used tap water. It cannot be that bad, otherwise all the population in this region will not be functioning. It only gets troublesome when eating outside where hygiene is beyond our control. Having said that I was at Brussels Midi station once and was served a hotdog using bare hands which were also used to collect my money.