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Jordan101
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Nov 08, 2006 - 10:31 AM |
 
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Hello. We will be arriving in SHanghai in 8 days!
Is the water in Shanghai safe to drink? Do I need special water distiller/filter system? We will be living in the Shimao Riveria. Overall, do we need to be careful with non-bottled water?
(I am from Mexico, so this is always a concern for me!) :)
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CoffeeHawk_0
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Nov 08, 2006 - 10:35 AM |
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the tap water is unlikely to make you sick from bacteria, there's too many chemicals in it for bacteria to live. You may not like the taste, and who knows what the long term affects of drinking it are. Almost everyone I know gets bottled water, but people wash food in tap water. |
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Feb 07, 2007 - 10:47 PM |
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I'd also recommend getting bottled water delivered. Washing dishes or brushing your teeth isn't a big deal, but I'm not convinced enough that I drink the tap water. Boiling the water (I sometimes do this for coffee if the bottle is empty) will kill the bacteria, but won't get rid of the trace heavy-metals.
I'd also caution that just because the water is delivered in a bottle, it doesn't mean that it's been properly filtered. If the water has the same "boiled water" taste, it might be a good thing to explore your options in finding another vendor to deliver it. |
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horsemandk
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Feb 08, 2007 - 12:03 AM |
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We use bottled water for everything, but buy the more expensive brands.
The water here contains a lot of chlorine, no bacteria, funny taste  |
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bougie
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Feb 08, 2007 - 07:13 AM |
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Best to go that way, pretty easy for mr entrepreneur to just refill it in the dirty hallway and get his inovative partner to re-seal the bottles |
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treespirit
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Feb 12, 2007 - 08:31 AM |
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I used a filtering pitcher even on my bottled water for straight drinking (I'm of the same mind as Bougie). The heavy metals concern me, but I also don't like the chemical taste. |
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sienna
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bougie
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Feb 15, 2007 - 06:53 AM |
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^ ????
do you sell bottled water ? |
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guel27
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Feb 17, 2007 - 02:06 PM |
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save water drink beer |
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Ms.Incrediable
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Feb 20, 2007 - 12:55 AM |
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^jordon101
The water you need to boiled it and then drink.Or you can buy the pure water in barrel with a machine.AND IF YOU CAME FROM MEXICO THEN NO REASON TO WORRIED ABOUT CHINESE WATER!!COZ I HEARD MY AMERICAN FRIEND SAID THE WATER IN YOUR NATION CAN NOT BE DRUNK.CONSIDERED HE WAS AN AMERICAN!!! |
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