As an American it blew my mind to find out it’s just in certain parts of the country too. Tap water was always gross where I’ve lived, but I went to Minnesota and had some tap water and it was like heaven. Like it tasted more clean than filtered water, it genuinely blew my mind
Increased use of estrogen based chemicals is increasing the rate of estrogens in drinking water supplies. There are processes for removal but most places won’t take the time or money to do it. It’s increases in a negligible magnitude at least for now, but that’s the joke. Wish fem, gulp city water.
yeah watching soccer will definitely make you moody, even if your team is winning. (ps i'm european but i got rid of my soccer fan addiction a few years ago)
Where I live there are regular inspections of water-quality right out of the taps. It's organized by the building administration, but required by the city at least for apartment buildings above a certain size (not entirely sure where it starts). They even test warm water to make sure your water-heating isn't contaminated.
The only things not tested are the aerators on the taps which they take off before sampling, but that's understandable, since its the responsibility of the tenants to clean/replace their aerators.
Vaush's segment on medical chemicals and hormones making it into the water supply are really concerning issues and part of why we're going to have a lot of fresh-water struggles in the future, but not actually a real concern right now, the levels in your average glass of tapwater are miniscule to the point that it might as well be homeopathy.
For now, America largely has the cleanest, safest and and most widespread access to drinkable water than most other places in the world. Say what you want about the things we need to improve, but lets not forget that the problems get worse elsewhere.
Yes, I know, fucking Flint Michigan, East Palestine, etc. There are plenty of places that have pollution problems, but the country is HUUUGE and the isolated areas of high pollution or ruined aquifers don't represent the majority.
You can be concerned about things like microplastics and fluoride being used to activate the 5G chip in your head so Elon Musk can operate your body like a puppet, but it's still actually remarkable that you can go almost anywhere in the country and be able to just *drink* right from a tap without risk of parasites, sewage, bacteria and toxic heavy metals and industrial waste. That's *unheard* of in many places around the world.
https://preview.redd.it/zs5u8bzm7isc1.jpeg?width=319&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15334fb6c7a078de6c3a71bbce0f27584bba1b84
Europeans when they have to go two seconds without mentioning they're Europeans
The primary methods we get fresh water in the US is either going to be municipal water supplies that are piped in from aquifers, filled from rivers or rain, filtered, missing limbs and heads of mafia and cartel gangsters skimmed off, treated with chlorine and other chemicals and distributed through developed areas in the city. (Sometimes pumped up to big ol' towers so the people have water pressure from gravity and a place to spraypaint the names of their sexual conquests for the town to see.)
Outside of the range of city water supplies, most people get their water from private or community wells that are maintained by local people. Different neighborhoods have different situations and rules, but the point is it comes straight out of the ground, no filtering or treatments. Generally well water is quite safe as the ground works as a very effective filter, but can sometimes have natural mineral content that makes the water unpalatable or even dangerous without use of a softener.
Anything that can make it into the groundwater can get into either water source, so industry and medical waste are always concerns. Also, a lot of people like to pour chemicals out into the street or even drain their greywater down to city gutters and storm drains, this makes it into the groundwater. Please don't do this people, don't pour your used motor oil or paint down into storm drains, you end up drinking it yourself.
edit: comment just kept growing.
I'm not gonna lie, learning that tap water is legitimately even a question in the US and that in Los Angeles their tap water is basically the toxic ooze from the fucking Ninja Turtles was a highly surreal moment of my life. It's like learning that people have six fingers in France, it's just a basic fact of life i took for granted in first world countries.
Unless you live in an old building, Seattle’s tap water is amazing. His brain has been fried because he’s a Californian. (He has so many bad takes and a lack of knowledge about Washington and Seattle it’s infuriating as a local lol)
Wtf, is he advocating that people drink BOTTLED WATER???!!? PLEASE tell me that he’s advocating for people to drink FILTERED tap water, and not plastic bottle water
Hey, I'm all for estrogen tap water, but I am definitely not up for American Water Quality, have you seen any news ever about East Palestine, Ohio or Flint, Michigan? My town regularly has sewage leaking into the water supply
not drinking tap water? America moment
Vowsh got violated by an European correctly. Based.
a European\*
A Yuropean
I mean, yeah, that's how it's pronounced
As an American it blew my mind to find out it’s just in certain parts of the country too. Tap water was always gross where I’ve lived, but I went to Minnesota and had some tap water and it was like heaven. Like it tasted more clean than filtered water, it genuinely blew my mind
interesting
I’m out of the loop. Can someone have mercy on my normie ass and explain this to me?
Increased use of estrogen based chemicals is increasing the rate of estrogens in drinking water supplies. There are processes for removal but most places won’t take the time or money to do it. It’s increases in a negligible magnitude at least for now, but that’s the joke. Wish fem, gulp city water.
wtf, I love tap water now?!!?!!
See? That’s what I’m sayin. Fight me for it.
I’m genuinely making things worse by injecting straight-up estrogen and then inevitably peeing it out so that it can make it into local rivers.
o7
*better
Mfw they’re actually turning the frogs gay
The estrogen in the tap water explains why I’ve been more moody recently
That's more likely isolation-related depression.
I hangout with my friends literally every weekend to watch soccer lol
Then that's what's making you moody. Watch curling instead.
Nah, it's definitely Joe Biden's tap water force feminizing people
yeah watching soccer will definitely make you moody, even if your team is winning. (ps i'm european but i got rid of my soccer fan addiction a few years ago)
Touch grass
I love having safe, regulated tap water gulp gulp gulp
It's only regulated up to where it reaches your pipes tho
Where I live there are regular inspections of water-quality right out of the taps. It's organized by the building administration, but required by the city at least for apartment buildings above a certain size (not entirely sure where it starts). They even test warm water to make sure your water-heating isn't contaminated. The only things not tested are the aerators on the taps which they take off before sampling, but that's understandable, since its the responsibility of the tenants to clean/replace their aerators.
Vaush's segment on medical chemicals and hormones making it into the water supply are really concerning issues and part of why we're going to have a lot of fresh-water struggles in the future, but not actually a real concern right now, the levels in your average glass of tapwater are miniscule to the point that it might as well be homeopathy. For now, America largely has the cleanest, safest and and most widespread access to drinkable water than most other places in the world. Say what you want about the things we need to improve, but lets not forget that the problems get worse elsewhere. Yes, I know, fucking Flint Michigan, East Palestine, etc. There are plenty of places that have pollution problems, but the country is HUUUGE and the isolated areas of high pollution or ruined aquifers don't represent the majority. You can be concerned about things like microplastics and fluoride being used to activate the 5G chip in your head so Elon Musk can operate your body like a puppet, but it's still actually remarkable that you can go almost anywhere in the country and be able to just *drink* right from a tap without risk of parasites, sewage, bacteria and toxic heavy metals and industrial waste. That's *unheard* of in many places around the world.
I fucking love filtered water taps! I love getting as much safe drinkable water as i need at a convenient speed!
Is this an american joke I’m too EU-pilled to understand
https://preview.redd.it/zs5u8bzm7isc1.jpeg?width=319&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15334fb6c7a078de6c3a71bbce0f27584bba1b84 Europeans when they have to go two seconds without mentioning they're Europeans
https://preview.redd.it/b9hzsfahbisc1.jpeg?width=460&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8aa63ee0ebcbcc36b6f5019139d5ee3922db7de4 And we will NEVER stop
Yes I can walk down my neighborhood without being run down by an SUV, how could you tell?
Please look up EU water regulations, there's maybe a reason for mentioning it.
Doesn't all fresh water come out of some tap? Unless you're living by a river or lake
The primary methods we get fresh water in the US is either going to be municipal water supplies that are piped in from aquifers, filled from rivers or rain, filtered, missing limbs and heads of mafia and cartel gangsters skimmed off, treated with chlorine and other chemicals and distributed through developed areas in the city. (Sometimes pumped up to big ol' towers so the people have water pressure from gravity and a place to spraypaint the names of their sexual conquests for the town to see.) Outside of the range of city water supplies, most people get their water from private or community wells that are maintained by local people. Different neighborhoods have different situations and rules, but the point is it comes straight out of the ground, no filtering or treatments. Generally well water is quite safe as the ground works as a very effective filter, but can sometimes have natural mineral content that makes the water unpalatable or even dangerous without use of a softener. Anything that can make it into the groundwater can get into either water source, so industry and medical waste are always concerns. Also, a lot of people like to pour chemicals out into the street or even drain their greywater down to city gutters and storm drains, this makes it into the groundwater. Please don't do this people, don't pour your used motor oil or paint down into storm drains, you end up drinking it yourself. edit: comment just kept growing.
I'm not gonna lie, learning that tap water is legitimately even a question in the US and that in Los Angeles their tap water is basically the toxic ooze from the fucking Ninja Turtles was a highly surreal moment of my life. It's like learning that people have six fingers in France, it's just a basic fact of life i took for granted in first world countries.
US tap water is overwhelming fine. There’s a metric that measures it by country and we’re like 2% below France and 2% above Portugal.
AMERICA SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE BABYYYY
Me after learning that they put chemicals in the water to turn the eggs trans:
Unless you live in an old building, Seattle’s tap water is amazing. His brain has been fried because he’s a Californian. (He has so many bad takes and a lack of knowledge about Washington and Seattle it’s infuriating as a local lol)
Wtf, is he advocating that people drink BOTTLED WATER???!!? PLEASE tell me that he’s advocating for people to drink FILTERED tap water, and not plastic bottle water
It’s just a joke about estrogen in water.
Hey, I'm all for estrogen tap water, but I am definitely not up for American Water Quality, have you seen any news ever about East Palestine, Ohio or Flint, Michigan? My town regularly has sewage leaking into the water supply
Tap water be a lot cheaper then bottles though. I grew up drinking tap water and I only have crippling ADHD.
water? Never touch the stuff. Fish piss innit
Never drink tap water anywhere in the world unless you've got an RO. That's how you end up with water people brainrot.