[Malkia Malika]

Originally Posted by Jonny_Swaggs

Thats a bit rich coming from a citizen of a country where govt directs that people boil tap water incase they get : typhoid, cholera, dysentry, and a host of other malfunctions that guarantee many Westerners visit the top African Hospitals as part of their tour....

I love Africa though.....

goo-day
swaggsie

Would you believe even in the most westernised country(a county I live in), there's a boil before drinking water directive? contamination from sewage so give Africa a rest!!!

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Originally Posted by Malkia Malika

Would you believe even in the most westernised country(a county I live in), there's a boil before drinking water directive? contamination from sewage so give Africa a rest!!!

Yeah... this is the part where I mention Waterton Ontario Canada where 23 people died from drinking tap water. I don't know if Canada temporarily moved into Africa during that period...

[sugarNspice]

I never drink tap water.

Does anyone in the US drink tap water?

YUCK...too many issues with it.....sad

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Originally Posted by sugarNspice

I never drink tap water. ... Does anyone in the US drink tap water? YUCK...too many issues with it.....sad

Developed countries are suffering from ageing infrastructure. Some cities are hundred of years old, even over a thousand. Imagine trying to upgrade Paris's or London's water system??? Therefore, leaky pipes underground, in walls, etc aged water treatment centres, etc will always be expected.