I just drink the tap water straight away?
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I am an international student who will be coming over to study in the UK. I will be living in a student accomodation and amidst the excitement and fear, a question popped up in my head - How do I hydrate myself?
So yeah, it may come off as a bit of an odd question, but do I just pour the tap water into my cup and dig in? Is it safe? Does any sink work? I don't need to boil it or anything? It's very foreign to me and bit hard to take it.
So yeah, it may come off as a bit of an odd question, but do I just pour the tap water into my cup and dig in? Is it safe? Does any sink work? I don't need to boil it or anything? It's very foreign to me and bit hard to take it.
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Original post by R1mu
I am an international student who will be coming over to study in the UK. I will be living in a student accomodation and amidst the excitement and fear, a question popped up in my head - How do I hydrate myself?
So yeah, it may come off as a bit of an odd question, but do I just pour the tap water into my cup and dig in? Is it safe? Does any sink work? I don't need to boil it or anything? It's very foreign to me and bit hard to take it.
So yeah, it may come off as a bit of an odd question, but do I just pour the tap water into my cup and dig in? Is it safe? Does any sink work? I don't need to boil it or anything? It's very foreign to me and bit hard to take it.
were are you going to be staying, in Scotland we have the cleanest tap water in the UK and the world
Reply 2
Original post by R1mu
I am an international student who will be coming over to study in the UK. I will be living in a student accomodation and amidst the excitement and fear, a question popped up in my head - How do I hydrate myself?
So yeah, it may come off as a bit of an odd question, but do I just pour the tap water into my cup and dig in? Is it safe? Does any sink work? I don't need to boil it or anything? It's very foreign to me and bit hard to take it.
So yeah, it may come off as a bit of an odd question, but do I just pour the tap water into my cup and dig in? Is it safe? Does any sink work? I don't need to boil it or anything? It's very foreign to me and bit hard to take it.
you have to be a bit more careful in England though as they are known to have tap water that isn't always clean
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Unless you see any visible discoluration, (which would be super rare), it's completely fine to drink straight from the tap in the UK.
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Original post by ZacDuncan
were are you going to be staying, in Scotland we have the cleanest tap water in the UK and the world
I will be studying at Durham
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Original post by R1mu
I will be studying at Durham
There's no danger with drinking tap water anywhere in the UK to my knowledge.
The only exception would be drinking water from the hot tap in certain buildings where a water tank is used to store hot water.
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Original post by R1mu
I will be studying at Durham
you should bve fine
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Original post by Felynalanine
There's no danger with drinking tap water anywhere in the UK to my knowledge.
The only exception would be drinking water from the hot tap in certain buildings where a water tank is used to store hot water.
The only exception would be drinking water from the hot tap in certain buildings where a water tank is used to store hot water.
That's reassuring, thank you so much for your advice!
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Original post by Admit-One
Unless you see any visible discoluration, (which would be super rare), it's completely fine to drink straight from the tap in the UK.
I see, thanks a lot!
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Original post by ZacDuncan
you should bve fine
Nice, thanks!
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Original post by R1mu
I am an international student who will be coming over to study in the UK. I will be living in a student accomodation and amidst the excitement and fear, a question popped up in my head - How do I hydrate myself?
So yeah, it may come off as a bit of an odd question, but do I just pour the tap water into my cup and dig in? Is it safe? Does any sink work? I don't need to boil it or anything? It's very foreign to me and bit hard to take it.
So yeah, it may come off as a bit of an odd question, but do I just pour the tap water into my cup and dig in? Is it safe? Does any sink work? I don't need to boil it or anything? It's very foreign to me and bit hard to take it.
it isn't 100% safe. it probably won't kill you, but they constantly find all sorts of toxins and other crap in it. by the time the local authorities warn you about it, it's usually too late
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