Y isnt it good/ o.k 2 drink water 4rm a different country?!
Y isnt it good/ o.k 2 drink water 4rm a different country?
i'm n the middle East 2 visit my mom n Quatar,Doaha n we r only allowed 2 drink 4rm boddled water. i wnt 2 kno y
Answers:
Water from most other 2nd/3rd world countries is not purified so it can contain contaminants and or other nasty organisms that will get you very ill and/or give you diarrhea. Most locals can drink the water though because they've built up an immunity to the organisms. Drinking bottled water or soft drink from bottles/cans is the best way to avoid getting sick on your trip...avoid ice in your drinks too! Definitely bring some anti-diarrhea medicine...you may still need it because water is used to cook too so you will be exposed to it but at least it's been heated.
b/c it is dirty and not sanitized the way water is in the u.s and most other industrialized, wealthy countries.
OTHER COUNTRY'S DONT CLEAN THE WATER THE SAME AS EVERYBODY ELSE, SO WHILE IT WILL BE OK FOR THE LOCALS TO DRINK IT ,IT CAN UP SET A FOREIGNERS STOMACH,THATS WHY ITS BETTER TOO STICK TO BOTTLED WATER.
This is just a guess but I believe Quatar uses desalination plants for much of thier water. This means they turn sea water into fresh water.
It could be the water contains a high mineral salt content that can make a person not accustomed to drinking it sick.