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1. In many rental buildings in Taiwan, there is a communal “RO” water machine (not sure what “RO” stands for). It's just a machine that boils water for you. Usually there are different faucets. The one in my current building has a faucet each for hot, warm, and cold, so although I'm told not to drink water from the tap, I'm also told that I don't need to go out and buy it either.

2. The largest bottled water companies will not go under because they sell other things, like caffeinated beverages, for example. If nobody buys bottled water, then yes those companies would definitely stop selling something that nobody is buying, but that doesn't mean that they would definitely go out of business.

3. By far the bottled water industry's most valued profit centre is global events: G20, Olympics, World Cup, etc. At these locations, security is usually tight enough that your own water is not permitted to be carried through security checkpoints. This is the only (extremely artificial) situation in which one company can control the entire water supply for an entire population (i.e. the global event participants). The companies are trying to get people convinced that this is the way of the future, but people like you and me, we can't be fooled.

Spread the word, my good friend! Ain't no better water than what comes out of the tap! (Srsly tho, if/when tap water tastes bad, it's usually because of the pipes in the building…)

1. In many rental buildings in Taiwan, there is a communal “RO” water machine (not sure what “RO” stands for). It's just a machine that boils water for you. Usually there are different faucets. The one in my current building has a faucet each for hot, warm, and cold, so although I'm told not to drink water from the tap, I'm also told that I don't need to go out and buy it either.

2. The largest bottled water companies will not go under because they sell other things, like caffeinated beverages, for example. If nobody buys bottled water, then yes those companies would definitely stop selling something that nobody is buying, but that doesn't mean that they would definitely go out of business.

3. By far the bottled water industry's most valued profit centre is global events: G20, Olympics, World Cup, etc. At these locations, security is usually tight enough that your own water is not permitted to be carried through security checkpoints. This is the only (extremely artificial) situation in which one company can control the entire water supply for an entire population (i.e. the global event participants). The companies are trying to get people convinced that this is the way of the future, but people like you and me, we can't be fooled.

Spread the word, my good friend! Ain't no better water than what comes out of the tap! (Srsly tho, if/when tap water tastes bad, it's usually because of the pipes in the building…)