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Khanh Trinh Quoc Posted 14 years ago
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Are you for or againts these suggestions to travellers ? Why

Water : Never drink tap water. Stick to bottled/canned drinks. Purify water by boiling or with cniorine.
Food : Never eat suspect food just to get your money’s worth or to avoid giving offence . Avoid salads, food left exposed to flies or raw vegetables unless thoroughly washed in detergent and clean water. Choose freshly cooked food, food from sealed packs or cans. Select food for safety rather than appetite.
  

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I drink the tap water all over Europe. I can ask for it in many languages. I've saved hundreds of dollars that way, and I've stayed hydrated in spite of Europeans' puzzling taste for minerals.

  • I drink the tap water all over Europe.
  • I can ask for it in many languages.
  • I've saved hundreds of dollars that way, and I've stayed hydrated in spite of Europeans' puzzling taste for minerals.
  • Watch out in Hungary, though—they advertise "slightly radioactive" as if it's a good thing.
  • And sure, wash your food, but if it takes detergent to get it clean, I don't want it, thanks.
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I drink the tap water all over Europe. I can ask for it in many languages. I've saved hundreds of dollars that way, and I've stayed hydrated in spite of Europeans' puzzling taste for minerals. Watch out in Hungary, though—they advertise "slightly radioactive" as if it's a good thing. And sure, wash your food, but if it takes detergent to get it clean, I don't want it, thanks.
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The leading Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat had Helsinki tap water and about a dozen brands of bottled water tested in a laboratory for impurities and their quality assessed a few years ago. The tap water beat all the bottled drinks.

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