The Water

[Cocoaness]

I am sure the water is not safe to drink. I don't even drink the water in US let alone outside the country! lol

What about when bathing? I remember during my college dorm days taking showers in hard water that left my skin so itchy I needed a prescription from the school infirmiry. (I wasn't the only one)

So, should I prepare to bring something to combat skin irritaion? I'm staying in Boca Chica, at the Hamaca Coral. Thank you.

[juanita]

If you are coming for holidays than I would not worry about skin irritation. Of course do not drink the water from the tap, the water and ice served in the hotel is purified so no worries here. If you were staying for an extended period or moving to the DR than it would be a different story (using water to cook, skin parasites from water etc.) but you are not, so come down and enjoy the DR!

[Hillbilly]

Water on South Shore is generally sort of salty. You certainly will be drinking bottled water. Buy it at a local store! Ten pesos a little bottle!

Here in the Cibao Valley, the water at La Vega Santiago, San José de las Matas, Monción, Mao --is pretty good. I have been drinking it for forty years!..the beer companies send tankers up here to get water for the breweries...

Bottled water is safe. So be safe for your stay.

HB

[Cocoaness]

Cool beans...
I didn't take into consideration the fact that I was using the college water for 3 yrs (until I moved off campus my senior yr) so the prolonged usage is probably what caused the irritation. Never had a problem since...

And it's still puzzling to me to hear people say "don't drink the water" . Who still drinks tap water? Unless you are boiling it for cooking purposes...to literally drink tap water...yuck!

[Chirimoya]

In many countries (like the UK) it's fine to drink tap water, but the bottled water companies have done an excellent job of brainwashing consumers to the contrary. Then Coca Cola had a massive PR disaster when it was discovered that Dasani had more toxins than tap water. I remember Perrier going through something similar in the 1980s, but despite this sales of bottled water have skyrocketed.

In the DR though, it is necessary to drink bottled water no matter what.

[sweetdbt]

I do!

Originally Posted by Cocoaness

And it's still puzzling to me to hear people say "don't drink the water" . Who still drinks tap water? Unless you are boiling it for cooking purposes...to literally drink tap water...yuck!

This attitude is a reflection of pop culture and an indication of how successful the bottled water companies have been in promoting their product throughout the "first world". The fact is there is absolutely no health advantage to bottled water, and depending on the source, probably little difference in taste. This has been demonstrated in many scientific double blind tests. Much of the bottled water sold in the US is taken straight from the tap of certain municipalities who have some of the better tasting water, then passed through a token additional filter to justify the cost difference.

[HOWMAR]

Originally Posted by sweetdbt

I do!


This attitude is a reflection of pop culture and an indication of how successful the bottled water companies have been in promoting their product throughout the "first world". The fact is there is absolutely no health advantage to bottled water, and depending on the source, probably little difference in taste. This has been demonstrated in many scientific double blind tests. Much of the bottled water sold in the US is taken straight from the tap of certain municipalities who have some of the better tasting water, then passed through a token additional filter to justify the cost difference.

And in fact, drinking bottled water may have a negative effect as it is not flouridated like most tap water in the US. Flouridation of the water was the biggest advance in preventing dental disease.

[Cocoaness]

Thanks for the info but I'll still take my bottled water over tap anyday...

[juanita]

When I'm in Canada for holidays I only drink bottled water. For years I could not understand why I would get sick every time I would visit till I switched to bottled water. Never had that problem again. The tap water there smells like an open bottle of bleach!

[SKY]

Originally Posted by HOWMAR

And in fact, drinking bottled water may have a negative effect as it is not flouridated like most tap water in the US. Flouridation of the water was the biggest advance in preventing dental disease.

Whatever money you save on Dentist bills will surely be made up on your toilet paper budget.