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philat98 May 26th 2026 9:25 pm

Tap water
 
Never ask for tap water in an Italian restaurant. It will end up costing you €3000.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4yd8q0j7o

Finknottle May 26th 2026 9:50 pm

Re: Tap water
 

Originally Posted by philat98 (Post 13348055)
Never ask for tap water in an Italian restaurant. It will end up costing you €3000.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4yd8q0j7o

Common sense in the courts!

philat98 May 26th 2026 9:51 pm

Re: Tap water
 

Originally Posted by Finknottle (Post 13348057)
Common sense in the courts!

Yes. The case must have cost a fortune. Legal fees in Italy are eye watering.

WasCrabtree May 27th 2026 1:56 am

Re: Tap water
 
But really why would you? In most decent family run trattorie bottled water is cheap enough.
My tip is to try and find a brand that is named after a Saint as you know that the water would have been passed by monks and nuns

Finknottle May 27th 2026 2:07 am

Re: Tap water
 
Credit to the waiter for not giving away the old trick of sticking tap water in a fancy bottle!

philat98 May 27th 2026 2:39 am

Re: Tap water
 
Its is quite normal to see men loading up water from roadside drinking fountains. They are sometimes mechanised where you pay 5 cents for a litre.(still or sparkling) I suspect restaurants are using these places where 5cents can be easily converted into €5.


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