Italy: Tap-water safe?
May 9th 2007, 10:00 am
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Re: Italy: Tap-water safe?
Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > I don't live anywhere near there, but I would find it hard to believe
> > that there isn't a supermarket nearby.
>
> Well, Venice's architecture does not allow big modern buildings, but
> surely you'd find grocers and minimarkets. Look for a place where local
> residents go if you want normal prices. I suspect you could pay higher
> prices at a bar.
There are certainly plenty of minimarkets and grocers in Venice- you
don't have to look particularly hard to find them either- we found
'local' places even along the main routes between the train station and
St. Mark's Square- where we indeed di by some bottles of water!
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> > I don't live anywhere near there, but I would find it hard to believe
> > that there isn't a supermarket nearby.
>
> Well, Venice's architecture does not allow big modern buildings, but
> surely you'd find grocers and minimarkets. Look for a place where local
> residents go if you want normal prices. I suspect you could pay higher
> prices at a bar.
There are certainly plenty of minimarkets and grocers in Venice- you
don't have to look particularly hard to find them either- we found
'local' places even along the main routes between the train station and
St. Mark's Square- where we indeed di by some bottles of water!
--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
May 9th 2007, 10:01 am
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Re: Italy: Tap-water safe?
David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <[email protected]> wrote:
> Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> []
> > > I don't live anywhere near there, but I would find it hard to believe
> > > that there isn't a supermarket nearby.
> >
> > Well, Venice's architecture does not allow big modern buildings, but
> > surely you'd find grocers and minimarkets. Look for a place where local
> > residents go if you want normal prices. I suspect you could pay higher
> > prices at a bar.
>
> There are certainly plenty of minimarkets and grocers in Venice- you
> don't have to look particularly hard to find them either- we found
> 'local' places even along the main routes between the train station and
> St. Mark's Square- where we indeed di by some bottles of water!
Typos- the last part should read:
where we indeed did buy some bottles of water.
--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
> Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> []
> > > I don't live anywhere near there, but I would find it hard to believe
> > > that there isn't a supermarket nearby.
> >
> > Well, Venice's architecture does not allow big modern buildings, but
> > surely you'd find grocers and minimarkets. Look for a place where local
> > residents go if you want normal prices. I suspect you could pay higher
> > prices at a bar.
>
> There are certainly plenty of minimarkets and grocers in Venice- you
> don't have to look particularly hard to find them either- we found
> 'local' places even along the main routes between the train station and
> St. Mark's Square- where we indeed di by some bottles of water!
Typos- the last part should read:
where we indeed did buy some bottles of water.
--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
May 9th 2007, 11:12 am
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Re: Italy: Tap-water safe?
Make credence recognised that on Wed, 9 May 2007 11:01:16 +0200,
Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> has scripted:
>On Wed, 9 May 2007, Deeply Filled Mortician wrote:
>
>> >How do you request tap water in Italian?
>>
>> You could try "acqua dal rubinetto"
>
>I'd say "acqua DEL rubinetto" ... otherwise ask for "una brocca d'acqua"
>(a jar of water), and that implies tap water.
dal, del, I know I make a lot of little mistakes in Italian. The only
way I can maintain my fluency is to not care to much about it.
>> No one in Italy would order it.
>
>I do. Not in a cosy place, and maybe not in a place I've never been,
>but surely in a hotel where I am a regular customer, and located in a
>mountain area.
Odd. I've never known anyone to do that, not that I see a problem with
it.
>And of course I have no doubt in refilling my carry-on bottle at the tap
>of my room (or even better at a public fountain, or a source).
>
>It is not uncommon in mountain areas to have some public fountain near a
>source (sometimes the same "captated" for the local acqueduct, or even
>by a mineral water factory), and to find people going there with a car
>and a few baskets of 1.5 l bottles to refill them, because that source
>has a "good fame".
We are fortunate to have excellent water in our village. Pity I can't
say the same about adsl.
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Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> has scripted:
>On Wed, 9 May 2007, Deeply Filled Mortician wrote:
>
>> >How do you request tap water in Italian?
>>
>> You could try "acqua dal rubinetto"
>
>I'd say "acqua DEL rubinetto" ... otherwise ask for "una brocca d'acqua"
>(a jar of water), and that implies tap water.
dal, del, I know I make a lot of little mistakes in Italian. The only
way I can maintain my fluency is to not care to much about it.
>> No one in Italy would order it.
>
>I do. Not in a cosy place, and maybe not in a place I've never been,
>but surely in a hotel where I am a regular customer, and located in a
>mountain area.
Odd. I've never known anyone to do that, not that I see a problem with
it.
>And of course I have no doubt in refilling my carry-on bottle at the tap
>of my room (or even better at a public fountain, or a source).
>
>It is not uncommon in mountain areas to have some public fountain near a
>source (sometimes the same "captated" for the local acqueduct, or even
>by a mineral water factory), and to find people going there with a car
>and a few baskets of 1.5 l bottles to refill them, because that source
>has a "good fame".
We are fortunate to have excellent water in our village. Pity I can't
say the same about adsl.
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May 9th 2007, 12:28 pm
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Re: Italy: Tap-water safe?
On 6 mai, 17:48, Michael Badt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'll be vacationing this June in Italy (Dolomites/Veneto/Tuscany/Umbria).
> Is tap water in these areas safe for drinking?
>
> TIA
>
> Michael Badt
When the waiter arrivrives at your table say: "Carmeriere, per favore
ci porti dell'acqua" Waiter a carafe of water please. Italian tap
water is as good as in France!
> Hi,
> I'll be vacationing this June in Italy (Dolomites/Veneto/Tuscany/Umbria).
> Is tap water in these areas safe for drinking?
>
> TIA
>
> Michael Badt
When the waiter arrivrives at your table say: "Carmeriere, per favore
ci porti dell'acqua" Waiter a carafe of water please. Italian tap
water is as good as in France!
May 9th 2007, 1:59 pm
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On 9 May 2007 05:28:22 -0700, Zubenelgenubi <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 6 mai, 17:48, Michael Badt <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'll be vacationing this June in Italy (Dolomites/Veneto/Tuscany/Umbria).
>> Is tap water in these areas safe for drinking?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Michael Badt
>
>When the waiter arrivrives at your table say: "Carmeriere, per favore
>ci porti dell'acqua" Waiter a carafe of water please. Italian tap
>water is as good as in France!
That's not saying much.
--
Martin
>On 6 mai, 17:48, Michael Badt <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I'll be vacationing this June in Italy (Dolomites/Veneto/Tuscany/Umbria).
>> Is tap water in these areas safe for drinking?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Michael Badt
>
>When the waiter arrivrives at your table say: "Carmeriere, per favore
>ci porti dell'acqua" Waiter a carafe of water please. Italian tap
>water is as good as in France!
That's not saying much.
--
Martin
May 9th 2007, 2:14 pm
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Re: Italy: Tap-water safe?
On 6 mei, 17:48, Michael Badt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'll be vacationing this June in Italy (Dolomites/Veneto/Tuscany/Umbria).
> Is tap water in these areas safe for drinking?
Yes, but the beer is a bit dodgy.
B;
> Hi,
> I'll be vacationing this June in Italy (Dolomites/Veneto/Tuscany/Umbria).
> Is tap water in these areas safe for drinking?
Yes, but the beer is a bit dodgy.
B;
May 10th 2007, 4:39 am
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Re: Italy: Tap-water safe?
In article
<[email protected] gr.vans.vg>,
Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:
> > You could try "acqua dal rubinetto"
>
> I'd say "acqua DEL rubinetto" ... otherwise ask for "una brocca d'acqua"
> (a jar of water), and that implies tap water.
>
> > No one in Italy would order it.
>
> I do. Not in a cosy place, and maybe not in a place I've never been,
> but surely in a hotel where I am a regular customer, and located in a
> mountain area.
The French is similar, robinet instead of rubinetto.
And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
pitchers.
<[email protected] gr.vans.vg>,
Giovanni Drogo <[email protected]> wrote:
> > You could try "acqua dal rubinetto"
>
> I'd say "acqua DEL rubinetto" ... otherwise ask for "una brocca d'acqua"
> (a jar of water), and that implies tap water.
>
> > No one in Italy would order it.
>
> I do. Not in a cosy place, and maybe not in a place I've never been,
> but surely in a hotel where I am a regular customer, and located in a
> mountain area.
The French is similar, robinet instead of rubinetto.
And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
pitchers.
May 10th 2007, 6:49 am
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Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>pitchers.
When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
--
Tim C.
>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>pitchers.
When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
--
Tim C.
May 10th 2007, 9:33 am
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Re: Italy: Tap-water safe?
On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:49:32 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>
>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>pitchers.
>
>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
In Karpathos, they filled the "sealed" bottles of water from a tap on a wall at
the back of a restaurant.
--
Martin
>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>
>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>pitchers.
>
>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
In Karpathos, they filled the "sealed" bottles of water from a tap on a wall at
the back of a restaurant.
--
Martin
May 10th 2007, 2:40 pm
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Re: Italy: Tap-water safe?
On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:49:32 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>
>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>pitchers.
>
>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
Now when I pee it stings,
These foolish things,
Remind me of you!
wrote:
>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>
>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>pitchers.
>
>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
Now when I pee it stings,
These foolish things,
Remind me of you!
May 10th 2007, 2:43 pm
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Following up to irwell <[email protected]> :
>
>On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:49:32 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>>
>>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>>pitchers.
>>
>>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
>
> Now when I pee it stings,
>These foolish things,
>Remind me of you!
...filled the jug up *from* the fountain, not *behind* the fountain.
--
Tim C.
>
>On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:49:32 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>>
>>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>>pitchers.
>>
>>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
>
> Now when I pee it stings,
>These foolish things,
>Remind me of you!
...filled the jug up *from* the fountain, not *behind* the fountain.
--
Tim C.
May 10th 2007, 4:15 pm
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 16:43:42 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
>Following up to irwell <[email protected]> :
>
>>
>>On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:49:32 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>>>
>>>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>>>pitchers.
>>>
>>>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>>>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
>>
>> Now when I pee it stings,
>>These foolish things,
>>Remind me of you!
>
>
>...filled the jug up *from* the fountain, not *behind* the fountain.
drank deep from the furry fountain of knowledge
--
Martin
>Following up to irwell <[email protected]> :
>
>>
>>On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:49:32 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>>>
>>>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>>>pitchers.
>>>
>>>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>>>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
>>
>> Now when I pee it stings,
>>These foolish things,
>>Remind me of you!
>
>
>...filled the jug up *from* the fountain, not *behind* the fountain.
drank deep from the furry fountain of knowledge
--
Martin
May 10th 2007, 5:17 pm
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 11:33:15 +0200, Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:49:32 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>>
>>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>>pitchers.
>>
>>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
>
>In Karpathos, they filled the "sealed" bottles of water from a tap on a wall at
>the back of a restaurant.
In China, my daughter saw a vendor filling bottles of Coca Cola with
water from a bucket.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
>On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:49:32 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Following up to poldy <[email protected]> :
>>
>>>And French restaurants seem to more readily offer tap water from
>>>pitchers.
>>
>>When I was in Barcelonette once, the waitress just walked 2 yards and
>>filled the jug up from the fountain in the town square.
>
>In Karpathos, they filled the "sealed" bottles of water from a tap on a wall at
>the back of a restaurant.
In China, my daughter saw a vendor filling bottles of Coca Cola with
water from a bucket.
--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup
May 13th 2007, 3:27 pm
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Giovanni Drogo ha scritto:
> "acqua DEL rubinetto" ... otherwise ask for "una brocca d'acqua"
>> No one in Italy would order it.
>
> I do. Not in a cosy place, and maybe not in a place I've never been,
> but surely in a hotel where I am a regular customer, and located in a
> mountain area.
I too, but ONLY in mountain areas...
In other places "l'acqua del rubinetto" tastes often very poor (but is
almost everywhere healty).
Happily in Italy mineral water, "l'acqua minerale", is very cheap,
mainly because, as stated before, here very few people drinks "l'acqua
del rubinetto".
Some restaurant, also, supply "purified water", that is normally "acqua
del rubinetto" filtered and deodorized and, if needed, gasified.
Someone do it for free, others charge customers for purified water.
> It is not uncommon in mountain areas to have some public fountain near a
> source (sometimes the same "captated" for the local acqueduct, or even
> by a mineral water factory), and to find people going there with a car
> and a few baskets of 1.5 l bottles to refill them, because that source
> has a "good fame".
Absolutely true, but I remember: ONLY on mountain zones, or maybe near
mineral sources.
Ciao, Piero.
> "acqua DEL rubinetto" ... otherwise ask for "una brocca d'acqua"
>> No one in Italy would order it.
>
> I do. Not in a cosy place, and maybe not in a place I've never been,
> but surely in a hotel where I am a regular customer, and located in a
> mountain area.
I too, but ONLY in mountain areas...
In other places "l'acqua del rubinetto" tastes often very poor (but is
almost everywhere healty).
Happily in Italy mineral water, "l'acqua minerale", is very cheap,
mainly because, as stated before, here very few people drinks "l'acqua
del rubinetto".
Some restaurant, also, supply "purified water", that is normally "acqua
del rubinetto" filtered and deodorized and, if needed, gasified.
Someone do it for free, others charge customers for purified water.
> It is not uncommon in mountain areas to have some public fountain near a
> source (sometimes the same "captated" for the local acqueduct, or even
> by a mineral water factory), and to find people going there with a car
> and a few baskets of 1.5 l bottles to refill them, because that source
> has a "good fame".
Absolutely true, but I remember: ONLY on mountain zones, or maybe near
mineral sources.
Ciao, Piero.
May 13th 2007, 3:33 pm
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Deeply Filled Mortician ha scritto:
>>> You could try "acqua dal rubinetto"
>> I'd say "acqua DEL rubinetto" ... otherwise ask for "una brocca d'acqua"
>> (a jar of water), and that implies tap water.
>
> dal, del, I know I make a lot of little mistakes in Italian. The only
> way I can maintain my fluency is to not care to much about it.
Is not a mistake...
It changes the meanings, but is correct.
Acqua DAL rubinetto = water FROM the tap
Acqua DEL rubinetto = water OF the tap (tap's water)
Different meaning, same result
Normally we say 'acqua DEL rubinetto'.
Ciao, Piero.
>>> You could try "acqua dal rubinetto"
>> I'd say "acqua DEL rubinetto" ... otherwise ask for "una brocca d'acqua"
>> (a jar of water), and that implies tap water.
>
> dal, del, I know I make a lot of little mistakes in Italian. The only
> way I can maintain my fluency is to not care to much about it.
Is not a mistake...
It changes the meanings, but is correct.
Acqua DAL rubinetto = water FROM the tap
Acqua DEL rubinetto = water OF the tap (tap's water)
Different meaning, same result
Normally we say 'acqua DEL rubinetto'.
Ciao, Piero.