Second map is wrong. You can drink the tap water in any country at least once
Well, any country that has tap water.
All of South Africas tap water is safe to drink. And Russia considers the SA government their ally.
You know that people can google ‘south Africa tap water’, right?
First result from southafrica.net: ‘tap water is safe to drink in urban areas’. So even the official sources are claiming only urban areas to be safe. If you scroll down to the 2nd result it says ‘47 % of municipal tap water is now classified as non-revenue water’ and ‘46 % of the drinking water systems are safe to drink’
Pretty sure it’s like that in a lot of places… But, even when living 200km from civilization, in a tiny town in the desert, the water from the tap was safe to drink. In the 34 years I lived there I never once got sick from drinking water from the tap.
To be fair, I get the sense that in some cases, the west (and our outsourcing of pollution and trash) might contribute to the inability to drink tap water. Not that it makes it right to hate in the West, but I’m not about to blame ALL those countries for crappy tap water.
Except for Flint, Michigan and Jacksonville, Mississippi.
And in my experience every single hotel where the water is basically diluted chlorine bleach.
Hey, I’m not unfriendly. I like Russian escorts and vodka.
I just wish their leaders would be a little more friendly to the rest of the world.
I don’t think we’re un-friendly, I think Russia’s just in a bad place right now and need to take a hard look at themselves and maybe consider whether their recent behaviour matches their values.
And no, they can’t crash on our sofa.
Looks like Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia and get a pass on being unfriendly countries, presumably because they aren’t in NATO (despite B&H being an aspiring member).
However Switzerland, Lichtenstein and Austria, also not in NATO, are still unfriendlies.
Poor Hungary is still counted as unfriendly as they actively run interference on Moscow’s behalf.
The map of the US should be a bit more finely-grained to show the MAGA states as Russophiles.
Keep in mind that while they may consider Russia friendly, Russia still considers them unfriendly.
You misspelled ‘useful idiots’.
Russophile is fine, it’s Putin-dick-riding that I take issue with.
Yeah, like all the Russophiles in Flint, Michigan.
What’s the idea behind this meme? That Russia is against tap-water or that Russia is a third-world shithole?
Because if the later, it reeks of western-white-colonialist supremacy. Blue countries have better infrastructure because they are colonial powers.
Oh and I absolutely drank water in Bulgaria. This is factually false.
Love how you’re getting downvoted for calling out a fascist meme, and people say this platform is “leftist”. 🙄
Liberals always have been pro-war. It’s good for business.
Canada should have an asterisc for all the reserves without clean water too. Of course not many tourists going to those.
No one would shit on Russia if they didn’t constantly bomb the shit out of their neighbours and commit genocide as a part of their official strategy.
Yeah because the first world notoriously doesn’t do that /s
I shit plenty on the US for that too.
But Russia is directly affecting the sphere of influence my country has, so shitting on them is a lot more prudent.
Well not neighbors. We go all the way to the other side of the planet to do it.
/s?
Cuba would like to have a word.
“US does it so it’s cool for Russia too”
This logic astounds me. It’s possible to be against both, and still recognize that Russia acting in a way that is constantly and actively pursuing war.
Russian leadership (fascists) is acting in a way that is constantly and actively pursuing war*
If Russia is not a democracy, then people cannot be held responsible for the action of their government. No more then in Dresden or Hiroshima. Especially when Westerners (us, who supposedly, them, pick our leaders) are not held responsible for the atrocities committed by their government. Where are the sanctions for the Iraqi war?
Honestly, it looks like they are preparing the average joe’s mind for carpet bombing. Jingoism on all side.
If Russia is not a democracy, then people cannot be held responsible for the action of their government
Russia is just as much a democracy as the US. In the US, the electoral college picks the leaders, not the voting body. The electoral college has no legal obligation to follow the popular vote.
And besides that, Russia really wants to be able to say it’s a democracy. Ask the government there, they will tell you they’re a democracy. Just like the US.
Trying to insinuate that the American people are responsible for the actions of their government but the Russian people are not is pretty close to Russia apologist. Either the average Russian is responsible for changing their country or the average American is not. You don’t get both.
Where are the Iraq War sanctions?
Again, it’s possible to say that what the US did was wrong and still understand that what Russia is doing is also wrong. Bringing the “whatabout” argument at this point is deliberate deflection if you understand that you’re arguing with someone who agrees with you.
Either the average Russian is responsible for changing their country or the average American is not. You don’t get both.
Yes, exactly, none of them are.
Again, it’s possible to say that what the US did was wrong and still understand that what Russia is doing is also wrong.
What the Russian government is doing is wrong, absolutely. It’s not a reason to fall into jingoism and stupid stereotypes.
Bringing the “whatabout” argument at this point is deliberate deflection if you understand that you’re arguing with someone who agrees with you.
But the map is literally placing France and the US in “the good guys”. Whataboutism is when you bring out things out of the blue that aren’t being disgusted already.
Ok, and?
The US pulled out of its wars. They may not be the good guy on the world stage in a cumulative sense, but their leaders pulled out of their wars and aren’t picking any fights. Despite what you might think, wars aren’t popular in the US either.
Russia is actively being the bad guy right now.
Whataboutism is when you bring out things out of the blue that aren’t being disgusted already.
Nobody said anything about Iraq. You sort of brought that up out of nowhere, as if to say what about when it was different?
In any case, if all of this is about a meme labeling some countries good and some countries bad, a meme that isn’t even trying to be accurate on either front, maybe you should ask yourself why you care so much that you’re starting fires about how the west is just as bad?
You don’t think the average person on lemmy hears that from the lurking tankies every single day? You’re pretty much preaching to the choir here.
I trust the tap water in Malaysia better than I do the tap water in the US.
(Speaking from personal experience.)
I thought Chile had drinkable table water. Last time someone posted a UN map, iirc Chile was the sole county in South America highlighted.
A very different map. I’ve never had issues in Argentina.
Yeah, that looks more accurate to me. I knew OP’s map had to be inaccurate when I saw how many countries were missing from the list.
You better wipe America off that list lol. Flint Michigan have water yet?
Yes, they do.
The water mains in question were replaced, and 95% of lead service lines have been replaced.
In any case, you still shouldn’t drink the water in Cancer Alley or East Palestine
How long did that take?
Zoom goes the goalpost
Not gonna click that. Cya!
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About 3 years for the last supply lines to homes to get replaced. It wasn’t a big deal after about a year.
Sure doesn’t stop people from reposting “StIlL dOeSnT hAvE cLeAn WaTeR” all the damn time…
Also it was always the exception that proves the rule.
US tap water is incredibly safe in nearly the whole country. It makes the issues stand out.
Is the tap water in Spain alright? When I was in Tenerife recently I bought bottled water even though I never ever buy it at home. They also had quite a lot of (non carbonated, non flavored) bottled water in the stores compared to my country.
I come from a country with very good tap water so is it possible that the water is technically fine but not great or something you would like to drink?
Why do you assume mainland tap water and tap water on a tiny island far out in the ocean have the same quality? In spain mainland tap water is generally considered drinkable.
I drank tap water all over mainland Spain without issue and my stomach is weak for this sort of thing.
I dunno. I just suspected that the government would ensure that the water is of high quality regards of where you are.
Because the tap water is subject to the same legal framework, that’s why you assume it has the same quality standards.
Well, Tenerife is Spain, but it’s 1700km away, so it’s not the best example.
Still, it depends on where in Spain we talk about, you can see in This map . It’s not that the water is bad, it’s that in many places it has minerals like calcium that gives them undesired taste, but its perfectly safe. I live in one of those black places and most people buy bottled water. I use a Britta.
I wouldn’t drink the tap water in the UK.
Sure if you’re unlucky enough to not be in Scotland maybe
Depends on where you are, the water in Wales is pretty good.
Ah yes America. The land with safe leaded tap water.
It’s more fuel efficient 😤
