How is it that Belgium makes some of the 'best' beers on earth, but statistically has the worst water?
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Geologists and soil engineers will be quick to point out the benefits of wetlands and soil composition as water filters.  While surface water may be contaminated, well water can often be clean - at least for a time.
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I remember watching a vid withe a guy bringing a couple all sorts of bottled water from around the world. I mean we're talking $10 a bottle, but he let them sample them all. They noticed extreme differences to their liking.\n\nHis trick? Taking different shaped bottles into the back and filling them with hose water.\n\nMy point? It's pretty much a placebo effect. Kind of like seeing what you want to see ya know? I'm willing to bet that if you took a drink of one bottle, then the next, then were blind folded and drank each out of the glass, people couldn't pick the right one if you say had 6 bottles and had to do it 1,000 times. Because really, water is water. \n\nSpring water is clean, and that's why it will be better to a degree, but filtered water of the same temperature is just as good.
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I am not sure who produces the most.  It is my opinion that Ireland produces the best.
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It's bad because it is made of french people.  Everyone knows that the french people have sucked for the past 100 years, the smelly Frogs.
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I was in Belgium 1986-1989 with the RAF. Depends on if you want to live in a Flemish or a Waloon area. Yes it is divided. My main memory is of a country where the pubs were open 24 hours and I never saw a drunk, the shop windows were not boarded up in the evening and the trains ran on time with no vandalism on the railways. I also went to football matches with alcohol on sale and no trouble. Another advantage of Belgium is it's close access to a lot of other countries which explains why they all speak each others languages though when you are that close it becomes dialect.
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I really like Anheuser-Busch (BUD) right now.  The reason: people won't stop drinking beer, even if a recession hits us!  BUD has oligopoly power, controlling about 50% of the US market.  It has part of the growing market of Mexico and China.  The beer industry is easier to understand than high-tech.  And it's a great value stock -- the beer market has softened a bit in the past couple years, but the stock has fallen by more than it deserved to.
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What to improve?\n\nAustralia's fine as it is.\n\nWhich other country can you think of... that CONSISTENTLY turns out WORLDCLASS\nswimmers,\ntennis-players,\ngolfers,\nF1 drivers,\nMotoGP riders,\nhocket players,\nathletes et al...\n\nwith just a population of 20 million\nand a 100% literacy rate...\n\nin a FREE country that has the highest regards for democratic principles...\n\nand drinks beer like no one else on earth drinks... lol
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well if you would ever see an expedition program you would see that many a times the water is taken up from the very ground that the expeditors live on, i mean they just take the ice from the mountain side or wherever and just boil it so it becomes watre and they then drink it. well so far as rain water is concerned rain water is the most clenest type of water available, no micro organisms occur in rain watre naturally, that becasue when watre evaporates form earth surface it does so in form of water vapour which does not support any micro organism growth. when peopl in india collect the rain watre and drink it they are very safe till the time rain water is colllected properly. ever wondered wher the water come from for animals in jungle. they surely dont get evian.
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Well, I know New Orleans USED to be one of the worst....ahem.\n\n\n(BTW, NYC is one of the best)
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i don't get it...is'nt it 2006...if so how can 2001 be the present?!??! if u mean how it is different then  i say its a lot worse than 5 years ago.sparse rainfall and misuse of the water has caused a major depletion of the water table in the cities. all the rivers are polluted.did you know that the yamuna gets 1000 tonnes of sewage and waste material DAILY. the capital of india, delhi,gets its drinking water from this same river.even the so called posh localities have barely two hours of water everyday.
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Belgium is neighbor with France\ndo you know American waffles are from Belgium too??\ndo you know the oldest history    of chocolate                    and the best chocolate in Europe is from Belgium?
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is mineral water spring water?\nehh i don't know\n\nBut, in the case of water as a whole, Spring Water is BY FAR the best water to drink ever.\n\nAny other water such as purified water and drinking water is just gross.\n\nexamples of purified and drinking water: brands: Aquafina, Dasani, there are many more.\n\nSpring water is the best water you could ever drink. Although Evian Spring water is kind of gross and reminds me of purified water for some reason, it really doesn't taste like spring water.\n\nmhmm.
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The water in rivers might be unsanitary.
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damn straight.\n\nAnd also because it's the land of the "free". So you're allowed to drink as much as you like, get as fat as you like and kill your body and take whole world down with you as much as you like.
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Please take the time to\nvote for the best answer\n\nThank You!!\n\nMaudite is femine form for Damn\n\nIn November 1992 Maudite (the damned one), was the first strong beer to be distributed in Quebec grocery stores. It contains 8 % alcohol and is also the first beer brewed in America that improves with age. When served young, it is very smooth, but when served after several years of storage, its flavour is reminiscent of port. Maudite is a mahogany-colored, rich-tasting premium beer that has a distinctive, complex taste. Because of the warmth it releases, this strong character beer must be served cool but not cold. Perfect with pasta, red meats, stews and spicy dishes, it also makes a good aperitif and after-dinner drink. \n\nMaudite has a typically Quebecois name that is reminiscent of the legend of the Chasse-Galerie (the legend of the Flying Canoe). Legend has it that a group of lumberjacks struck a deal with the devil to fly home in their canoes, guided by Satan himself, to make it home in time for Christmas.
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I guess its DIRT\nn as far as as drinking is concerned i think animals drink it if water has it\nwht say???
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Hard Water--\nHard water is water that has a high mineral content (water with a low mineral content is known as soft water). This content usually consists of high levels of metal ions, mainly calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) in the form of carbonates, but may include several other metals as well as bicarbonates and sulfates. While it is not generally dangerous to safety or health, it does generally cause potentially costly nuisance problems in the home and in industry. On the other hand, hard water is considered to be ideal for brewing certain styles of beer. Kentucky's distinctive Bourbon whiskey owes its flavor in part to the high calcium content of its groundwater (compared to the pilsener style of beer, the brewing of which requires very soft water). Some hard water chemicals, particularly silicates and calcium carbonate, are also effective corrosion inhibitors, and can prevent damage to pipes or contamination by potentially toxic corrosion products.\n\nThe simplest way to determine if water is hard or soft is the lather/froth test. If the water is very soft, soap will tend to lather up easily when agitated, whereas with hard water it will not. Toothpaste will also not froth well in hard water. More exact methods of hardness detection use a wet titration method to determine hardness