2026-07-08 19:22 UTC
RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@m/116885837961672202
My parents’ house in the SF Bay Area was built in the 1940s and we still have the original pipes, so we have a filter system at the exit point (the faucet). Pipe replacements are expensive! 💸💸
Though I still prefer this to the situation in Mexico, where no one trusts the tap water and everyone drinks bottled water (and have garrafónes at home). Or the situation in Europe (though I’ve only been to the UK, Ireland, and Italy) where the concept of “a free glass of water” apparently does not exist.
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@s2d@hachyderm.io 2026-07-08 19:24
@agnes@pdx.social what does “free glass of water” mean? If you ask for tap water in the UK - it’s free.
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@agnes@pdx.social 2026-07-08 21:03
Speaking of the UK, today I learned from my teammates in London that “Greenwich” is pronounced like “Grenich”, instead of like “sandwich”. I’m sorry, I’m an American who lives under a rock, I don’t know anything! 😭 (Yesterday I was in a group of 5 people and everyone else started imitating an apparently very famous EDM track called “Sandstorm”, and I was the only person standing around, very awkward…)