Drinking tap water in Tainan-Taiwan

Submitted by fiLi on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 12:04.

Hi,

The other day a Taiwanese friend told me that I shouldn't drink tap water in Tainan and southern Taiwan, even if it's boiled. Since for tea/coffee I usually just boil water, I found that a bit disturbing. The friend actually suggested that I boil bottled water and use those. Not that I mind doing that, I just wonder...

I'm guessing most street/regular restaurants in Tainan do use that water. I'm also guessing water provided in school is boiled and then filtered with a filter that hasn't been replaced for a long time, but maybe I'm a bit over-pessimistic.

I wonder - does anybody know something about tap water quality here in Tainan? what do you guys do when it comes to drinking water and water based home-made drinks (tea/coffee etc.) ?

Fili

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