I’ve asked for water from poor villagers while hiking (I’m from India) and they have filled my bottle without expecting anything in return.
Italy’s restaurant industry and justice system seems like a dick.
It’s considered a breach of etiquette to not want to be forced to pay for water? A lawsuit over being refused tap water at a restaurant in a non-emergency scenario seems a little silly, but refusing tap water also seems a little silly unless it isn’t potable.
She offered to pay for it!
the woman repeatedly asked for tap water with her meal, even offering to pay for it.
WTF is wrong with wanting water to a meal she pays for? Here our quality of tap water is generally better than bottled water, I imagine it could easily be the same in a mountain hotel in Italy.
Where there are fancy hotels, there are people who have enough money to sue out of spite.
That’s mental. It’d be illegal in many countries. In the UK any place that sells alcohol has to give free water.
What’s mental is she offered to pay for the tap water and they still refused.
That’s really low class of the Hotel restaurant, and yes I am pretty sure it would be illegal in most countries.
I don’t think it should have been a problem to provide her with tap water (rather than mineral water which is not the same thing), especially since she offered to pay for it. Is there something wrong with the tap water?
Italy, the Nestle of nations
So many good things there, but their legal system seems wacko.
I was at a restaurant in Italy and they kept bringing us bottles of mineral water. I go back to the restroom and see the waiter refilling the bottle from the tap them tried to bill the table for 7 bottles of mineral water. I disputed the check, we shouldn’t have to pay full price for tap water. There was nashing of the teeth until I said that is seen them refilling the bottle.
You’re right and correct, but it’s a bit insane you didn’t feel the difference. Or was tap water over there like über fantastic 😁?
assuming we’re not talking about sparkling water, which some people call mineral water: Is it really that common outside of america for tap water to not taste fine?
I’ve never had bottled water where the taste was in any way remarkable, except from some brands that just taste like stale water where the plastic bottle leeched into it…If your in the mountains, the tap water is better than most bottled water.
Man, that’s hard. When I go there I try to follow etiquette closely, it’s their custom and I want to follow it, and the woman may have been a bit of a Karen.
However, tap water should be free. Anywhere. Maybe I just hiked a mile to get there. Maybe I’m just thirsty. 7 euro to drink water is simply extortion of your tourists. If that’s etiquette then it’s wrong.
