It costs virtually nothing to give someone a cup of tap water, and 7 dollars for water is a fucking scam. Why are you taking the side of the bourgeois?
This is one of the reasonable things that bugs Americans. Water is a basic need and it’s fucked up to deny someone something that costs you a fraction of a cent and they require, just because you can’t turn a profit on them.
It’s a common source of annoyance for American tourists and those serving them that tap water isn’t always free and available at restaurants and Americans expect it to be, so I interpreted it in that light, but I could be mistaken.
Depends on where you are. Middle of the country? Yeah you can get free water, maybe even with ice, and use the restroom anywhere.
On the coast the restrooms are locked up tight. California has a law that says that water is free, but not ice, and I don’t know about the other desert states.
Even if it’s free, they don’t have to serve you I assume? Like “we don’t serve tap water to anyone, not even if you offer to pay”? But that California law is a myth as far as I’m aware. It’s also a common myth that there’s some federal law banning pay-restrooms, but it’s mostly just many different states that have laws against it.
It’s messed up that business feel the need to paywall such basic stuff… But in the case of OP’s story, it’s not actually that uncommon; for some weird reason, the typical clientele at a 5-star hotel wants such an experience. They like thinking they’re so much better than anyone else when they pay 7€ for their bottle of municipal tap water.
When I’m traveling, even for work (I don’t need to pay anything), I always take a maximum of 3-stars just to avoid such awful places and behavior.
Why? We already deal with no public restrooms, dress codes, etc., it’s not like Americans are fighting for rights anymore, especially not water and air as an inalienable right or anything. Americans protect corporate rights above all else, even to their own demise.
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It costs virtually nothing to give someone a cup of tap water, and 7 dollars for water is a fucking scam. Why are you taking the side of the bourgeois?
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The bootlicker in you.
This is one of the reasonable things that bugs Americans. Water is a basic need and it’s fucked up to deny someone something that costs you a fraction of a cent and they require, just because you can’t turn a profit on them.
What the fuck are you and the other guy even talking about? The US is better than Italy in terms of free access to tap water and bathrooms.
That’s why Americans would be annoyed about other places not having it - it feels like an obligation in the US
Oh, I totally misread. I interpreted it as you and the removed comment suggesting that Americans would defend the court ruling.
It’s a common source of annoyance for American tourists and those serving them that tap water isn’t always free and available at restaurants and Americans expect it to be, so I interpreted it in that light, but I could be mistaken.
Depends on where you are. Middle of the country? Yeah you can get free water, maybe even with ice, and use the restroom anywhere.
On the coast the restrooms are locked up tight. California has a law that says that water is free, but not ice, and I don’t know about the other desert states.
Even if it’s free, they don’t have to serve you I assume? Like “we don’t serve tap water to anyone, not even if you offer to pay”? But that California law is a myth as far as I’m aware. It’s also a common myth that there’s some federal law banning pay-restrooms, but it’s mostly just many different states that have laws against it.
It’s messed up that business feel the need to paywall such basic stuff… But in the case of OP’s story, it’s not actually that uncommon; for some weird reason, the typical clientele at a 5-star hotel wants such an experience. They like thinking they’re so much better than anyone else when they pay 7€ for their bottle of municipal tap water.
When I’m traveling, even for work (I don’t need to pay anything), I always take a maximum of 3-stars just to avoid such awful places and behavior.
Why? We already deal with no public restrooms, dress codes, etc., it’s not like Americans are fighting for rights anymore, especially not water and air as an inalienable right or anything. Americans protect corporate rights above all else, even to their own demise.
At least the like 2 public restrooms we have are free.
Fascist government rules for business.
“Americans”
“Irrationally”
Perfect ragebait