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[janice shell]

Yes. Though of course what additives you get in tap water--or what natural stuff, often unpleasant, it contains--varies widely, depending on where you live.

New York City water, for example, tastes excellent. Years ago, a smartass bottled and sold it for awhile.

I spent my teen years in northwestern Indiana. We had well water that was full of iron and other nasty stuff. So naturally it had to be softened, which made it taste unpleasant. When we moved there, one of the first things my mother did was find a company that delivered spring water for drinking.

And of course in Europe, everyone drinks bottled water.