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		adventured on April 4, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What Did Ancient Romans Do Without Toilet Paper? > though drinking the same water you bathe in was the weirdest part Surely you mean the water that enters the house via plumbing, is used for both bathing and drinking from via a faucet. As opposed to drinking bath water. Is the weirdness of that because they don't drink tap water in the Dominican?

BeeOnRope on April 5, 2018 | [–]

> Is the weirdness of that because they don't drink tap water in the Dominican?

Yes, almost nowhere in Central America would you (or locals) drink water from the tap. Things like brushing your teeth are a grey area.

wstrange on April 5, 2018 | [–]

Unless you are on well, you don't drink tap water in most places in the DR

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