Comments on: Bring your own food

By: nyx

nyx — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:47:53 +0000

Les Americano’s! Always on top of thier game… yeah.. who in thier right senses would like to buy water in Egypt knowing well that its gotta be tap filled and in some cases toilet bowl filled!
And whats this poop talk about Kuwaits’ water being fit? Ever heard of high levels of mercury… keep off that Hammour please….

By: peace_911

peace_911 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:36:38 +0000

int shako0??

By: SmoKeY

SmoKeY — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:52:39 +0000

toni seriousy WTF!!!

By: Unknown

Unknown — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:47:55 +0000

At the rate that your complaining at, u should have done the same:D ( No offense Mark)

By: BoBader

BoBader — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:19:02 +0000

My brother buys bottled water from Kuwait whenever he travels to Egypt. He has medical condition and can only drink bottled water. He told me that it is ridiculously expensive to buy Evian’s bottled water, if you are lucky to find the real Evian and not bottles filled with tap water.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:51:52 +0000

Tip the guy for extra water… that is so Egypt. Before anybody gets anal and starts dissing Kuwait about god knows what, I say… yes, I know, and I suffer too.

By: IS-F Man

IS-F Man — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:05:54 +0000

hahaha I love it!

By: aziz

aziz — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:59:04 +0000

yes typical Americans :/

By: NXS

NXS — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:20:38 +0000

Follow up, go to these links might educate or help:

http://lighterfootstep.com/2008/05/five-reasons-not-to-drink-bottled-water/

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/bottled/take-back-the-tap/executive-summary

By: NXS

NXS — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:09:02 +0000

First of all,, even American are crazy bottled water drinker and many researchers and the FDA (www.fda.gov) found out that some water filled as just tap water by many companies and it is rip off, beside some plastics today should have a code of safely if you try to see at the bottom of the bottle.

Secondly: New custom security even bottled water is not allowed on the plane, so either they got it from the plane at the end of their flight, or the airport upon arrival or their tourist guy is giving it to them as a courtesy. Another hint when I lived in Kuwait 30 years ago the International testing after the filtration Kuwait had the best water and that was attested by pediatricians. If you go Taiwan or the Orient, you are recommended not even brush your teeth with a tap water….. Kuwait is still better than many countries.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:35:48 +0000

guys maybe i wasnt clear in my post, they brought their water bottles from the US or wherever they were not from a bakala on the street. It was some brand I hadn’t seen before.

Also I don’t know what kind of hotels you guys stay at but water bottles are always free, including here in Grand Hyatt, room service always leave 2 bottles at least, I have 4 because I drink a lot plus I tipped the room service guy ;)

By: Elegant Chic

Elegant Chic — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:34:47 +0000

It’s a common sight. Be careful when you buy bottled water. The actual price is around 2 Egyptian Pounds only. But some shops charge you 5 – 20 Egyptian Pounds. Best option is to bargain! Yeahhh, sounds funny to bargain for a bottle of water…but believe me people over there cheat you a lot, be it water, juice, clothes or anything!

By: 1337

1337 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:05:59 +0000

lol there’s nothing strange about that, bottles of water better than bringing machla (household food for month) into the hotel, that would be kinda weird.

overall, come on….it’s Egypt!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:52:18 +0000

Egypt… digestive…

By: pentacost

pentacost — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:46:24 +0000

i agree with buying your water from outside the hotel for cost reasons. the pricier the hotel the more logical this is and they can’t say anything about it.

in the case of egypt, it may actually be safer too.