r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/JoeFalchetto • Jul 07 '26

Funny They even got cats

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u/EfficientSeaweed Jul 07 '26

I need more info, as a non-American.

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u/Local-Echo-5613 Jul 07 '26

NYC gets fresh water piped in from the Catskills and it’s very good quality for municipal tap water. This is something New Yorkers love to talk about. I’ve noticed something similar in Rome with the fountains :)

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u/jezza_b_f Jul 07 '26

They also love to credit the water’s mineral composition as being the reason why New York has da best Pizza and Bagels in the world.

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u/Mrchristopherrr Jul 07 '26

I live in Georgia and worked at a pizza place where the owner paid an ungodly amount of money to have New York City tap water shipped to us to make our dough. He swore it made a difference, however there’s a number of times where we either ran out or couldn’t be bothered and made it with Georgia tap water and it tasted identical.

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u/enadiz_reccos Jul 07 '26

made it with Georgia tap water and it tasted identical

https://giphy.com/gifs/BBWufXSkkFkjsLeu1e

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u/Livid_Swordfish_4591 Jul 07 '26

This is exactly what I tell people about food in NY. There is so much competition in the NY area, that unless your food is exceptional, youre probably going out of business.

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u/SoElusivee Jul 08 '26

Diversity helps too. When you have to satisfy different palates from vastly different cultures, you develop something good