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Wed 15 Mar, 2017 11:18 am
It was daylight savings time many years ago when I was a young adult. My roommate and I forgot about changing the clocks and could not figure out why we were off an hour until dinner time when it is hit us. So my roommate and me went out to dinner at a Chinese restaurant.
All I remember about that dinner was the water. We ordererd food and we both simply wanted some water to drink. Just simple tap water or whatever they give you without charging you anything. The food came and we both wanted our water refilled. I can’t tell you how many times we got more water. At one point we both looked at each and said…”this is really good water!”
I have never had water that good before and never again. What do you think was in that water?
@Linkat,
Dunno, but daylight savings is clearly the cause.
@Linkat,
Linkat wrote:I have never had water that good before and never again. What do you think was in that water?
The thirst of the drinkers.
@tsarstepan,
Like salt, it makes you thirsty, doesn't it?
@roger,
Yeah could be - I just remembered this fondly as daylight saving time just passed so it dragged this memory back.
I wish I could have that water again.
The food was fine but the water was made for kings.
@centrox,
but this was the only Chinese restaurant I ever had such good water at.
Maybe they were experimenting with us.
@Linkat,
That's odd. The Chinese don't even
like cold water, they think it's unhealthy.
Quote:Whatever the reason, one thing is for sure – consuming hot water is so ingrained into their culture that many Chinese people find it difficult to adjust to cooler drinks served in other parts of the world. “In 2013, while on a road trip from Scotland to England, I endured cold water for four days as we drove through the foggy countryside,” Liu recalls. “On the fifth day, my Chinese stomach could take it no longer, and I begged my husband to stop somewhere to have a proper glass of steaming hot water. My husband, a Brit who has been in Beijing for over five years, readily agreed.” She goes on to describe how shocked the waitress at a local cafe was when they made the ‘bizarre’ request for two mugs of steaming hot water.
Oddity Central
@Blickers,
well that is an interesting tidbit - maybe the tea that is normally served is an American/European version of steaming hot water - knowing hot water wouldn't go over well.
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