Khmer Times Newspaper says Phnom Penh tap water safe to drink?

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have always gotten it from a well or the mtn :-)
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phuketrichard wrote:u have a water bill?
wow, never had one of those in 30 years LOL
so 30x12x$5 $1,800!!!
No you clutz. It's $5 per month and that's if your wasting it like I do. 1 M2 or 2 should be suffient for most. that's about 30c p m.
Of course the f'ing Khmer charge double or more on the water as well.

Bottled water per 20l is 2000R. 50c again bloody Sino Khmers I should imagine, as it's very epnsive for water. Thailand sounds like almost half for somewhere the GDP is double or more, KOW KOW KOW

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Water bills in Phnom Penh are bi-monthly.
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I don’t drink water...fish fuck in it...stick to beer, much safer. In saying that, I boil the tap water for the missus to drink, brush my teeth with water from the tap, no problems!
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As I mentioned previously, I drink tap water (unboiled).

What are you guys boiling your tap water in?

In the past we used to boil tap water, but in a large aluminium (aluminum) pot. This water always had a gray haze on the surface after boiling.
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Username Taken wrote:Water bills in Phnom Penh are bi-monthly.
Not for me they ain't and never have been.I didn't even bother connecting up to the water in Otres. Too much shit in it. People I know had it tested.
The rest of my time in Cambodia I have rented 4 + years and I have always paid 2000R per M3. What it is supposed to be and what it is are two very different things in this country. Find a good landlord I hear you say? I still haven't found one in 4 + years. How long should it bloody take?

Oh, and it's not just a foreigner thing, they charged the young students I was living with over double as well. Such greed is uncomprehendable.
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phuketrichard wrote:have always gotten it from a well or the mtn :-)
Drilling the well, water pump+repairs, plumbing, storage tank... You're still paying for it. My yearly bill is less than $50.
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Maximum we pay is $5a month...average $3 a month.
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juansweetpotato wrote:
Username Taken wrote:Water bills in Phnom Penh are bi-monthly.
Not for me they ain't and never have been.I didn't even bother connecting up to the water in Otres. Too much shit in it. People I know had it tested.
The rest of my time in Cambodia I have rented 4 + years and I have always paid 2000R per M2. What it is supposed to be and what it is are two very different things in this country. Find a good landlord I hear you say? I still haven't found one in 4 + years. How long should it bloody take?

Oh, and it's not just a foreigner thing, they charged the young students I was living with over double as well. Such greed is uncomprehendable.
my landlady is khmer, she charges me 1500r per kw, and 2000 for water, expensive rates i know but so far my past 2 bills have been...
Electric+water = $4
Electric+water = $5

so cant complain
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Jamie_Lambo wrote:
juansweetpotato wrote:
Username Taken wrote:Water bills in Phnom Penh are bi-monthly.
Not for me they ain't and never have been.I didn't even bother connecting up to the water in Otres. Too much shit in it. People I know had it tested.
The rest of my time in Cambodia I have rented 4 + years and I have always paid 2000R per M2. What it is supposed to be and what it is are two very different things in this country. Find a good landlord I hear you say? I still haven't found one in 4 + years. How long should it bloody take?

Oh, and it's not just a foreigner thing, they charged the young students I was living with over double as well. Such greed is uncomprehendable.
my landlady is khmer, she charges me 1500r per kw, and 2000 for water, expensive rates i know but so far my past 2 bills have been...
Electric+water = $4
Electric+water = $5

so cant complain
Lucky you.Water plus electric this month for me will be $65 when it should really be $32.50. 12 x 65 = 780 instead of 390. :dm:
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