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Periodically online I see Americans saying they feel dehydrated when in Europe. Is this a real thing or just a bit of an online meme?
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Seems to happen about every month or so on Twitter. A post by an American visiting Europe about not being able to find water and feeling dehydrated goes viral. The quotes/replies are always a mix of Europeans going 'huh?' and Americans reporting the same experience.

So, is this an actually common phenomena, or just a bit of an online meme? If you've been to Europe, did you find yourself struggling to get water and/or feeling dehydrated?

And if it does seem to be a thing, I'd be interested in any suggestions for why Americans may have this experience of Europe, as a Brit who has never felt it an issue myself.

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We don’t want to buy water. We want to have public drinking fountains or water bottle refill stations to get water when we’re out and about and not in our hotel room

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I’ve never had a problem finding water fountains. Parks, airports, indoor spaces like museums and stadiums

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I never said they don’t buy them, and even I do occasionally, but it’s always a last resort kind of thing. Don’t want to pay for it, don’t want to waste the plastic

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I feel like a failure to my wallet and the earth every time I buy bottled water

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