"Good Water?"

There is a vibrant expat community in Delhi estimated to be in the several thousands. Many of the expats subscribe to a Yahoo! User group called Yuni-Net (Young UN India Network) which is a good source for networking, asking questions or just about anything else. It’s sort of a Schwab Unofficial meets expats of New Delhi. We used this list to help find our current apartment. I am constantly amazed by the policing of this network by its users. There was a recent exchange that I thought was a rather entertaining example of the expats policing the list. Needless to say, I’m not drinking Evian. Keep reading below.

Original Post:
Erika
Sent by: yuni-net@yahoogroups.com
To: yuni-net@yahoogro ups.com
Subject: Evian water??

hi yuninetters!
does anyone know where is in delhi a big supermarket, where i can buy a lot of good water, like evian? thanks!

erika

Hmm. Simple enough question. Here are some of the more colorful responses:
From: Andy

Hi Erka

Sorry, I really hate to ask this, and you may of course have very good reasons, but - why do you want to buy water that is trucked half way round the earth and that will necessarily cost you a fortune (apart from, dare I raise the green flag, the carbon footprint, i.e. energy wasted for transporting it)?

I'm not aware of any problems in quality of Bisleri or any of the other local "brands" if bought from a shop. Are there? does anybody know of any?

My tastebuds may be too un-educated, but I can't recall any special taste in Evian that the local waters would be lacking.

Best wishes, Andy

Posted by: "sameer

Thanks for asking the question andy! it has baffled me for long too, what the obsession with evian is?
erika,
there are several "big supermarkets" and even small shops where you can easily buy a lot of "good water", such as bisleri, catch, Himalayan and many others. millions drink it everyday and haven't complained one bit. but yes, do check the seal (even on evian). however, if by "good water" you mean "i-paid-too- much-for- it-so-it- must-be-good" , then i am sure no shop owner in Delhi would mind if you paid them extra money for the several Indian brands that they house. or if the "goodness" of evian is in the fantasy that it has been transported all this way "just for you", then even your local delhi shop-wallah will be happy to put a few bottles of water in his autorickshaw and drive it all over town before delivering it to you. or perhaps, you can try obtaining a "find your local evian store" map from the French embassy!
regards,
sameer

Posted by: "Ronny

Hello,
I also agree with Andy. But I also thought that people on yuni-net might be more conscious about their consume.

However Erika, to make you feel more comfortable with the idea of drinking Indian water: Bisleri just announced they join this unsustainable business and are going to export abroad.
Regards
Ronny