For most of my adult life I have tried to avoid buying bottled water. I think I heard my dad mention once that it is silly to be charged 2 dollars for the world's most abundant resource, and I agreed. I have preached his words in front of many a gas station beverage fridge while the band is on tour or at a restaurant that, upon receiving the bill, I see we have been charged for water. Occasionally, I even punish my thirst, teeth, and diet by buying a Pepsi or a Gatorade rather than paying the same amount for a bottle of water.
So, you can probably imagine how excited I was to read that there is a South Korean who preaches similar water consumption philosophies on a much larger scale. In fact, this man is the mayor of Seoul and he makes it his mission to end the city's dependence on bottled water. Oh Se-hoon will only drink the city tap water and advocates others do the same. He has gone so far as to set up festivities to celebrate the city's tap system in which citizens partake in blind taste tests between tap, filtered tap, and bottled water.
All in all, I think this is a great cause for a politician to get behind. I would love to see one of my local politicians refusing to drink anything but local water. Way to go Oh!
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