I Knew It!
Almost everyone in urban Brazil drinks bottled water, the standard being 20L garrafões that a legion of boys and men deliver on dilapidated bikes. The bottles range in price from R$1 - R$5. Yes folks, some of these 20L bottles of water cost CAN$0.50 and, at that price, I have to admit, I've always been slightly suspicious of their provenance. And now, I know that it is true: the other day as I was driving down Avenida Recife, I saw it with my own two eyes: a vendor was filling a garrafão straight from a common garden hose. Didn't even have the decency to do it behind his store!
posted by Karen @ 10:29 p.m.
4 Comments:
Perhaps he was just filling it up to water the plants as he went about town?? :) Maybe there's a plausible explanation... can't believe that he would have the gumption to do it in plain sight... seems like that might get around and hurt the bottom line...
You'd think 'eh? Although the bottom line here isn't always as clear as the one back home....
I hope that the more expensive water is real...
Oh, all the water is real. Just the chemical configuration that alters ... ;-)
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