Norway Doesn’t Do Bubblers
Norway doesn’t do drinking fountains or ‘bubblers’ (as we call them in Australia). It is for practical reasons, really. It just gets too cold and the pipes would freeze, split or burst. So it is difficult to get a free sip of water when out and about.
It was a surprise to see this public water pump in the market square in Trondheim. Moose just went up, pushed the button and started drinking, in public! This sort of behavior is normal in Australia, but I’ve never seen anyone do it in Norway. I must be rubbing off on Moose. But I did have to look over my should to see if anyone else thought it odd too. Alas, there was no one about that I could confer with.
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Hmmm… I wonder why they don’t have the drinking fountains. I do remember them indoors but not outside. I don’t know if it could be the cold weather because here in Canada (where we get winter weather of minus 40) they do have them outside. It could be another ploy to make money (I’ve never been anywhere else where they actually charge for tap water in restaurants, much like they charge you to use the bathrooms).
I miss drinking fountains! Especially when I’m trapped inside a shopping center hehe. Had no idea either what a bubbler was, I like it.
Thanks for sharing.
AH! Trondheim Torg! I used to spend a lot of time in and around there when I lived in Trondheim!
Here where I live there is no risk of water freezing and the pipes burst or split then it would be great to have charming bubblers (like the green one in the picture) across our city. Ijuí is needing a visual upgrade . It would be so good people in my country respected the public patrimony on the same way as I think the Norwegians and Australians people do. Am I wrong?
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from L-Jay:
I like the old style too but at the moment Norwegian design and architecture is influenced by German minimalism (especially with kitchens).