Restaurants in Germany don’t tend to offer free tap water, so you need to buy bottled water. I think that Germans just like the taste of sparkling mineral water, hence why they drink it so much.
Drinking tap water in restaurants is unusual but most consumed beverages are not drunk in restaurants in Germany.
As far as there is a preference for sparkling water, people who like sparkling water often have the equipment to add sparkle to tap water.
I live in Berlin and both myself and other people I know drink a good amount of tap water. Coffee and tea are also usually made from tap water.
Restaurants in Germany don’t tend to offer free tap water, so you need to buy bottled water. I think that Germans just like the taste of sparkling mineral water, hence why they drink it so much.
Drinking tap water in restaurants is unusual but most consumed beverages are not drunk in restaurants in Germany.
As far as there is a preference for sparkling water, people who like sparkling water often have the equipment to add sparkle to tap water.
I live in Berlin and both myself and other people I know drink a good amount of tap water. Coffee and tea are also usually made from tap water.