• thevoidzero@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    3 months ago

    Icy water yes. But cold water was available, the whole reason people find cold water refreshing is because running water/spring water etc are cold and more likely to be safe to drink. While stagnant water were more likely to be warm and have more bacteria, making it lot less safe.

  • fixmycode@feddit.cl
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    3 months ago

    hot water is a relatively modern luxury. you probably have a living ancestor that remembers not growing up with easy, or any, access to hot water, just hurtfully cold, refreshing water.

  • Nemoder@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    3 months ago

    You might only have ice-cold water during the spring if you’re near a river that just flowed down from the mountains but even most well water is going to be much cooler than surface temperatures.