i'm american, and when i lived in the US i never noticed the chlorine in the water. it just tasted like water to me

but i moved away, and now whenever i come back to visit, it's totally overpowering 

i can even smell the chlorine on my skin from my shower this morning

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Same, every time I visit the US for a few weeks (especially the west coast?) my eczema comes back, I get more plaque between my front teeth, and of course water is always a chore to drink. All those things aren't an issue in Canada.

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yes! my eczema flares up on almost every trip to the US (though usually I think of it as a stress rash rather than a water thing.... but maybe it's a water thing!)

I suspect it's a water thing for me. The teeth plaque thing is really weird too, when I come back my dentist gets upset and accuses me of not brushing my teeth but it only happens when I travel and I don't change my dental hygiene.

that’s so wild. I thought the fluoride in American water was supposed to help??

I'm guessing it has something to do with the mineral composition that makes up the water hardness. 🤷 Or maybe it's one of the other additives?

it might be the additives. the water on the west coast of the US is _way_ softer than the water in Berlin (where I live most of the time)