Here at the bach pad my city water is barely drinkable. It's got rust in it and is very brown at first, most likely from the pipes in the apartment complex. It'll clear up if you let it run, but it never does taste quite right. Maybe the basic problem is that it ~has~ flavor... and shouldn't... :-)
I drink bottled water here, and I've got one of those 5-gal water bottles, and every couple of weeks I fill it up down at home. I use that for making coffee.
I guess I associate bottled water with Seattle people for the wrong reasons... maybe it's not a Seattle thing, maybe it's a city thing.