Think of it this way. Let's say you saw a random glass of water. You don't know how long it's been there or where it came from. Then you see someone pour a glass of water from a nice clean source.

Which glass do you want?

[–] Sadrockman@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Never thought of it as fresh rain water. But yeah the stale water thing makes perfect sense. Guess thats why one likes sink drinks,thought maybe she was bougie,lol

[–] filcuk@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They like running water, but that doesn't explain the disdain for fountains.
I read that it could also be the owners scent, i.e. they drank this water and didn't die, so it must me safe.

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I can't speak on any specific disdain for fountains, since my cats have always used theirs. I figure the preference for sink or shower water is related to scarcity. The water fountains are always available, but they can only get the special water on rarer occasions.