It really is weird. I guess from other comments that this is something about those fancy and expensive fridges that no normal people have with water dispenser on the door and ice sometimes... Maybe?
At least 50% of American fridges do indeed have ice and filtered water dispensers built in and I think they're great :) ice cold, delicious water any time of the day? Yes please.
They're not even that "fancy/expensive" as it's fairly standard
if i want cold water, i just let the tap water run for a bit and drink that. granted, its not ice cold, but do you really need it to be freezingly cold?
Most of North America, the tap water is perfectly drinkable; but it can still be improved with extra filtration.
These also provide water colder than a tap can.
To be clear, very much a luxury item, not a necessity in any way. They've just become quite common over here.
The filters are also particulate filters; they won't do much if your water is actually considered unhealthy due to bacterial contamination/you're on a boil water notice.
Wait...mnot only do y'all not have garbage disposers; you don't have refrigerators with built in ice machines and water filters? That's crazy. You you're just stuck having to get ice from those little refillable trays?
It’s not. It’s about the quantity. How many trays for ice are you going to keep in the freezer? The machine makes constant ice so multiple people can use the ice and you don’t need to refill the tray everytime and wait.
I never fill an ice tray or open the door. I simply put my cup up to the front of the fridge and ice falls into it. Cubed or crushed. Having to use those little ice trays and pop cubes out of it every time you want ice is what sounds stupid.
Ooooh that makes sende. No my fidge doesn't, and I've never seen that IRL. It looks useful, when I want ice cubes I need to manually fill an ice tray/bag and put that in the freezer.
I had no idea some countries didn't have ice machines as a pretty much standard option. It'd be hard to even find a house built in the past 25 years that wasn't pre-plumbed for a waterline for the fridge. I never really thought about it, before.
I'm American. Yes they do. If it isn't some alcoholic beverages, hot cofee, milk, or orange juice, it comes with ice. We even have iced coffee. And slurpees.