Respectfully disagree, though I guess not everyone has easy access to a natural spring. In any case, water, even from a tap, tastes far better to me than artificial syrup-sugar-beverage amalgamate; the stuff is just too thick, downright gross. If I'm looking for something with a little more zip I'd opt for some fresh apple cider or squeezed orange juice.
I happen to prefer squeezed fruit juices over most sodas.
Clean water tastes amazing. I bet you live in the city Though indeed, to each their own. I realized anything was possible when ti comes to personal taste when one of my friends told me that she does not like chocolate... I even met a woman who hated fresh bread...
Well yeah aren't there people that use sausages that emulate the metallic taste of canned food ? Lol.
I tasted a lot of different waters, be it bottles from zillions of natural sources, in the city or in a small village. I even tried water from the sea, lakes, rain, snow, everything. It all tastes the same void, with mere nuances in the tastelessness. The only way I can start to like water is to make it warmer. Somehow the taste changes, but it isn't as refreshing then.