[Albion Wilde]

one of the great underappreciated parts of modern life is not having your nasal senses constantly assaulted. Having been places where that isn’t always the case, I sure appreciate is almost as much as hot running water

When I first traveled in Europe in the 60s, oh, my, how the Parisian French stunk! If you stayed in a small hotel, chances are you had to use coins to operate not only toilet stalls, but also the unreliably warm (not hot) showers (this also in Germany and Italy).

Not only the body odor and lack of deodorants, and women not shaving their armpits, but also the widespread use of unfiltered Gaulois cigarettes totally reeked. It was putrid. Add the outdoor rusting iron urinals, and when none was available, men peeing in public against any upright surface like dogs—we Amurrican college girls were appalled.

People out in the countryside were a lot cleaner, even farmers.

[rlmorel]

I have to admit I snorted with laughter reading your post...you’ve BEEN there!

Hey-just wanted to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous year in 2022!

It is always nice chatting with you...:)