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Sep 20Liked by Linda Golden

I remember this in Austria - windows open in the morning - also strangely in rural Japan. I guess airing out is a big deal - here in suburban DC it just invites the pollen in ...

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Oh we’ve got pollen too! A Zyrtec a day in June doesn’t cut it.

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Sep 20Liked by Linda Golden

Europeans and their draft anxieties. I don't get it! Four years of COVID and they're still weird about it.

That said I am more fond of lüften now than when I moved here, although my apartment has a window condensation problem in the cold months that I'm yet to solve despite hiring multiple professionals to look into it. That kinda forces me to lüften even more than I otherwise would, and for someone as sensitive to the cold as I am, it's not exactly fun.

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Sep 20Liked by Linda Golden

I love the idea of letting air in and out. Like yoga breaths. Or spiritual ones. And with an animal in the house, literal ones are critical! (Have you written about pets in Switzerland? I missed a few posts recently)

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I have NOT but thank you for the suggestion!

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