This is a follow up to my recent note abut intimate
experiences. There is no getting around the fact that Lynn and I
came to Europe with American sensibilities and I write from the
perspective of getting used to things that don't fit those
sensibilities. But it goes the other way, too. People who come to
the U.S. bring there own perspectives, of course, and I've included
here an excerpt sent to me by a woman born outside the U.S. about
the same topic.
I have to tell you that I am used to the facilities you are
describing and had exactly the opposite experience when I moved to the
U.S. I always thought (and still think sometimes) I am so glad that
I am not a man..... with this huge dam of water and so close to the
"chassis". :-) Oh Boy!! (Sorry I hope it does not sound crude). It is
just that so much water can be very threatening if you are not used
to it.
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