• Ataraxia@sh.itjust.works
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          9 months ago

          We had them in Italy. But we also didn’t have these weird windows. Also stop acting like Europe is a small town on an island.

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            9 months ago

            I honestly don’t think of Europe as a small town, I promise- I’m just saying I’ve been in many brilliant countries across Europe and I swear to you that I’ve never seen a screen. Where is the spider protection, I ask you?!

            This should be particularly important, I think, in the Scottish Highlands, land of midges, who want nothing more than to feast on your flesh. Still, not a screen in sight, although I must admit you certifiably need a very fine screen to prohibit those pesky wee bastards. There seems to be a sort of gentlemen’s alliance though because it seems that the midge rarely enters a human dwelling, maybe out of fear of pure Scottish fury, but mark my words … they sit and wait.

            I will digress also that in our defense, Scots do use midge nets when camping unless we’re on our 10th Tennant’s, in which case it’s really no bother

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          9 months ago

          Its not like the few mosquitoes we have would be smart enough to enter my room through the sides of a lightly tilted window.

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        There are no mosquitoes in the UK. And moths are rare. Would be lucky to see a fly.