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At least cockroaches don't bite. We got an Airbnb once in Belize that was effectively open air (it was too hot otherwise and there was no A/C) and the bed had m
by dreamcompiler 7y ago
At least cockroaches don't bite. We got an Airbnb once in Belize that was effectively open air (it was too hot otherwise and there was no A/C) and the bed had mosquito netting around it which didn't go all the way to the ceiling. The host said "Oh just use the fan. Mosquitos hate fans." Of course the fan didn't work. We vacated that place quick. I still don't know whether this was a scam or simply a case of the locals being completely used to something an out-of-town guest would find horrifying.
- markdown 7y agoThe latter. Mosquitoes really do hate fans.
- bsder 7y ago> The host said "Oh just use the fan. Mosquitos hate fans." This is true: Mosquitos home in on CO2, and fans scramble that quite a bit. Whether that is sufficient or not is your own personal choice.
- dreamcompiler 7y agoI should clarify: The fan was broken.