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“Beyond the way they speak, there is only one (no two!) features of American life which I find really tiresome. The impossibility of getting a bath in the ordin
by JohnTHaller 5y ago
“Beyond the way they speak, there is only one (no two!) features of American life which I find really tiresome. The impossibility of getting a bath in the ordinary sense and their ideas on room temperature” — Alan Turing (1936)
I'm familiar with the difference in 'room temperature' between here and the UK, but not what the idea of 'getting a bath in the ordinary sense' is. Anyone know?
- zabzonk 5y agoShowers rather than baths, perhaps?
- JohnTHaller 5y agoI was thinking that originally, but in the 1930s?
- cthi 5y agoI came to the comments because I'm not familiar with the difference in room temperature between the US and UK. Can someone fill me in?
- JohnTHaller 5y agoLike most countries, the UK's idea of 'room temperature' in the winter is quite a bit cooler than the US'.
- foobiekr 5y agoFunny, I found Asia (and especially Japan) to be the polar opposite. Japan in the winter is a place where everywhere you go is too warm.