You know all those funny-looking surgical-like masks that you see pictures of Asians wearing? Well, Andy and I finally bought a pair.
I think I've mentioned before that the pollution here is the worst I've ever experienced (though I've heard it's even worse in some parts of the world), but I don't think I've shared the gross details of what the contaminated air is doing to our noses. "Pain" and "scabs" will suffice. The pollution was particularly bad a few days ago, when I went the whole day tasting the city in the back of my throat. So we bought some health masks (maunfactured by the Kleenex company, in fact) to wear to and from work. I can't tell yet if it's working, because after just 2 months of breathing car fumes and cigarette smoke, my nose is probably going to need a while to recover.
I am never going to take fresh air for granted again.
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that's true, you never realize how bad the pollution in a city is. I wonder how it compares to NY, or LA. Because when we were there it didn't seem so bad. But maybe my nose was already dying and couldn't tell.
I'm stuck in my room with the flu and just rediscovered your blog. It made me miss you even more!
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