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Old 04-17-2014, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by merrylander View Post
Once when I was in Geneva on business Florence was with me. We dined at a small restuarant outside the city and got to know the host. He invited us to their mountain chalet for the weekend. I swear that someone gets up before dawn and sweeps the streets, you never see litter.
In German villages, women do, in fact, sweep their doorsteps and sidewalks in the mornings. Litter is pretty much unknown there too.
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