Hi dontpushme,

Thanks for your enjoyable rant.Its always interesting to hear a different perspective from a different culture even if i dont agree with all of it.


Generally speaking we are very clean and healthy here in the uk in no small part due to our freezing winters which kill most of those nasty bacteria and perform a kind of natural sterilisation of the country.

We have low rates of food poisoning and disease and have long life expectancies.Much of what you describe is rudeness or bad manners rather than an actual health risk.

However what kind of family would give a filthy sandwich to a pregnant woman ? Shocked to read that to be honest.Are they completely ignorant i am left wondering..
Perhaps your paranoia is in part justified due to the circumstances in which you are living,you clearly have some serious health issues too so everything should be done to adress the safety issues you have,if that means removing all the carpets then so be it,asthma is a very serious condition and i imagine waking up "fighting for breath" must have been quite terrifying for you.Maybe you could give some health literature on your condition to the family so they are better educated about it.

all the best