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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

GinaKate wrote:
I would say the first sight of the hostel would have been a nasty shock for everyone, without exception, and the best kept secret of the twentieth century.

And I would bet that when the governments of the day were circulating the promotional films and written information, it was accompanied by the office memo, stating that no way should the wife of the family get a virtual reality tour of the hostel accommodation, and the unavoidable infestation of cockroaches in the communal wash sheds.

Hi GinaKate. As you say a nasty shock when first arriving. Can you believe that someone told me that I would ride a horse to school and pick peaches along the way! Very Happy
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