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By: Jenna W.

Jenna W. — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:06:48 +0000

Yay I have two rescue cats. Def the way to go.

By: Useful Tips for a Student's First Time Traveling Abroad | Off-Track Backpacking

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:01:57 +0000

[...] “I’m Emily Starbuck Crone (formerly Emily Starbuck Gerson–just got married), a 20-something travel junkie and professional writer. I’ve sailed to Santorini, strolled through the red light district of Hamburg, gawked at glaciers in Alaska, bathed in a hammam in Istanbul, explored ruins in Belize, and embarked on a variety of other adventures.” For more on Emily, click here. [...]

By: Kurt W

Kurt W — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:50:06 +0000

Good luck with your future travels and writing, cheers!

By: Murissa

Murissa — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:08:33 +0000

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By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:24:16 +0000

Hey, just thought I’d say I’m new to your blog and very much enjoying it

By: Emily Gerson

Emily Gerson — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:25:37 +0000

Thanks Amadou! I have never been to Africa, but I would love to visit sometime.

By: Amadou M. Sall

Amadou M. Sall — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:45:36 +0000

Ever been to Africa, Emily. We’d love to welcome you to St-Louis, Senegal, West Africa

By: Emily Gerson

Emily Gerson — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:54:31 +0000

E. Morris: Yes, it is not uncommon in the US for people to put feet on their seats, unfortunately. Though I would never do it unless my shoes were extremely clean and it was a casual place. As mentioned, I only put my feet on the train seats that time because my shoes were brand new and clean.

By: E Morris

E Morris — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:23:51 +0000

I’m a little surprised to read that putting feet on seats is somehow acceptable in the US. Unless one checks in detail whether the soles are clean there is a chance that it will just make the seats dirty for the next person to sit on ! My dad used to say “seats are for sitting on ” and that meant not for bags , shoes or litter! It comes down to common sense and good manners really .

By: Emily Gerson

Emily Gerson — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:44:51 +0000

Thanks for your comment, John. You’re right, many young people do this in the States, and it’s not considered a big deal here compared to other countries (hence the point of my story in the Fox News article). However, I would never think of putting my dirty shoes on a public seat like that. As mentioned, I only did it because my shoes were brand new and extremely clean, and I felt that I wasn’t dirtying the plastic seat my feet were resting on. And as I said before, I learned from the experience that it’s not acceptable elsewhere and won’t do it again.

By: John

John — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:16:00 +0000

When I was young (I’m 67), we were taught that putting (especially shod) feet on chairs or seats was rude and inconsiderate. Some countries take this very seriously. For example, in Italy, train conductors may fine people who do on the spot–no hearing, no appeal. Most of the people you see putting feet on seats in the U.S. are under 40. I once saw a 25 year old hard hat put his mud dripping boots on a Chicago area commuter train seat. Is it really necessary to put feet that have been on the dirty ground on surfaces that contact the clothes of other people when they use those surfaces for sitting? Who should decide that shoes are “clean enough” to place on seats?

By: Maggie Weidman

Maggie Weidman — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:02:19 +0000

Mr. Hinz — there are more microorganisms on your hands than on the bottoms of your shoes! We live in a profoundly unclean world, which is just as well, because that’s what keeps our immune systems functioning!