Yesterday for the first time I saw blue sky. This is not because the weather is bad, its because there is a constant haze that sits over Dhaka. Even though petrol & diesel cars have been banned from the city, there is contantly a cloud of grey haze. Add to this the dust from the dirt roads and constant construction and it can be hard to find fresh air. Yesterday we went for a walk, only about twenty minutes and when we came back I could feel the pollution burning in the back of my throat, I wont gross you all out with the colour of what I consequently coughed up, but you get the idea.
As if this isn't bad enough, people around us have small fires going at night, but because of a lack of decent burnable materials, it seems all they burn is plastic. I understand the need to keep warm at night, but the putrid smell of burning plastic is disgusting, not to mention the potential health problems of breathing in burning plastic fumes.
Its still a great place to be though, and I'm not complaining, as we did choose to come here, just longing for some clean green NZ air.
Grant
As if this isn't bad enough, people around us have small fires going at night, but because of a lack of decent burnable materials, it seems all they burn is plastic. I understand the need to keep warm at night, but the putrid smell of burning plastic is disgusting, not to mention the potential health problems of breathing in burning plastic fumes.
Its still a great place to be though, and I'm not complaining, as we did choose to come here, just longing for some clean green NZ air.
Grant
Will have to put some in a bottle for you :) Will it make it through customs?
ReplyDeleteMy sister said the same thing about living in London 35 years ago...I bet you don't hang the washing out either?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you ended with the disclaimer about choosing to be there, because that would have been the first line of my comment you crazy nutters! MISSING YOU GUYS!
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