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Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I showed this article to a French coworker of mine, and I wish I’d had my camera for the look of sheer disgust on his face at that idea of swimming in the Seine.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago

It's like when they tell us the Amsterdam canals have clean water, they might, but that still doesn't mean I'm gonna go swim in them.