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

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[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Using the Olympics as an excuse to make environmental improvements. Well done.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Gonna need some RadAway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Is the river radioactive?