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254 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 8, 2015
A quick romp in the snow after the sauna is encouraged and not at all unusual, even in the middle of winter. (169)
Many mothers said that they would...forbid swims in the hotel pool during the first few days of a summer holiday, in order to give the children's bodies a chance to "acclimatize" to the heat. Russians believe that steep changes in temperature can cause you to get sick (hot to cold, cold to hot). (169)Both of these experiences can exist in tandem, of course, but to put them on the same page without so much as noticing the contradiction seems...an oversight.