Les petits gestes qui comptent pour la planete... et aussi pour l'individu! Pour voir l'integralite de cet article fascinant du New York Times, cliquez ici.
Morceaux choisis:
A DAILY shower is a deeply ingrained American habit. Most people would no sooner disclose that they had not showered in days than admit infidelity.
[One can contend] that a soapy washcloth under [one's] arms, between [one's] legs and under [one's] feet is all [one] needs to get "really clean".
[...] antiperspirants contain aluminium [...].
Of late, researchers have discovered that just as the gut contains good bacteria that help it run more efficiently, so does our skin brim with beneficial germs that we might not want to wash down the drain.
[...]
Some people have long complained that showering too much makes their skin dryer or more prone to [...] eczema, and [...] scientists are just beginning to understand why.
[...] personal cleanliness in the United States has long been big business.
(emphasis mine)
[...] When you tell a person you don't weat deodorant, you come across as 'oh, how European, how natural, how funky' [...] (ah bon??)
America's custom of rigorous cleanliness was in full swing by World War 2, [...] and intensified with postwar marketing efforts. (emphasis mine)
Et voici la derniere phrase de l'article, la conclusion:
IT'S A MYTH THAT PEOPLE NEED A DEEP CLEANING EVERYDAY.
IT'S A MYTH THAT PEOPLE NEED A DEEP CLEANING EVERYDAY.
Les mots que j'ai mis en gras (et aussi la periode de debut du phenomene), me rappelent The Story of Stuff, que je recommande egalement!
A quand la proliferation des gants de toilette europeens en Amerique, signe que cet article aura eu de l'echo? Notre societe est polluee par la publicite, encore une preuve de plus. Lavons-nous de cette pollution!
YES WE CAN!!
