so let me just tell you about what happened yesterday.
as happens, i decided that while i was cleaning the kitchen, i might as well stop by my bathroom to tidy things up. i go to the shelf with the cleaning supplies and grab the usual - windex, ajax. then, i realize that perhaps i should try a stronger cleaning agent for my shower. i reach for a white plastic bottle with a picture of shower tiles on the front. surrounded by hebrew, in english are the words "mildew stain remover" and i think - this will work.
i turn the bottle around to see if there are any further instructions or warnings which i can understand and see only a few words in english which describe its application.
i then open up the bottle and smell the contents, looking for substances which may cause discoloration to clothing - such as bleach. i don't smell any, so i think to myself, it must be safe to proceed with the aforementioned cleaning process.
so there i am. confident that my lack of hebrew-reading skills has not caused the least bit of a problem because my nose seems to be functioning and the limited english on the label has not mentioned bleach. i start to clean. i soak the shower tiles with the "mildew stain remover" and walk out of the bathroom, to allow for it to soak in and do some deep cleaning. as i walk out of the bathroom, i glance down at my pants - only to find that what was once olive green has now turned splotchy white. my lower abdomen and both of my legs are covered in small white polka dot-esque marks, which symbolize to me nothing more than my lack of hebrew and bring words of vulgarity streaming out of my mouth. $&%$(&#*@#(@&!!!!!!
just another day in the life of a foreigner in a foreign land. and that is the last time i rely on my nose to tell me what is going on.
