So we are at the airport, and our flight is delayed. Because we fly so much on Air Canada, they let us in to these fancy lounges with free food and drink. In Canada, it is pretty minimal, but here you have a very nice selection of wines and even scotches, so that you can help yourself to as much Laphroaig as you wish. Too bad it is the morning with 16 hours of travel ahead of us. There is also a fire in a fireplace...
Among the many things that are striking in this part of the world is the number of baby strollers, and in particular how common it is to see men walking down the street pushing strollers. Parents receive a very long parental leave, and babies and children are welcome and taken everywhere. Comparing that to the US, which is one of 2 or 3 countries in the world that don't require employers to grant maternity or paternity leave. (I think Liberia and Sierra Leone are 2 of the others..)
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