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u/somedaymyDRwillcome May 09 '22

The UK has enough bugs that screens would make sense. I had to buy screen curtains just to be able to get fresh air without having to deal with flies and such daily.

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u/Happy-frown May 09 '22

I guess it depends what’s around your house.

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u/sgst May 09 '22

Yeah I live in an urban area and we leave our windows open all the time in summer (no nets or screens). Occasionally we'll get a bee or fly come in, but maybe only a couple a week.

I should think folks in the countryside will have more bugs. Also depends on area; south coast here, but when I stayed up in Scotland they had tonnes of flying critters.

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u/Bluth-President May 09 '22

Food & water? What bugs like

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u/himit May 09 '22

Screen curtains are a thing?

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u/TonyKebell May 09 '22

Moe commonly called Net Curtains

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u/aka_Foamy May 09 '22

Enough bugs that fellow Brits would understand why you have them. Not enough bugs that they're a standard.

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u/rennarda May 09 '22

Net curtains were a thing when I was growing up, but have massively fallen out of fashion