Monday, March 30, 2009

"oben hui, unten pfui"

There is a German expression that does not translate well into English: "oben hui, unten pfui." (literally "haute on top, phew underneath") My mother would use this idiom when I was a child to remind me that my underwear should always be clean - not just the clothing that showed. This is obviously an admonishment that the designer of this ladies room in the brand new terminal at RDU airport never heard. Yes, there is an elegant granite countertop, but mostly what you see is this mess. What was the designer thinking? Could that "granite" budget not have been spent for a more elegant solution?

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