Brother Oomps (Gregg) and Sister-in-Law (SIL) Irene were nice enough to ask me a couple of weeks ago if I wanted them to bring me anything from Stati Uniti. I said that I pretty much had everything I needed but that, if it wasn't too much trouble, there actually was one minor thing that I'd not yet found in Rome.
Yes, you guessed it. I had so far not been able to find any Purell here. You know, the hand sanitizer stuff. It's not like I'd looked that hard, mind you. But whenever I looked in a grocery store or a farmacia, I could not find that gel of the gods. Even Eataly did not have any! I told them that, if they were in a Walgreens/CVS, it'd be awesome to have a couple of little bottles -- emphasis on "couple" and "little."
Well, guess who will now have the cleanest hands in Roma? Here's what I got:
This should keep my hands clean for several anni sabbatici. I may even start showering with the stuff.
Ha ha. Purell dooes exist in Italy, but less common than Amuchina, which you can find everywhere. Basically the same thing, different brand: http://www.amuchina.it/pagine/gel_igienizzante_mani.asp
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