#which is a collection of her monthly talks about new york life for the bbc
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Reading Helene Hanff's descriptions of 1970s decor to my brother like it's a horror story.
Department stores sell nylon shag bathroom carpeting
"Somehow it gets worse with each word."
I bought my tearose-pink bathroom carpeting
"Ooh. Ouch."
after my friend Richard cut it to fit the floor, he had enough left over to cover the toilet tank
"Augh! No! Make it stop!"
#lol#helene hanff#i reread 84 charing cross road and needed more by her#and my library has#letter from new york#which is a collection of her monthly talks about new york life for the bbc#they're charming#and it's fun to see american things described to a british audience that finds it exotic#but i'm shocked at how much of a period piece it is#things have changed a lot in the last fifty years#and this particular bit only adds to my thesis that the '70s offered almost nothing of value to the culture#there was some decent music and a couple of sitcoms and that'a about it#fashion and interior design makes one wonder how they managed to make things eye-searingly gaudy while sticking mostly to neutrals#books
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