By Bond Robertson 
When you are on holiday in Europe, it is not unusual to come across unfamiliar details and devices that you are not used to in your home country.
The classic European bidet, which many tourists mistake for a wash basin or a foot bath through the ages.
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Another such detail is the fuzzy bathing rope, which many American—and possibly Norwegian, too—tourists recognized on vacation.
You don’t have it here!
So did Claire Lewis, who shared a photo of a shower with this cord, it might remind you a bit of the ropes on Norwegian air vents.
– I pull and pull the rope, but the light does not turn on. What am I doing wrong? Claire wrote in the Facebook group Discover Italy.
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Whether she was satirical or not is unknown. In any case, the post caused a fierce discussion. Perhaps it is not so strange, because there is a risk of going on a real vacation.
– It’s not a light switch. Now you have four ambulances on the way! No, I’m just kidding, someone writes in the comment field.
This is not far from the truth, because the string is actually an alarm:
– This string is a call button in case you need help. Another explains that it is not for light.
– suddenly rang
Judging from the comments section, there are many who have traveled to Southern Europe without even being aware of it.
The consolation is that you are not at least not alone in going to the bar. In the comments section, many share their own experiences with this “mysterious” European bathing detail.
In the harness after this: – Help!
– I pulled it off, because I thought it was a clothesline. Suddenly they call from the reception and ask if everything is in order, someone writes.
— I pulled it, because I thought it was for a fan, writes another.
– I had to jump
A man named Neville says his wife pulled the rope as soon as they settled into the hotel room.
– A little later, they called me from the front desk and asked if we needed help. Only then did we realize that this is a wire that you can pull on if you need help, like falling into the shower. He writes that it would have helped if they had flagged it.
Another man named Joe says the same thing happened to him and his wife in Rome.
– My wife went to take a shower and accidentally pulled the rope. She had to jump out of the shower and wait for the guards to come to shut it off.
– There is no room service
Dagbladet travel expert Odd-Roar Lange says he’s seen these ropes in a number of hotels around the world.
– It is often placed in the bathroom, preferably near the bathtub, shower or toilet. Other times next to the bed in the room. So it’s not room service wire, he says.
It’s very easy to make mistakes
He further explains that this is the string you can pull on in an emergency, such as if you fall in the bathroom and can’t get up. Or if you develop a painful sprain in your back while lying in bed, and need help getting up in the morning.
– Of course, you can also pull the rope if the bathroom door is jammed and you can’t get out. Fortunately, I didn’t need them. He says, and I didn’t accidentally pull the rope either.
Others must be warned
If you’re going on holiday in Southern Europe, it might be a good idea to pay extra attention to this particular cord – not least by telling others in your travel group about it, so that they don’t get caught up in the same thing. problem.
I was shocked at the meaning
– I will warn others with whom I will be traveling about this. But it’s guaranteed to be someone who pulls it off anyway, someone writes in the comment field.
– I’m dying of laughter! I am so glad I read this because it could have been me. Now I know not to pull strings in the shower. Another writes that we will leave in two weeks.