Kristen Mark
Are Bedbugs the New STI?
I read an article in GQ today that got me thinking…with this new epidemic of bedbugs (particularly in the Indiana region), are bedbugs the new STI?
I mean, think about it. If you’re going to get some strange from the bar (or the coffee shop, or the library, or online, or wherever people find people these days), you’re going to potentially end up in their bed, where they could potentially have bedbugs.
They might say they’ve been tested, and think they’re in the clear. But, is it time for us to start asking about bedbugs?
I think it’s a valid question. I wouldn’t be offended if someone wanted to check my mattress for little black spots before hopping in.
I agree with most of the things you said. The things we differ on are minor points. Thank you for this post.:Buggin Out
That’s why these days I travel with an lihtewhiggt inflatable mat and a silk(ish) sleeping bag… Between the both of them they add less than 2 kg to my luggage, but knowing that however unhygienic your accommodation you can sleep somewhere clean is invaluable IMO.Although I’d expect to find bedbugs somewhere in the Third World, not in Hong Kong… If I may ask, what kind of accommodation did you have, some youth hostel or something more “rustic”?