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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Just 10 months before the opening of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, the French capital is battling an invasion of bedbugs.

The tiny pests were first reported in hotels and vacation rental apartments across the city during the summer. Then there were sightings in movie theaters and, in recent days, there have even been reports of bedbugs crawling around on seats in both national high-speed trains and the Paris Metro system.

One metro train driver was dismayed to find some of the unwelcome guests in his driver's cabin.

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[-] darq@kbin.social 148 points 11 months ago

I've had bedbugs before, they got into my luggage on an extended trip. And I just have to say screw bedbugs. They're absolutely miserable little things and difficult to get rid of.

At first it's not so bad. Just some itchy bites, nothing serious and they aren't a major disease vector. But they interfere with your sleep. And they mess with your mind after a while. Eventually it feels like they're crawling all over you whenever you're in bed, wherever your skin touches the linen, even if they aren't actually there.

So yeah they aren't the end of the world. But I'd do a lot to avoid them.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago

Yeah and if you had an infestation that wasn’t treated probably you wind up paranoid for years.

Also they take the place you should feel safest and make it a place of discomfort and unease

[-] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 28 points 11 months ago

I think my mood has been permanently damaged since dealing with my infestation.

[-] LongRedCoat@kbin.social 50 points 11 months ago

The little fuckers have given me PTSD. The toll they take on your mental health is real.

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