This is a common sight here in Milan. Any time we get any amount of rain, umbrellas begin to appear in every trash can you pass. Why? Well, either the wind here is stronger than back home, the umbrellas are flimsier, or Americans go through umbrellas quickly and I just never noticed. But just about every person's umbrella you pass is visibly broken in some way. Even the 4 umbrellas that came in the umbrella holder of our room are broken. I see people putting up with the collapsed side of the umbrella as they soldier on through the rain. It has only rained heavily like once here, and the wind does not seem especially stronger. I guess it's a mystery. But when people decide their umbrellas have expired, they don't wait until they get home. They shove them in a street trash can and carry on. Very common. I see why there are so many street merchants selling umbrellas when it starts to drizzle.
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