The power of showers! - Tyler Brule
This is a good read and a take on how we rate our cities.
Sometime between writing last week’s column and settling down to tap out today’s I had a slight change of heart about the essential ingredients regarding quality of life. While cities get high marks if they have low crime rates, good public schools, smooth-running buses, trams and subways, and if they offer a healthy climate for starting up a small business, my daily holiday regime on the coast of Tuscany had me questioning whether there should be simpler measures to judge whether a city is delightfully liveable.
While my holiday wasn’t exactly urban (I was tucked away at the wonderful Locanda al Colle near Pietrasanta), it still had enough trappings of city life to get me thinking. One of the key reasons why London may never show up on the Monocle Quality of Life ranking comes down to the city’s generally poor water pressure.
Having lived in more than 10 different homes there over the past 20-plus years, I don’t think I’ve ever had a satisfying shower. From basic showerheads that offer just one spray setting to the most elaborate plumbing fixtures from Dornbracht – which are supposed to make you feel like you’re in a Jakarta-style downpour – I don’t think I’ve ever stepped on to a bath mat in London wishing I could have stayed under the refreshing stream a bit longer.
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