<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by terenz:
To be more specific, of bathing (or toilet) soap which is a pricy item. The French still sell general purpose soap in large bars for laundry andother purposes and this sells in huge quantities. They're cut down to smaller pieces at home and used for bathing soap.</font>
???? I use Dove soap at home in France???
On topic though, I have noticed this difference between travel in Europe and in the US.
However, concerning linens, it's apparently common in the US not to change the linens every night unless specifically asked. I'm positive I've seen a little plastic card indicating as such in US Hiltons.