[wirrbel]

I grew up in Germany in a household that never used nasal decongestants, probably out of some fear that they might be dangerous.

When in Canada a doctor told me to buy some pseudoephedrine pills to treat a clotted ear and I found the experience so nice, that when back in Germany I walked into a pharmacy to get some.

The looks...

[jkhdigital]

Japan is similarly puritanical about stimulants. Might have something to do with the way those drugs were used in those countries during the war…