Major Rathbone's accomodation in Hannover

[RJNorton]

Eva, in the home I grew up in "asylum" was used by my family, and I don't think there was a negative connotation. Oftentimes the adjective "insane" was used in conjunction with the noun "asylum." If there was ever a negative connotation I do not remember it; it was considered a proper term for use. Maybe others will feel differently.

I think what is "politically correct" may vary greatly. Several years ago my wife and I always watched the show Cold Case on Sunday nights. The male lead, whose name I've long forgotten, had a girlfriend who was mentally ill. The man would say she was in the puzzle house. I took notice and asked my wife if she felt the term "puzzle house" was politically correct. She agreed with me that it wasn't. However, the man used it on numerous occasions so apparently the show's writers felt it was an acceptable term to use. Vicki and I were surprised; it didn't seem right to us. I guess people react differently to the various names for these places.