Mr. Petrini points out that Italians used to spend 32% of their income on food. Now they spend 14% on food and 12% on their mobile phones.(I missed commenting on a report showing that people in nations who ate slowly were less obese than those who eat fast. I wonder if the slow eating was the result of lots of talking.)
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Friday, May 15, 2009
A Stereotype Confirmed: The Talkative Italian
From a post at treehugger talking about slow food:
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