Excitement, Overseas Travel and Really Good Sex

[blue_hours_too]

I'm feeling tired and sluggish, a sure sign of too many carbs consumed. Had Fettuccine Alfredo - delicious but heavy, really not a good choice. A dish by that name doesn't even exists in Italy which is funny in itself. It's like "German Chocolate Cake" or "German Potato Salad" - eh, what? There are 500 ways to make either and they differ greatly. I

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[missvex]

this comment is so random, but, did you ever post a photo of yourself?

I'm beginnin to wonder what you look like, (I know I'm insanely curious and nosey, I'm working on it)

and, oh the cravings, do you crave german foods?
I sure do crave British foods, but I discovered a british shop in hamburg last week, only downside it's insanely expensive...

[blue_hours_too]

Haha, no, I haven't posted any pictures here. Maybe I will sometime.

I do crave German food but not necessarily the kind that's called German food overseas. In other words, sausages and all that other "traditional" Bavarian stuff they always sell as German. Of course it is, but it's just a handful of SOUTHERN dishes so it really doesn't represent what people in Germany actually eat. But you already know that, living there... and in the Northern Fischkopp region to boot. ;o) I think I mostly miss the candy and good chocolate and kakao and PROPER cakes and pastries... and good brown sauces... and fresh veggies that actually have flavor... anything "organic" not plastic. Over here, there's currently a mini revolution going on in terms of organic & more "healthful" foods. But it's still sad in comparison as in Europe, you get all that by default and don't have to pay triple for it. Have you been to the US for travel or work or whatever?

[missvex]

no I haven't been to the US, which is ironic cause I have a lot of friends over...

The sadness everywhere though is that most people can't afford fresh foods anymore, simply cause junk food and ready made meals are so much cheaper. Children grow up with an entirely wrong conception of their own health, body and grow addicted to chemical food flavors and ingredients. It's sad, but you can't primarely blame the parents, when you see how much a children's meal may cost a day (HARTZ IV), i think it's like 50 cent a day, for 3 meals and then you're supposed to feed them healthy stuff. Impossible.

When I used to go to school, we got free school dinners, and back then they were at least semi healthy. Have you ever watched Jamie Oliver trying to change British School Dinners?

[blue_hours_too]

Ah yes, I heard Jamie Oliver has taken on that project. I think it may even be on the Food Newtwork here but I haven't seen it. Sounds like a good idea anyway. Generally, I do think it's more a matter of choice over in Europe though. Here I just saw a docu again that states that 60% of the foods eaten by Americans have been genetically modified/engineered in some way. It's really scary, actually. I believe in Europe, people tend to take a more active role in protesting, learning where their food comes from etc. My family and people I know there definitely do

[missvex]

i guess it's the intelligence gap (that might sound arrogant) but I think people who are conscious of themselves and their lives tend to care more what they eat and do, that's why most obese people are those who are unemployed or employed in the low wage segment of society.
I definitely think it's that way here, or in england for that matter. I'm not trying to generalise this but, that's my personal observation yaknow.

and that 60% fact is just shocking, i didn't know it was that far already. People here start freaking about gene-corn, and start threatening farmers and destroy their harvest. I think people in europe tend to discuss things more than in the US, the government in the us practicies (not just in this matter) a brainwashing policy. Make changes, pass a bill and then make people believe it's what they want and what's best for them. Goes hand in hand with a fucked up (excuse my language) education system, that prevents children from learning to think outside the (american)box