The dictionary, surprisingly, provides the answer. The verb "taste", transitive form, means: to eat or drink a small quantity of. The verb "taste", intransitive form, means: to have distinct flavour. The noun "taste" means: the sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty and bitter qualities of a substance.
When food lacks 'taste' people try to compensate with quantity. Eventually all the "I'm full" receptors in the brain get turned off and gourmet becomes gourmand.
And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love...you make. PMcC
krose wrote: but leaving out the subjective personal preference "better looking," and the unmeasurable "smarter" (better educated, yes; smarter, unlikely), I don't see anything in that list that isn't demonstrably true.
the entire list was 'subjective'
krose wrote:And on the other hand, I don't think there is anything in the world that matches the smugness inherent in the jingoistic drumbeat of "American Exceptionalism."
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires...seek discipline and find your liberty I can tell if a person is judgmental just by looking at them what is chaos to the fly is normal to the spider - morticia addams If you're not upsetting idiots, you might be an idiot. - Ted Nugent
aussieguy55 wrote:Americans are supposed to have an obesity problem. An interesting book to read is Why French Women Don't Get Fat. Refillable drink and popcorn won't help. How many Americans read philosophy? Did the see the series The Consolations of Philosophy? A friend of mine went to America and was suprised how much food was on her plate. It was enough for two people.
two freedom loving people
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires...seek discipline and find your liberty I can tell if a person is judgmental just by looking at them what is chaos to the fly is normal to the spider - morticia addams If you're not upsetting idiots, you might be an idiot. - Ted Nugent
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
krose wrote: but leaving out the subjective personal preference "better looking," and the unmeasurable "smarter" (better educated, yes; smarter, unlikely), I don't see anything in that list that isn't demonstrably true.
the entire list was 'subjective'
No. Compared to the USA, Europeans in general have much better health care and education, and much less violence. And they are definitely thinner.
All of that is measurable.
"The DNA of fictional populations appears to be the most susceptible to extinction." - Simon Southerton
Imagine that there is a house on your street with peeling paint and an untended lawn out front. The grass is overgrown in some spots and dead in others due to under watering.
The children in the house are dressed poorly and one boy is involved with a street gang. One of the teenage girls is on her second pregnancy (by a different father) and still unmarried. A rusting, unrunning car sits against the curb.
Every morning the father of this family knocks on your door and tells you he has the best house (designed by God), the best family (loved by God above all others in the neighborhood) and lives the best lifestyle.
American exceptionalism.
No wonder people in other counties feel a bit put off.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
krose wrote:... And they are definitely thinner...
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
