Comments on: Rita Konig on Luxury

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:43:58 +0000

smiling at the fact that this post comes right before a McDonald’s ad….

By: The Waterhole

The Waterhole — Sun, 10 May 2009 09:24:23 +0000

Indeed. I remember trawling the coffee houses of New York pleading for “Coffee… in a real cup… and not, like, two litres of it!”

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:57:48 +0000

so true.

By: amy

amy — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:20:09 +0000

that is something i noticed about italy as well – and loved it. proper serving sizes and a lack of salad dressing other than balsamic was really refreshing when i lived there.

By: Beth in SF

Beth in SF — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:13:17 +0000

Right on. My father-in-law has been complaining about this for years.

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Thu, 07 May 2009 01:29:32 +0000

@ Sanguine ~ Very nicely stated. I couldn’t agree more.

By: Mary @ Holy Mackerel

Mary @ Holy Mackerel — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:23:14 +0000

It’s so very obviously true. When we go to the States, we are blown away by the size of everything, and feel it’s a statement: BIGGER means better. Strange, but true.

By: Sanguine Spice

Sanguine Spice — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00:11 +0000

Having recently moved back to the US after living in Europe for 3 years, I can honestly say that our European pals have got the whole ‘less is more’ concept pretty much nailed. It’s about savoring…relishing…being perfectly satisfied versus overly stuffed; whether with food, clothes, or objects. And doesn’t a perfectly gross global recession seems as good a time as any to hop on board with this concept?!