Saturday 27 September 2008

Kitchen art

A lot of people showed great interest in my response to the NY Times article on the Mediterranean diet on my food blog. Thanks for the positive feedback; I suggest you read the comments section with other people's views on the subject. Here's my kitchen (on a good day):

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And here's what we keep posted on our kitchen wall:

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(a map of Europe dated 1897; a map of modern Europe; the school calendar; the many wonders of the world - not just the ancient seven; the food pyramid)

I'm sure this is just a normal way to educate children in the Western world. In Greece, you will often be asked if the paint comes off the walls when you take the posters down, and how easy it is to wipe away the sellotape or gum tack marks.

"How should I know?" I reply. "I've never taken them down!"

We welcome all donations of educational posters...

5 comments:

  1. Too funny post! LOL
    In Poetugal we have tiles at kitchen walls. I put there the fruit stickers :)

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  2. Maria,
    I have taken a world map down from the wall of my mentor's office, very very careful but the paint still...
    and you have a lovely bright kitchen! Mine is in dark green, pretty easy to clean and it always looks clean, haha

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  3. the writing's on the wall!! subtle way of educating!

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  4. Το τερπνόν με τα του οφελείμου, όπως έλεγαν και οι αρχαίοι ημών πρόγονοι!

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  5. "In Greece, you will often be asked if the paint comes off the walls when you take the posters down, and how easy it is to wipe away the sellotape or gum tack marks"

    Freakishly accurate childhood dejavu!

    I love the old map and i have a very old memory of the food pyramid in a book we used to call "Εμείς κι ο κόσμος"...not sure if it is still in circulation in the elementary school :-)

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