Tag Archives: cold

The Imaginary Invalid, and their Dodgy Medicine

Posted on February 11, 2015 by

It’s February, it’s cold, it’s flu season, here and everywhere else in Europe, I imagine. Flu season brings with it a new and interesting cultural experience: here in the South of Europe, people have a distinctly different approach to health … Continue reading →

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Defender of all things Scottish

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

As I wrote last week, many Italians seem to think of Scotland as a sort of modern, EU prison camp. Regarding Scotland, there’s one topic, apart from the weather, they seem particularly fond of: food. Whenever I’m in Italy, or … Continue reading →

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The Garcia effect (or: The health benefits of ginger lemon honey tea)

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

Has anyone of you ever had that experience when you can’t eat something any more, because of a negative association? For example, if you once get absolutely smashed on, say, rosé, and you get so drunk that you end the … Continue reading →

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