From ggm2020@att.net Fri Feb 10 02:54:33 2006 From: ggm2020@att.net (Glenn Marshall) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 21:54:33 -0500 Subject: [Culturechat] Svelte Swiss Message-ID: <01f101c62dee$62d60f60$0100007f@3211> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01ED_01C62DC3.69954260 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_01EE_01C62DC3.69954260" ------=_NextPart_001_01EE_01C62DC3.69954260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For those who have been to Switzerland, this will bring back nice = memories. I received this in my mail today, just in time for Valentines = Day Chocolate Consumption - America vs. Europe Whichever way you like it, milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark = chocolate, or mixed with crunchy nuts; we cannot deny our love affair = with this delicious treat. We are a society of chocolate lovers. = Americans consume, on average, 10 pounds of chocolate per year. We are = not the biggest fans however. The British eat 16=BD pounds and the = Swiss, who invented milk chocolate, consume the most at 22 pounds per = person. Hmmm. Maybe chocolate is Europe's secret to staying so svelte!=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_001_01EE_01C62DC3.69954260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

For those who have been to Switzerland, this will bring back nice=20 memories. I received this in my mail today, just in time for Valentines=20 Day

Chocolate Consumption - America vs. Europe3D""
Whichever way you like it, milk chocolate, white = chocolate,=20 dark chocolate, or mixed with crunchy nuts; we cannot deny our love = affair with=20 this delicious treat. We are a society of chocolate lovers. Americans = consume,=20 on average, 10 pounds of chocolate per year. We are not the biggest fans = however. The British eat 16=BD pounds and the Swiss, who invented milk = chocolate,=20 consume the most at 22 pounds per person. Hmmm. Maybe chocolate is = Europe's=20 secret to staying so svelte!

 

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<6261753eff84281322a28fd9de321ea8@dplanet.ch> I live in Kanton Obwalden. Some of you might find this of interest, especially at this time of year. Can't believe it will last. http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=106&sid=6458221 Vance Roy gigli.saw@dplanet.ch http://homepage.mac.com/fredch I used to think drinking was bad for me, so I gave up thinking. AJC Vent