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  1. Beer vs. Wine – What Greeks Drink

    Μake us preferred on Google So, what do Greeks drink? Wine might have been a staple for ancient Greeks, but it seems the modern Greeks have acquired quite a penchant for a liquor more commonly linked to northern Europeans, beer. According to Eurostat – the Europe…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #GreekWine #MediterraneanWine #alcoholconsumption #alcoholicdrinks #Greekwine #greeks #taste #Wine
    diningandcooking.com/2741756/b

  2. A quotation from Goethe

    Nothing is more frightful than imagination without taste.
     
    [Es ist nichts furchterlicher als Einbildungskraft ohne Geschmack.]

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, statesman, scientist
    Sprüche in Prosa: Maximen und Reflexionen [Proverbs in Prose: Maxims and Reflections] (1833) [tr. Saunders (1893), #489]

    Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/goethe-johann/4900/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #creativity #decor #fashion #imagination #taste #tastelessness #inelegance #insipidity #grossness #coarseness