Friday Five 1. What brand

Friday Five

1. What brand of toothpaste do you use?

Perodontax. We were in Italy and we lost our toothpaste, so we went to the pharmacy and bought the one with the little drawings of herbs on it. It had a strange taste, but by a week we were totally hooked on it. It is supposed to be some homeopathic cure for gum problems, but it has flouride and baking soday and all that, so it is good stuff in spite of the quack promises it makes. We ran out, but fortunately had a good friend going to Italy, so we had her stock up.

2. What brand of toilet paper do you prefer?

No preference, as long as it is not that stuff I encountered in China that had visible bits of hay in it.

3. What brand(s) of shoes do you wear?

Land's End.

4. What brand of soda do you drink?

San Pellegrino Chinotto and Aranciata

5. What brand of gum do you chew?

Chewing gum is an abomination. It should be illegal, as it is in Singapore, I believe. If I were going to add one product to the insane list of illegal substances it would be chewing gum. Nothing is more depressing than the site of some person immitating a bovine cud-chewer. If people need something to chew on, may I suggest a piece of licorice root? Amália loves it, as it soothes sore gums from teething, and it has a really interesting taste. Also, one does not put the whole thing in one's mouth, so one looks less like a heifer than one does chewing on a piece of chicle. I think chewing gum is a symptom of malnutrition. If people ate well, they would not have this urge to indulge in a disordered imitation of eating!