"Sleep is not a function of privilege. When I'm exhausted because I've spent two days jet-lagged and my bio-rythems are still on Tuscany time, I just think 'Man, it must be so great to live in one of those third-world countries with no electricity. I mean, when your hut is dark, you go to sleep, and when the sun…

The issue here is lumping all of Europe into one big club when culturally each country is very distinct (far more so than the differences between american states for example). There are many European countries that still see blackface as generally acceptable but others than do not. The UK for example is one of the…

Except that here they are. I'm sorry if that offends your liberal sensibilities, it offended mine as well when I first got here. But the vast majority of petty theft in my city (the largest in the country) is committed by children from the Roma community, who are sent out to make money by their families every day. …

You do realise that Europe is a continent, not a country? If you're looking for comparisons I suggest you use individual countries, and not use statistics from Italy for the whole of Europe.

So being white doesn't make one African, even though they were born and raised there? That's like saying being black doesn't make you American, even if you and your parents did spend all your life in Brooklyn.
The logic.

Pizza will last over a week unrefrigerated. Personally tested.

Also, can we stop misusing the word "curvy"? It's a word with positive connotations that has been misappropriated to mean something completely different. In order for someone to be curvy, there has to be a waistline: the curves have to go in, not just out. A series of bulges is not "curvy".

you kind of DO know they're unhealthy though. this argument gets thrown around all the time - that fat doesn't equal unhealthy. as someone in the medical field, i can tell you that in most cases (not every one, clearly), fat equals unhealthy. obesity is a risk factor for basically every disease except osteoporosis.…

I read that she wears the outfits as they're styled in the runway shows with little or no deviation. She doesn't really have any "personal" style.

the cuteness of your cats stunned me into silence....

And tell me how much YOU know of European people to point fingers. What do you know about Estonia?