I'm probably going to insult some of our members here... but, just another day in paradise for me... ha ha... ok, think of the foods from different regions. Italian foods served next to... lets say... English foods. italians use spices to compliment and enhance flavors, make it more savory, so that even just a dish made out of flour and egg can really shine and sing. The English just serve you some boiled stuff with some salt and pepper. Of course that's a gross over generalization, but you get what I mean. The Italian aesthetic is to make elegant, sexy... they like their women spicy. The English... really aren't known for sex... I think they do, but just don't talk about it much.
In the pipe world, what makes it even more interesting is that The English took from the French. The French established the shapes, and the English just copied them, without a lot of flair. They took a French dish, and eliminated any spice, and just salt and peppered it, and now we have Dunhills.
The Germans... :::cough cough::: I hate pissing off Germans, but come on, their pipes are made on straight edges, and calculated Golden ratios so that they look "engineered" more so than designed. I mean... they try, really try, but...
The Danish... true to their Viking heritage, slam down their hammers and rough out a shape that looks like it grew that way, bulbous flaws and all. I've not ever had Danish food, I mean... I've eaten a danish, and a pastry, haha. But, I couldn't tell you much about Danish cuisine. I imagine it is playful and rough. Probably a lot of fish. Just a guess.
Anyways, have I pissed off everyone but the Italians? Good. I don't want them gangsters coming after me.
