On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 19:20:30 +0100, "Giusi" > wrote:

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>"sf" ha scritto nel messaggio
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>> And it can be hard on your back if you spend enough time in the> kitchen.
>
>I don't get that. I probably spend as much time in kitchens as anyone here,
>and all Italian kitchens seem to have terra cotta or harder floors, and I
>don't have back problems from it. Sometimes my feet hurt, but I change into
>bouncier shoes and continue.
>
>My work days can be as long as 16-17 hours, some in the car to be sure, but
>most on those hard floors.
>
I dunno, that's what I've been told by people who have ripped out
their tile floors. Personally, I wouldn't have tile because of the
grout. Maybe I'd feel differently if I lived in Hawaii.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.