Word: scandinavianism
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Neckermann warmly acknowledges his debt to Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, and indeed his catalogue could almost serve for Sears. "We do belatedly what the Americans are doing," he says. But he has also been imaginative. This fall Neckermann is offering Scandinavian pastel mink coats for $1,175, much less than the usual price, has already sold "several thousand." Last year Neckermann established his own travel service, and it is already the biggest air-charter-tour outfit in West Germany. He is offering, for instance, 17 days in India for $400 tourist class and $635 for "special maharajah service...
Each night the Armstrongs serve a different regional food. Monday is Latin American; Tuesday is Eastern European; Wednesday, Oriental; Thursday, Central European; Friday, Scandinavian; Saturday, French. Although the restaurant has been open for twelve years, the Armstrongs have yet to repeat a complete menu. Like any good cook, Sara Armstrong gets her reward from the way in which her food is received, and her sensitivity typifies the best in American country chefs. "It took me years," she says, "to stop crying when a dish was sent back to the kitchen...
...needles and thread were to other women," wrote a contemporary. When Queen of Sweden, she personally invited scholars from all of Europe to visit her country. For her own edification she commanded the French logical philosopher Descartes to tutor her at 5 a.m. (he contracted flu in the chilly Scandinavian dawns and died). The great composer Alessandro Scarlatti even dedicated an opera...
...that he also continues to borrow from abroad. The U.S. is a melting pot not only for races but for ideas as well, and many of the American customs and habits that travel abroad have already been influenced at home by other cultures. From the King James Bible to Scandinavian modern furniture to LSD, some of the best and worst of culture in the U.S. has been imported. With the rise of U.S. power and affluence, much American music, cinema, art, design, ballet and theater have begun to meet and marry in midocean with their European counterparts, forming a sort...
...past few weeks, with summer touring getting into full swing, air travel in Western Europe has been a chancy proposition. The Scandinavian Airlines System's pilots were on strike for ten days; Sabena personnel were locked out after two weekend walkouts to press for a new work contract; Alitalia ground personnel walked out for the third time since May, and Air France employees went on their sixth short strike of the year...