How many ‘grown-ups’ are
stressed by children requesting a certain colour beaker, getting upset when
their drink is delivered in something else?
And yet, we do it.
It won’t surprise you to know
that there has been some research into this very subject:
As the article
says, ‘Lovers of hot chocolate may say that ingredients are the key to a truly
satisfying drink’. Apparently this is
not entirely true, researchers have revealed that using an orange-coloured cup
is the best way to enjoy the beverage!’
Their findings
could explain why we prefer to drink tea or coffee from our favourite mug.
From a selection
of 57 volunteers, using 4 possible different coloured plastic mugs, researchers
found that people said hot chocolate tasted better when served in an orange or
cream coloured cup than in a red or white one.
From my personal selection of
more than 20 mugs, yet again I reach for one of my 2 or 3 favourites. It does make me feel, almost imperceptibly,
better drinking out of one of ‘my’ mugs, than the children’s Thomas mug, car mug
or the chipped one. It is also a
combination of shape with appearance – it has to look right AND feel right when
I hold it.
In fact, head over to the
internet and type in ‘hug mug’ and a whole range of
options come up, which you can just
imagine drinking out of!
The wisdom of children is so
often overlooked or discounted but maybe we should apply this learning to our wardrobes. Taking more notice of how our clothes make us
look and feel, the impact they have on our experience and mood, might help us
to pay more attention to establishing, using and developing a wardrobe of
clothes that supports us as individuals.
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