February 19th, 2008
Here’s what I’ve learned so far while in Italy:
- The yummy wood fire smoke smell doesn’t come from houses being heated (for the most part), but from the restaurants in town. Any self-respecting Italian restaurant offers only wood-fired pizza. It’s true.
- The Italian language was chosen as the prominent language of this area because of its beauty. Someone, I can’t remember who, listened to all the different dialects and languages that were being spoken in all the independent city-states and decided that Italian was the most beautiful, and therefore would be the official written language. Isn’t that cool?
- Italians know how to drive backwards just as fast as forwards. Most of the turns around here are too narrow for a car to make it, so they have to back up once or twice in order to make it. It’s kinda funny to watch.
- There are too many cats in the world. Especially in Italy.
- Midday siestas should be adopted in the states. Life becomes so much slower paced and more relaxed because of it.
- American music is overrated. Why does every country insist on blasting it constantly???
- - Watching someone scream in Italian at an ATM machine is hilarious, I don’t care who you are.
- - soccer is brutal, but so much more fun to watch than football.
- I think everyone should take walks at night – it’s such a friendly and communal thing to do.
1 comment:
Of course I agree the Italian language is beautiful! Thanks Giedre for posting this account of your time there...I'm enjoying it! Love and Hugs, Mrs. G.
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