How to Wash Up, Italian Style

The subject of this small and insignificant entry is going to be washing up. A strange subject for a blog post, you may well think, and I would agree with you, as it's one of those run of the mill everyday simple things in life that nobody every really considers. I mean, who would think that there … [Read more...]

An evening out

Not the most interesting title, I know, but having an evening out when you have small children can be a bit a a rarity and merits jotting down a little, or so I think.Some friends of ours invited us to their house to celebrate a birthday. Things got off to a bad start, seeing as baby, better half … [Read more...]

Pedestrian ideas and dog poo

I 've already gone on about Italian driving in another post, in which I expressed the opinion that they were not as bad as they are sometimes made out to be. Well, this viewpoint changes once you start walking around Milan, for example. As a pedestrian you will discover that apart from the … [Read more...]

Prince Harry

Well, blogs can be used for anything, but so far I have not really done the common blog thing of commenting on happenings in the world, but I feel moved to do just that by the rather unthinking actions of one of the members of the british (the small 'b' is not a typing error) royal family. Jewish … [Read more...]

What Are Italians Like?

Italians are good people by and large.  They have their faults, but then doesn't everyone?  I work with a local business school and I have to say that the staff there are general friendly and efficient.Italians are in my experience, helpful, courteous, considerate and friendly - much more so … [Read more...]