...my, Italian, other half has clarified the magistrates versus politicians thing, I am, almost, pleased to say.Apparently, the non-political magistrates are, in reality, political. This means that there are those who like Mr B who go after Mr Prodi's cronies, and then there are those who think … [Read more...]
Never a Dull Moment
January 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Slow of the mark as usual - I did not hear or see the news until latish today. Shame, because the headline today was a real corker. The, er, Minister of Justice, one Clemente Mastella resigned, albeit momentarily, today. Apparently the, er, Justice Minister, and, wait for it, his wife, are under … [Read more...]
Knock, knock!
January 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Who was there? A nice man who explained that he was from some gas safety company or other. He even had a nice little badge. Then he told me that he was here to carry out a 'gas safety check' and asked me if we had any other gas fired appliances. I replied that we did not. Then he whipped out a … [Read more...]
Blog from Italy has become www.blogfromitaly.com
January 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Small modification, I know, but Google search no longer likes domain names without www before them, for some reason. In fact it was only showing "YOUR DOMAIN NAME" in the search area. Once I sussed out why, I went for the www. As to what effect this will have, I'm not sure. … [Read more...]
Contrary to Popular Opinion
January 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I know a lot of Italians from down south. You know, that area of Italy where the people tend to have a bit of a reputation for being a little work shy. One of those 'stereotype' situations, if ever there was one.All of the southern Italians I know are pretty hard working individuals and many are … [Read more...]
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