I know the old Blog from Italy look was becoming a little confused, so I decided to give it a facelift.The new theme is based on yet another Brian Gardner theme, called Revolution only I have modified it a wee bit. I say 'yet another' because the previous Blog from Italy theme was also by Mr … [Read more...]
More Proof that the UK is Sicker than Italy
July 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Great British Bulldog has heart problems.After writing a post entitled The UK is Sicker than Italy, alas, I then read of this recent and particularly horrific crime in the UK. The title of the BBC story says it all 'Horror descends on quiet street'.The story seems to indicate that the do … [Read more...]
A Little Bit of Fun With Italian
July 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Over at Bleeding Espresso, Michelle wrote a lovely little piece on Italian words which when mispronounced can raise eyebrows. I meant to do something similar one day, but she beat me to it. Well worth reading, it is:top 5 italian words you really don’t want to mispronounceTechnorati Tags: Italian, … [Read more...]
Does Marketing Promote Child Abuse?
July 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Now, why should a blog from Italy be asking such a question? Well, I have a child, and like most children, he watches TV. My little son is bombarded with highly sophisticated targeted marketing. You probably know what I mean.Here is an illustration. My child watches X cartoon, and X cartoon is … [Read more...]
The UK is Sicker than Italy
July 1, 2008 By 19 Comments
Over on Man of Roma's thoughtful blog, I made a bold statement. What I said is that the UK is in a greater state of decline than Italy.Now, I can't go around saying things like this without giving some evidence, so here it is.Senseless violence - stories of knifings and shootings seem to be an … [Read more...]
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