Comments on: So, You Want to Be a Politician in Italy? http://italychronicles.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-politician-in-italy/ Life in the Living Museum Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:30:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Liciahttp://italychronicles.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-politician-in-italy/#comment-15672 Licia Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:38:34 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4554#comment-15672 Excellent summary! In addition to Teflon skin, I'd say an additional, erm... quality is <i>pelo sullo stomaco</i>, literally a fur-lined, or rather, hair-lined stomach, metaphorically the ability to "digest" anything without experiencing any pangs of conscience. Excellent summary! In addition to Teflon skin, I’d say an additional, erm… quality is pelo sullo stomaco, literally a fur-lined, or rather, hair-lined stomach, metaphorically the ability to “digest” anything without experiencing any pangs of conscience.

]]> By: Alex Roehttp://italychronicles.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-politician-in-italy/#comment-15563 Alex Roe Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:03 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4554#comment-15563 Hi Elisa,While I understand the sense of “ridere per non piangere”, I'm not so sure of the translation, or better, interpretation. Maybe it 'made my cry with laughter', but that's not right.'I had/started to laugh to stop myself from crying', may be one way to say what you thought in Italian.Whatever, glad it led to a laugh, if if it was rather hollow.Best,Alex Hi Elisa,

While I understand the sense of “ridere per non piangere”, I’m not so sure of the translation, or better, interpretation. Maybe it ‘made my cry with laughter’, but that’s not right.

‘I had/started to laugh to stop myself from crying’, may be one way to say what you thought in Italian.

Whatever, glad it led to a laugh, if if it was rather hollow.

Best,

Alex

]]> By: Elisahttp://italychronicles.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-politician-in-italy/#comment-15562 Elisa Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:25:35 +0000 http://italychronicles.com/?p=4554#comment-15562 This is absolutely brilliant. Though now I'm left wondering how to translate properly "ridere per non piangere" into English. It's what first came to mind when I read this post. This is absolutely brilliant. Though now I’m left wondering how to translate properly “ridere per non piangere” into English. It’s what first came to mind when I read this post.

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