When I got to the business school in the Fiera area of Milan this morning, at around 9, I found just about all the classrooms deserted. Oops, I've arrived far too early, I thought. I checked the time, and it was indeed around 9, on both my trusty mobiles.Very odd. I had noticed that the traffic … [Read more...]
Will He Stay or Will He Go Now?
January 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This is the question many Italians will be asking each other regarding Prodi's chances of surviving the confidence vote his government is about to face. Oddly enough, it does appear as though Prodi may manage to hang on by the skin of his teeth. We shall see.Actually, Prodi is quite highly … [Read more...]
Search lights over Milan
October 23, 2007 By 3 Comments
I don't know if anyone else noticed, but the night sky was lit up by around four searchlights on Sunday and Monday night. When I first saw these beams of light, I thought it was something to do with Ferrari winning the F1 championship, but I don't know why the lights continued to shine on Monday. … [Read more...]
Italglish or Italglese or Engliano or Ingliano!?!?
March 2, 2005 By 17 Comments
Italians Struggling to Learn English As some may know, Italians spend quite a lot of time and money trying to learn English. Some make good progress and others do not really pass 'the book is on the table' level of ability.I see something like 300 students a year, most of whom are between 23 and … [Read more...]
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