While reading the English version of Beppe Grillo's wonderful blog I found a rather worrying entry, well, more worrying than the rest. Mr Grillo does not paint a wonderful picture of the … [Read more...]
Parking your car – Italian style and other little problems for motorists
While hanging about waiting for the bus to arrive this morning; I was on the way to the hospital where our little one is staying; I happened to notice this rather crookedly parked car, which … [Read more...]
Cappuccino and non-cappuccino cultures
While chatting with my other half I happened to mention a conversation which had taken place between two students of mine. The subject of this discussion was whether Milan was a better place … [Read more...]
Cultural Differences Between Italian and UK Families
This is my own personal attempt to get my head around how the two cultures differ, especially from the viewpoint of life with children. This post will thus deal with an issue which is … [Read more...]
Behind bars
Nope, they haven't sent me to jail, but when I have a look out of the window of the appartment, it feels a bit like being in one. You see there is a security grating thingy over each of the … [Read more...]