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The Italy You Don't Know

Dietrologia – Gossipy Conspiracy Theory in Italy

October 17, 2016 by Alex Roe

Somewhat fittingly in Italy, the land which gave the world the term Machiavellian, the word “dietrologia” exists in Italian and can be found in Italian dictionaries. What exactly is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italy Tagged With: italian culture

Why do I Attract More Females than George Clooney?

July 31, 2011 by Alex Roe

It's true, I have to face up to the fact that I am unbelievably attractive to females in Italy.  They are all over me, especially when I am in bed.  To these women, I am a hunk. I may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Me Tagged With: italian culture

The English Woman who Helped Unite Italy

May 25, 2011 by Alex Roe

Jessie White's house in Lendinara (Rovigo).

A lovely story appeared on the 22 May edition of the Guardian.co.uk web site. Apparently, an English woman, called Jessie White, was instrumental helping Italy become a united nation 150 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italy Tagged With: italian culture

Italy is not United, After 150 Years of Unification

October 19, 2010 by Alex Roe

Splitting Italy

Forty years ago a young lady, all of eighteen years of age, boarded a train in Trento in the north of Italy heading for Trapani in Sicily, deep in Italy's south.  From Rome onwards this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italy Tagged With: italian culture

Hot Italian Girls From Puglia and Sicily – Part Two

June 3, 2009 by Alex Roe

In the first part of this post I looked at some of the differences between the two southern Italian regions of Puglia and Sicily. The second part of this tale, which was inspired by a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Italians Tagged With: Culture, differences, italian culture, Italy, mafia, Palermo, Puglia, sicily, tourism

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