Todays shirt and tie combination is much more rewarding than yesterdays although it is somewhat outrageous compared with the conservative Italians
My previous experiences of being in Italy have been mixed at best. A few years ago I spent some time working in Turin and found the place, dirty and expensive, the food was disappointing and the people unfriendly.
I also spent a week in Lugano and found that a little disappointing too mostly in terms of the food!
However, I am just south of Milan at the moment and am having a completely different experience. The people here have been very friendly and welcoming, we had an excellent meal of fish antipasti, fish with fresh pasta and fish primo plati with very nice wines. I am not dreading coming back again!
In other news, MK and I have decided that we will take J's little brother to Iowa for treatment all being well when he turns up. It looks like our cheap summer at home painting the outside of the house is out of the window again...
I also spent a week in Lugano and found that a little disappointing too mostly in terms of the food!
However, I am just south of Milan at the moment and am having a completely different experience. The people here have been very friendly and welcoming, we had an excellent meal of fish antipasti, fish with fresh pasta and fish primo plati with very nice wines. I am not dreading coming back again!
In other news, MK and I have decided that we will take J's little brother to Iowa for treatment all being well when he turns up. It looks like our cheap summer at home painting the outside of the house is out of the window again...
I'm sure your mother would love to go over and paint the house while you are away, thus killing two birds with one stone. (If I fall off the ladder and land on her).
ReplyDeleteMaybe the tie and the stern scandinavian scowl have made the Italians think you are not a man to be trifled with in the food stakes.aj
You look rather severe, but less so than yesterday - perhaps it's the tie!
ReplyDeleteGlad that you are enjoying Italy & finding your colleagues friendly & foodies.
Do you want a nanny in Iowa?
(note, no offer of a lone decorator in Ringsted)
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Has the shirt tail ended ?
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