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No Dignity Left on Italian Television

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Not like there was ever that much to begin with, but still…
The other day when I saw this ad on TV for the umpteenth time, I said to Ale, “Next time that ad comes on, I swear to God I’m getting my camera out so I can make a little movie of it and […]

Italian Fruit-Scented Blankets

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

Photo found here
No, NaBloPoMo hasn’t caused me to totally lose it. Yet. This is something I’ve never seen before and I’m curious to know if you were aware of the existence of such an item.
Ale’s birthday was this week and so he received a few gifts. One of which I had never seen the […]

Roman Pizza That Doesn’t Overachieve

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Seen in the San Giovanni neighborhood:

“So, how’s the pizza?”
“OK.”
“Ah, not so good, eh?”
“No, it’s OK.”
Runner-up for today’s post: Pizza Buona (Good Pizza) on Corso Vittorio Emanuele II.
“How’s the pizza?”
“It’s good.”
“Just good?”
“Just good.”

Kids in Italy: Bambini with Cell Phones

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Yesterday I was walking down Via del Corso and I ran into a group of school kids on a field trip—probably about 7 or 8 years old. While distractedly following his classmates and teachers down this busy tourist street, the kid in front of me was furiously searching for something on his Motorola flip […]

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