tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post5752532773776556820..comments2024-03-08T09:42:28.879+01:00Comments on Burnt by the Tuscan Sun: Driver's EdIrreverent Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-9746898550465560722012-08-25T14:33:39.440+02:002012-08-25T14:33:39.440+02:00Another friend grew frustrated after studying for ...Another friend grew frustrated after studying for months for the exam, she shows up for the day - only to discover that her agency neglected to make her a testing appointment. <br />After flipping out over the oversight, they rescheduled for two weeks' later. <br />She showed up again, and the agency once again never put her on the 'to be tested' list...<br />But by this time, it's clearly not an oversight...<br /><br />I'm not sure yet if she has her license or not.Irreverent Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-63009770569903227662012-08-19T22:00:45.694+02:002012-08-19T22:00:45.694+02:00I'm proud to say that as an American with 25+ ...I'm proud to say that as an American with 25+ years of driving experience, I did have to go through the whole process of getting an Italian license, and it was a LOOONG, expensive, and very aggravating process. I had to take the written exam in Italian (they no longer offer the exam in English, since the translation was so bad they said...), so not only did I have to learn Italian at the same time as studying for the test, I then had to go through the medical tests, about $800 in fees, behind the wheel lessons (more about how to drive the way the inspector expects you to drive and not how the laws are written). Happily I passed both the written and the driving tests, but I forewarn any American who thinks it's easy: it's NOT. And yes, the material for the written exam is tough. It took me 6 months to memorize it all. This was 4 months ago and I've already forgotten most of everything I studied. I must be becoming more Italian every day...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-9463523024828379732007-08-11T16:19:00.001+02:002007-08-11T16:19:00.001+02:00That's because you think like an Italian!!And, how...That's because you think like an Italian!!<BR/>And, how much did it cost you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-43622911114012578842007-08-11T16:19:00.000+02:002007-08-11T16:19:00.000+02:00I must say, I have an Italian driver's license, an...I must say, I have an Italian driver's license, and it wasn't that difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com