tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post469246635920324249..comments2024-03-08T09:42:28.879+01:00Comments on Burnt by the Tuscan Sun: An Expat Roster - Why Italians think we're Strange...Irreverent Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-21166753877658017012012-07-08T19:35:22.781+02:002012-07-08T19:35:22.781+02:00Seconding the no makeup one. I never wore makeup i...Seconding the no makeup one. I never wore makeup in England unless it was a special occasion, now I'm too paranoid to go to the supermarket without it.<br /><br />I dress according to the temperature, not what month it says on the calendar. In September when I arrived it was 30+ every day and I was in maxi dressed while the Italians were in jeans and pashminas. It was 28 degrees in May and I went out in just a T-shirt and six different people asked if I was cold. <br /><br />Linked to this, I don't wear outerwear enough to please the Milanese. For them winter is a puffa jacket like I'd wear to the Arctic, for me it's a parka. For Autumn/Spring they're glued to their quilted leather jackets while I'm in a cardigan. In summer, I'm bare armed and they're in cardigans.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328665354930344570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-4056423529376742332012-05-23T09:57:15.840+02:002012-05-23T09:57:15.840+02:00The comment about the hat refers to the winter, of...The comment about the hat refers to the winter, of course :) <br />DDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772723381708427902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-10386009853204355392012-05-23T09:49:03.094+02:002012-05-23T09:49:03.094+02:00I allow my child to run about in shorts and short-...I allow my child to run about in shorts and short-sleeved shirts when others are still bundled. On the same note, I don't always have a hat on her head. If she is cold, she will let me know! :) <br />DDanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772723381708427902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-5151856414599679562012-05-15T11:33:29.767+02:002012-05-15T11:33:29.767+02:00love these!
and, Kay, it was great meeting you too...love these!<br />and, Kay, it was great meeting you too!!!<br /><br />I like your makeup comment -- I walk my dog in the early hours of the morning, in any manner of pajamas-cum-clothing -- I just can't bring it in me to put on the full monty just to take my dog out & clean up his poop!<br /><br />a presto (spero) --Irreverent Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-91638173694789224992012-05-14T12:42:30.464+02:002012-05-14T12:42:30.464+02:00I'm a barefoot Kiwi... or would be, except for...I'm a barefoot Kiwi... or would be, except for the hard tiles and things that bite. <br /><br />I too laugh out loud, eat with a buona forchetta(instead of pushing my food around the plate pretending to eat), have a second glass of wine on occasion, and I choose to live here when I could be in New Zealand. (I have yet to meet an Italian who can understand THAT!)<br /><br />The fact that I am an artist helps me to "get away with" my casual sporty dress, lack of make-up, and refusal to play the mating game. <br /><br />It's a privileged life, even if I do occasionally drink "aqua sporca" and suffer the comments that go with such a habit... espresso is great, but so tiny that it is merely a tease!<br /><br />'Twas great to meet you on Saturday, I'm sorry I had to leave as soon as the presentations were over. Next time...Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237406486736942911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-45522614658174373942012-05-13T22:30:26.244+02:002012-05-13T22:30:26.244+02:00Francesca:
I have to add a country that pronounces...Francesca:<br />I have to add a country that pronounces the word Brusssshetta and the words panecot and provalon...must also contadini. <br /><br />I suppose it would be too too much to hope for Americans to speak any language including their own half way decently.<br /><br />DavideDave514https://www.blogger.com/profile/08791965245809463319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-44886702336540686662012-05-13T21:50:37.144+02:002012-05-13T21:50:37.144+02:00I drink more than one glass of wine, and sometimes...I drink more than one glass of wine, and sometimes not as part of a meal (for my Italian friends, this makes their head spin, or makes them fall asleep, or both.)<br /><br />I use air-conditioning, even to sleep with.<br /><br />I bake with peanut butter (my Italian friends often find this curious but they do seem to love it!)elyssabernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059347039524024686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-78861586638220681462012-05-12T14:29:24.248+02:002012-05-12T14:29:24.248+02:00Francesca:
Well, eating pasta with a spoon even he...Francesca:<br />Well, eating pasta with a spoon even here in the US marks you as a contadina! It's like eating peas with a knife! Well, I suppose here in the US you've got to excuse it, most Italians here are from Bari, Calabria, Naples, or Sicily. You know they're really all Sicilian...remember your Italian history...right.Dave514https://www.blogger.com/profile/08791965245809463319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-7937567576885069042012-05-11T18:40:46.692+02:002012-05-11T18:40:46.692+02:00- I will dare to drink milk - cold no less (!?!) -...- I will dare to drink milk - cold no less (!?!) - with food that is not breakfast cookies;<br />- I don't eat any breakfast (unless i am travelling and have breakfast in a very good pastry shop) and only drink coffee (sometimes, with the pastry, a cappuccino);<br />- I dare to take a shower within three hours after eating a meal, and still haven't died of a blocked intestine.jacquesnoreply@blogger.com