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To blog or not to blog…
Apart from a couple of posts, I stopped writing here at the end of last summer. I believe in positive thinking, and when things go pear-shaped the only way to go is humour. But finding things funny when they’ve got into … Continue reading
Cold snap in Rome
It looked like a warm early spring and most Romans have put away their winter clothes. Yet now we have a cold snap, and many are looking pale, chilled and unhappy. But Roman “cold” is rather relative. Cold snaps I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Environment, Humour, Italy
Tagged #humour, #Italy, #Rome, #travel
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Bloggers meet in Piazza Farnese
Unlike this picture, it was a grey and windy day … and I met blogging-friends in person for the very first time. Dona and Peter are enthusiastic foodies, seasoned hikers, curious travelers who have been to many countries, and out-of-the-way … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Humour, Italy
Tagged #humour, #intercultural, #Italy, #Rome, #travel
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Potatoes and peas lost in translation
This is not about food, it’s about language. Potatoes are served as a side dish just about anywhere in Italy, but they’re not typically part of the vaunted regional cuisines. Pasta, rice and polenta are more like it. Last week’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Humour, Italy, Languages
Tagged #humour, #intercultural, #Italy, #language, #Rome
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The Three Kings or flying back into the past?
It’s taking me a while to adjust to the idea we’re into a New Year. The best advice I’ve come across is probably from Queen Elisabeth II in her Xmas message to our Brexiting friends: ”…take a deep breath…”. Very apt. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Humour, Italy, Opinion
Tagged #change, #humour, #intercultural, #Italy, #OlympicGames, #Rome
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Rome in disarray …
Getting away from Rome from time to time is a must if you want to hold on to your sanity. You usually get back in a far lighter mood and tend to actually believe things will really change one day. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Humour, Italy
Tagged #humour, #Italy, #OlympicGames, #Rome, Italian culture
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Windshields, garages and cigarette butts in Rome
Dirty windshields, garages and cigarette butts…? Yes, because illegality is very much at home in Rome. I love my car, but it’s pretty dirty right now. From time to time yellowish Saharan sand rains down here overnight, and all the … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Environment, Humour, Italy
Tagged #environment, #humour, #Italy, #Rome
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January out of kilter
Thanks goodness February’s round the corner. The year started with a bang, but it wasn’t the fireworks we’d prepared. The basement of the building right across the alley erupted in sky-high roaring flames, and there went our celebrations. It was … Continue reading
Sense of humour to sarcasm … to cynicism?
A sense of humour is very much part of the basic desirable traits in Anglo-Saxon cultures. The ability to laugh about situations, people – oneself and others – to make light of problems that would otherwise become hard to deal … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Cultural, Humour, Italy
Tagged #humour, #intercultural, #Italy, #language
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Griping about Rome
I’ve been avoiding writing about Rome because I can’t think of anything really positive to write about it these days, except the weather. That is, the weather as a yearly statistical average (one of the best in Europe). Not … Continue reading
Writing From My 14th Country 