Jan 27 5 min The Accidental Miscreant As I've mentioned earlier, Italians love to scold. They'll shake their heads, wag their fingers, cluck their tongues at you for all kinds...
Dec 28, 2019 3 min The importance of buon giorno I've just been looking through old notes about my experiences years ago in Florence, when I took an 8-week crash course in Italian gramm...
Feb 6, 2019 6 min Not Quite at Home Yet The more time I spend in Italy, the more I’m aware of what a stranger I am, culturally. It’s funny to say that because I think of Italian...
Nov 1, 2018 3 min Culture Quiz, Exercise I According to Italian mothers, which of the following threats to life and limb is MOST to be feared? a) drafts b) damp skin (from perspira...
Oct 25, 2018 1 min Taking de-bate There are certain observations Antonio or I will make in the other’s presence that never fail to trigger a lightly combative response, wh...
