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Crybaby: The Expat Tantrum
Although this could be about an expat experience anywhere in the world, it happens that Rebecca lives in Italy. Either way, it's painfully honest and beautifully written.
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Life In These Here Hills
This is a beautiful story about one young expat's attempts to find people her own age to hang out with in her adopted Italian home – and thereby avoid being set up with middle-aged Italian men by her neighbor.
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Italian women face 500 euro fine for wearing miniskirts
A conservative mayor in a town near Naples wants to "restore urban decorum" by banning mini-skirts, low-cut jeans, & swearing in public – among other things. (via @JCreatureTravel on Twitter)
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Napoli intersection shows Italian drivers are nuts
A friend sent me these videos, saying it was this kind of traffic that scared him half to death in Naples. I'm in Naples now, & yes – this is how the roads look. Same thing in Palermo. But I don't think this is an example of bad driving at all. If these drivers were bad, people would be getting hit. Cars/scooters would crash into one another. I think this just proves Italians are the most gifted drivers anywhere.
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Napoli Ultras went hunting Liverpool fans, say police
When hooligans make the front pages, it's sad news for soccer fans everywhere. Apparently the night before the Napoli-Liverpool game in Naples, the Napoli "ultras" (the hard-core fans) went out looking for Liverpool supporters in town, & a couple Liverpool fans were stabbed and had to be taken to the hospital.
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You Know You’re a Milan Insider When…
Ignore the list at the top of this article, because it's ridiculous, but scroll below to find lots of fun recommendations from long-time Milan residents about where to get great coffee, where to see art, etc. (via @Moscerina on Twitter)
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Italy to combat prostitution by cutting trees
Good grief… This is *so* one of those "only in Italy" stories that I'm kind of at a loss for what else to say. Especially since I caught wind of it from @onlyinitaly on Twitter…
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Extremely tiny apartment in Rome
Umm, no. This is just … so … WRONG. (via @PortlandBologna on Twitter)
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Beauty and the Inferno by Roberto Saviano – Review
This book is a follow-up to "Gomorrah," about Saviano's life since the Camorra issued a death sentence on him. (via @michellefabio on Twitter)
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Arrivederci, Italia: Why Young Italians Are Leaving
Interesting article about the sad state of affairs that is the 'brain drain' in Italy. (via @italyfrominside on Twitter)
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