Thursday, February 9, 2006

Italian Complaints

February 9, 2006

above: a very small anti-war protest in Milan Feb 9, 2006 Since I began commuting regularly to Milan, it has been brought forcibly to my attention how much of Italian productivity is lost to strikes. I haven’t kept count, but it seems as if there has been something to prevent me from getting to the [...]

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Would You Like an Encyclopedia with That?

February 9, 2006

Surprising Things You Can Buy in Italy’s Newsstands In Italy, for reasons that I will go into some other time, most shops are closed on Sundays. You can go to a restaurant or bar, sometimes you can buy fresh bread in the morning, and there’s always one pharmacy open somewhere (though you may have to [...]

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