http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/04/17/shut-up-or-go-home/ Deirdré Straughan on Italy, India, the Internet, and the world Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/04/17/shut-up-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-17444 webmaster Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:29:37 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/04/17/shut-up-or-go-home/#comment-17444 OMG! Not liking tortellini in Bologna! That's like... not believing in God! ; ) OMG! Not liking tortellini in Bologna! That’s like… not believing in God! ; )

]]> http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/04/17/shut-up-or-go-home/comment-page-1/#comment-17440 Kate Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:56:23 +0000 http://www.beginningwithi.com/comments/2007/04/17/shut-up-or-go-home/#comment-17440 Oh, I so agree with you. I am having a really hard time living in Bologna. I have been in Italy for ten years now and I still feel obliged to respond chirpily and positively to the question "Allora come ti trovi qui?" Anything else is usually met with a stony stare. The day I admitted to not liking tortellini felt like I was "coming out of the closet". Oh, I so agree with you. I am having a really hard time living in Bologna. I have been in Italy for ten years now and I still feel obliged to respond chirpily and positively to the question “Allora come ti trovi qui?” Anything else is usually met with a stony stare. The day I admitted to not liking tortellini felt like I was “coming out of the closet”.

]]>