Reflections on Living in Italy

Some Sobering Articles About Living in Italy

The Fading Future Of Italy's Young: Reverence for the past is stifling the present
When in Rome, plan to go home: A holiday in Italy can make you wish you lived there - but the reality, says Sebastian Cresswell-Turner, is that it's a land of almost unbridled anarchy
The slavery of teaching English: Why you shouldn't count on your language to make a living.
Addio, Dolce Vita: The Economist on what's really going on in Italy.
The true cost of la dolce vita: Some foreigners' sobering experiences.
Americans Working Overseas May See Big Jump in Tax Bill: Wall Street Journal on how the US government wants to make it even harder for Americans to live overseas.
Empty playgrounds in an aging Italy - Europe - International Herald Tribune: Europe's declining birthrates have been particularly profound in Genoa, Italy.

The Allure of Italy's Lakes - New York Times: There goes the neighborhood...
Empty playgrounds in an aging Italy - Europe - International
Italians Don't Like Italy Any More: Corriere.it Feb, 2006
One Italian in three wants to move abroad. Figures for young people cause most concern with 55% wanting to relocate. Survey carried out by Eurispes.

Blogs of Other Foreigners Who Live in Italy
(or Wish They Did)

NB: Most of these I'm aware of because they link back to me (hint hint); I don't necessarily have time to keep up with them all!

Miscellaneous Thoughts and Random Wonderings