In my Silicon Valley heyday I was a Platinum-level frequent flier on both KLM and British Airways, thanks to business class flights from Italy to San Francisco four or more times a year. When I quit Roxio in 2001, I stopped flying business class (in fact flew far less in any class at all), and … Continue reading KLM Tries Harder… But Fails
For several days last week, the spare bed in my studio was covered in piles of winter clothing. Mimma, the wonderful woman who cleans our house, would normally be unable to tolerate such a state of disorder, but she merely looked at it and observed: “Cambio di stagione.” “Change of season” isn’t a precise period … Continue reading Cambio di Stagione – Changing Seasons in Italy
Visit the new gallery here. One that got away: I didn’t get a picture of it, but a few months ago, coming into Milan’s Central Station, I saw a train engine on which someone had scrawled: “Sex is boring” (in English). Poor dear. Must be doing something wrong. Graffiti-ers in Italy are called “writers” (using … Continue reading Trainwriting
Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z Introduction to Italian Slang If you’re planning to live or travel in Italy, you might find it helpful to know what people are saying – much of which is not … Continue reading Italian Slang and Swearwords
^ top: “More taxes on your savings? No, thanks!” To which someone has responded: “What savings?” Italy doesn’t yet have a large enough Internet population to spawn interesting multimedia political parodists like JibJab. But citizens nonetheless find ways of talking back to their politicians… Note: All these pictures were posted by readers on the site … Continue reading Talking Back to Politicians: A Lesson in Modern Italian
