I have had two of these experiences. The first was on my first trip to Italy. In Palermo I ordered a hotdog (bearing in mind it was my first trip, on my own,...
What I don't understand is why anyone would go to a foreign country and order food without having at least taken a phrase book or done some basic research into...
... and ... basic ... you want ... Well, I agree with you in priciple, Mark, but maybe you are being a little harsh! I am now quite accustomed to travelling...
I think one of the most amusing episodes was a colleague who had only seemed to manage to order pizza for the whole week and wanted something different. He...
Hi Sandy et al I apologise for my passion for the food of Italy and some of the comments I hear make me want to get on my soap-box! I understand your comments...
I should point out that my first trip to Italy was also my first trip outside of the UK after I had moved there from South Africa. I was young(23), very green...
Mark, for what it is worth......I think Sandy weas hoping for some light-hearted comments regarding people's experiences in trying to roder food. I for one...
Roy et al I appreciate your comments and have had similar experiences, my point was that we ought to try that is all ! One of our best examples was on a...
I nostri offerti a questo discorso: Stavo seguendo un corso all'Università per Stranieri Dante Alighieri a Reggio Calabria. L'insegnante ci ha chiesto a ogni...
One of the funniest stories I heard recently was from a friend who always tries to speak the local tongue and often comes unstuck, although good for him to...
Buongiorno! Un link per chi vuole lavorare in Italia: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/travel/atoz/italy_work.shtml Ci sono altri link interessanti in cima...
... Your stories are really amusing! I wonder if Italian waiters look forward to English tourists with a wicked anticipation of what daft things they'll say! ...
Mi dispiace Russ! Quando ho risposto al tuo messaggio prima, ho dimenticato di dire "Benvenuto al gruppo!" Forse ti vediamo piu' tardi stasera in Messenger...
From Apprendete l'italiano: In Italiano: Oggigiorno famosa città italiana, cinquecento anni fa Firenze era ancora una repubblica, plagiata dall'influenza di...
To return briefly to the restaurant theme, Terry Wogan (UK radio DJ erring on the side of "old and doddery"!) read out a letter from one of his American...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the circolo-italiano group: We are thinking of organising a second group week end trip to Italy,...
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Buongiorno, Last March we organised a trip to Milan, which was a great success and we are considering another, maybe in October. For those of you who may...
Buongiorno a tutti Dispiace io parlo Italiano solo un poco. Ho un Web site dedicato alla cottura italiana. Nel corso degli anni ho raccolto molti, oltre 100,...
Coincidentally, in the last couple of days, two people have asked me for a list of member contact names (Yahoo profile names) to add to Messenger. I doubt I...
Benvenuto Mark :) Ho visitato l'indirizzo che hai scritto. C'erano molte foto benissimo. Assolutamente cercherò a visitare quei posti quest'estate. Ci vediamo...
Just thought I would drop those of you who know me a line to say that I am OK and managed to avoid any of the trouble on my way into work. Marcelle and Liz how...
Following yesterday's euphoria at the news that London would host the 2012 Olympics, sadly today London is the victim of what appears to be a series of...