Italian House Numbers
House numbers in Milan and many other cities are usually standard and boring, like this:Â . But sometimes you find interesting and unusual ones, so I’ve decided to collect them. Related posts: Changing...
View ArticleLearn Italian in Song: Mamma & Papa’
written, recorded and copyrighted by Alex Britti Again, it could only happen in Italy: a pop/blues singer pens a love song to his parents. Hey, papà , stammi a sentire, Hey, Dad, listen to me ti...
View ArticleViva la Mamma? Motherhood, Menopause & Culture
I’m a US citizen, but I lived and raised my daughter Rossella (now 22) in Italy for 17 years. I left Italy in 2008 while Ross was at boarding school in India, and subsequently separated from my Italian...
View ArticleLearn Italian in Song: Che Bambola!
Another classic from Fred Buscaglione ( the Italian version of this wikipedia bio is much better) Mi trovavo per la strada circa all’una e trentatré, I found myself on the street about 1:33 L’altra...
View ArticleLearn Italian in Song: Attenti al Lupo
C’e’ una casetta piccola cosi’ There’s a house so small con tante finestrelle colorate with many little colored windows E una donnina piccola cosi’ And a little woman so small Con due occhi grandi per...
View ArticleLearn Italian in Song: I Promessi Sposi in Dieci Minuti
The Betrothed, in 10 Minutes I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed), considered the first example of the modern novel in Italian (though the language is a bit antiquated today), is a story every educated...
View ArticleEveryday Italian: Newspaper Headlines
The local newspapers in Italy’s smaller cities and towns advertise with eye-catching headline boards, designed to be as sensational as possible. Usually one board reports two headlines of the day or...
View ArticleLearn Italian in Song: Solo una volta (o tutta la vita)
Perhaps Only Once, or for All Our Lives Alex Britti C’era la luna, c’erano le stelle There was the moon, there were stars c’era una nuova emozione sulla pelle there was a new emotion on the skin c’era...
View ArticleBeach Memories
When I was growing up in Bangkok in the late 60’s, Thailand’s beaches were not yet much of a tourist destination. Even Pattaya Beach was unspoiled and seemed barely used (I know that will be beyond the...
View ArticleMimma Meets an Atheist
I have never been much of a housekeeper, nor cared to be. I grew up in times and places where many people (not just wealthy ones) had live-in servants. My parents both had jobs, and someone else was...
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