The wisdom of stores closing for afternoon siestas, August holidays, or for just about any other reason the proprietor might require a break…
…but not when you really need carta igienica!
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The omnipresent napkins at gelaterias, cafes and restaurants…
…but made out of a material that feels a bit like wax paper, and is just as nonabsorbent.
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The logic and potential efficiency of queuing up at the post office and government agencies with a numbered ticket system, so you can hang out and wait to be called…
…but wait, and wait, and wait, and wait!
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The presence of ancient, public urinals along some of the narrow streets…
…but how about a door??!
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The lack of "modern" conveniences like Ziploc bags…
…but the inspiration to reduce our consumption and also reuse whenever/whatever we can.
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The lack of privacy when apartment buildings are nested so closely together along the hills in Genoa…
…but the girls observing a rooftop sunbather one afternoon gave them an idea for their own spa experience!
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And, the dilemma of where to find the best macchiato…
…but…hmmmmm…no downside to this one!
Ah, la vita Italiana. The first word I really learned there was "sciopero" :)
ReplyDeleteWhen we moved to the Netherlands I shipped a whole Costco carton of ziplock bags, only to bring them back. How do other places survive without ziploc?!
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