End May, Bari (+ a night at the opera), then 3 days Lecce, last 2 days in the Trullo. I reckon staying away from Roma and Toscana is not a bad idea this time.

Italian policeman used couchsurfing website to drag and assault travellersIf you turn up at someone's house and find them wearing a singlet just turn round and go somewhere else.

QuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelItalian policeman used couchsurfing website to drag and assault travellersIf you turn up at someone's house and find them wearing a singlet just turn round and go somewhere else.there's a typo in your headline, "drug" has become "drag"and for the shirts, the term is "wife beater"sounds like a very risky website, a sexual predator could (and did) abuse the system

Costa Concordia captain gets a 16 year sentence....somehow I don't expect him to serve that time.

QuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelsomehow I don't expect him to serve that time.now you're talking like a true italian

QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelsomehow I don't expect him to serve that time.now you're talking like a true italianthat has made my day.

QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelsomehow I don't expect him to serve that time.now you're talking like a true italianYou never said that to me.

QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelsomehow I don't expect him to serve that time.now you're talking like a true italianYou never said that to me.you have to improve your "talking with your hands" skills

QuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelQuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelsomehow I don't expect him to serve that time.now you're talking like a true italianYou never said that to me.you have to improve your "talking with your hands" skillsthe last two would be a bit extreme, but otherwise very accurate

I like the one in which you place your thumb just behind your ear and let it slide to your chin."Sono polyglot. Parlo Italiano e Calabrese:" (... now slide thumb).

QuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelQuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: daveangelsomehow I don't expect him to serve that time.now you're talking like a true italianYou never said that to me.you have to improve your "talking with your hands" skills101

QuoteQuesto Blog ha lo scopo di alimentare un dibattito che ci auguriamo posso accrescere anche la nostra e la vostra cultura finanziaria, per colmare il gap che ci differenzia dal mondo anglosassone e per poi far prevalere la nostra creatività e genialità tipiche del popolo Italiano

QuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteQuesto Blog ha lo scopo di alimentare un dibattito che ci auguriamo posso accrescere anche la nostra e la vostra cultura finanziaria, per colmare il gap che ci differenzia dal mondo anglosassone e per poi far prevalere la nostra creatività e genialità tipiche del popolo Italianothat is funnyyou can tell those guys are consultants

QuoteOriginally posted by: DevonFangsQuoteOriginally posted by: CuchulainnQuoteQuesto Blog ha lo scopo di alimentare un dibattito che ci auguriamo posso accrescere anche la nostra e la vostra cultura finanziaria, per colmare il gap che ci differenzia dal mondo anglosassone e per poi far prevalere la nostra creatività e genialità tipiche del popolo Italianothat is funnyyou can tell those guys are consultantsYes, it's on LinkedIn. They use a lot of abstruse words IMO. And it's one big sentence.In English the approach would be called 'playing to the gallery'. I'm sure there is an equivalent phrase in Italian.

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