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I love Italia, the land of "la dolce far niente"! Just curious though, does the green sign on the fuel prices at the pump, the one that says "senza piombo" imply that Italians can still choose between leaded and unleaded gas?! I sure hope not. Heh, I still remember climbing around the cobblestone streets of hilly Bergamo in a little Fiat Cinquicento with five adults on board, I do hope that of all the people in the world the Italians will agree that driving those ugly SUVs flanking the little red beauty is a travesty!!! I also miss my old Alfa Romeos especially, my little red convertible spider quadrifoligio. Given the opportunity I would still go live in Italy, even if I had to use public transportation ;-)
Well, I don't know why they still say "senza piombo", unleaded. Leaded gasoline was phased out in Italy already several years ago. I guess it is just the force of habit. Anyway, Italians are still using those old 500s, but many have switched to SUVs. Too bad!
Grazie,Ugo! I have a good friend who owns an Italian shop "Ital Auto" here in Florida and some of his customers have 500s, it can be quite a sight to see one next to a Humvee...
It is quite unfair to characterize Italy simply as the country of il dolce far niente. Most Italians are very hard working, and are doing so for salaries which are so low that many foreigners would not even be thinking about moving a hand ...
But I fully agree: Italy is a very charming and beautiful place, and Italians are great people.
(NB: Just for clarity: I'm not Italian ...)
Oh for criminy's sake lighten up will ya :-). If you read what I wrote again you will see that I really like Italians and especially their ability to not take life so damn seriously that they don't know how to stop and smell the roses now and again. Trust me some of the hardest working people I know are Italians and they also happen to be some of my best friends.
I think you are right, Magyar. Italy used to be the land of the "dolce far niente". Now it has become a land of fanatical workaholics. I don't think this is progress.