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Forum: Italy
Oct 30th 2009, 10:23 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,840
Posted By silvietta

Re: On a more serious note.

Institutionalised racism?:ohmy:
Forum: Italy
Oct 30th 2009, 10:06 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,840
Posted By silvietta

Re: On a more serious note.

There is a big difference between racism and closure. Closure I have it with my neighbour, I don't know her, I don't even want or need to know her.She behaves in a good way, for me it is enough for a...
Forum: Italy
Oct 30th 2009, 9:50 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,840
Posted By silvietta

Re: On a more serious note.

It will be hard for you to understand our behaviour and get used to. It is hard for us.
Forum: Italy
Oct 30th 2009, 9:38 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,840
Posted By silvietta

Re: On a more serious note.

I think that each population has its own history, which affects behaviour. You cannot say Italians and British have same thoughts and same habits, we are different but this doesn't interdict a good...
Forum: Italy
Oct 30th 2009, 9:23 am
Replies: 87
Views: 10,510
Posted By silvietta

Re: English words misused by italians

By this way, you should say Italia, not Italy...:rofl:
Forum: Italy
Oct 30th 2009, 8:23 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,840
Posted By silvietta

Re: On a more serious note.

I assume that there is a basic reason from which Italy is so far from real strangers' integration. I guess it comes all from our history. As a Land which was conquered many times...
Forum: Italy
Oct 29th 2009, 9:48 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,840
Posted By silvietta

Re: On a more serious note.

Surely Italy is not completely ready yet to welcome strangers who come here to stay and live in. I guess Italians always consider strangers in two different types: the ones that come here which are...
Forum: Italy
Oct 29th 2009, 8:50 am
Replies: 87
Views: 10,510
Posted By silvietta

Re: English words misused by italians

Could it come from Italian "Detto - fatto" ? (= just asked / already done)
Forum: Italy
Oct 29th 2009, 8:46 am
Replies: 6
Views: 9,361
Posted By silvietta

Re: Home School in Italy?

We don't do it because school is necessary to the child to learn to stay with other children and helps him to behave in the community and to be integrated. We've been told italian primary school...
Forum: Italy
Oct 29th 2009, 8:34 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,840
Posted By silvietta

Re: On a more serious note.

Personally I haven't had in my family any of this issue, though we have:
-my uncle coming from England :thumbup:
-my granmother coming from Brazil (her father went there during 1st world...
Forum: Italy
Oct 29th 2009, 8:16 am
Replies: 87
Views: 10,510
Posted By silvietta

Re: English words misused by italians

Sorry but I cannot understand..."bimbo" has one only meaning = child (the only occasion we use "bimbo" differently is when you ask a mother "how's your bimbo" even if he's 35 - so sweet!) - I cannot...
Forum: Italy
Oct 28th 2009, 3:59 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 10,510
Posted By silvietta

Re: English words misused by italians

Lorna no problem, I didn't get it as a critic, I am aware (and sad) that Italians have more problems rather then other countries' people. That's the truth, we cannot hide it. Of course, I speak about...
Forum: Italy
Oct 28th 2009, 3:30 pm
Replies: 87
Views: 10,510
Posted By silvietta

Re: English words misused by italians

I cannot guess why, I can just remember to have heard many "English" words and have accepted them as true, and then discovered at Languages school they were completely misused. But it was too...
Forum: Italy
Oct 28th 2009, 3:18 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 2,840
Posted By silvietta

Re: On a more serious note.

37100 I'm sorry for what has happened to you and your son. Trust me, not all Italians are racist. You see, there is a fact that I do not approve but I can see it. In Italy there are many problems,...
Forum: Italy
Oct 28th 2009, 10:22 am
Replies: 87
Views: 10,510
Posted By silvietta

Re: English words misused by italians

I usually use "in questo periodo" (more than 1 week), "in questi giorni" (4/5 days, not more or I'd use "periodo"), "di recente"...never. I may use it to say "L'ho visto di recente" just to avoid...
Forum: Italy
Oct 28th 2009, 10:19 am
Replies: 87
Views: 10,510
Posted By silvietta

Re: English words misused by italians

Mmmhhh..let me think...ok, "dei jeans" in too colloquial and I think it is not completely correct in Italian, I'd rather use "un paio di jeans" to describe. For what concerns the phone, we usually...
Forum: Italy
Oct 21st 2009, 7:44 am
Replies: 1,507
Views: 269,024
Posted By silvietta

Re: TALK THE TALK. ITALIAN LANGUAGE QUESTIONS.

I think the translation could be "At least"...we may use "semmai" when there is a uncertain situation: ex. "At what time tonight?" "No lo so ancora, semmai ci sentiamo piu' tardi (così ci...
Forum: Italy
Oct 20th 2009, 12:48 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,222
Posted By silvietta

Re: What to do?

Personally I think there is no way for them, unfortunately:frown:. Children will grow up in the same condition, which is pitiful, but it's their own world. If you take them away from the camp, you...
Forum: Italy
Oct 20th 2009, 12:32 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,222
Posted By silvietta

Re: What to do?

As Italian I have my own particular idea about gypsos...I think it is common to most of Italians. Personally, I can't stand them, even if it might sound racist. And maybe it is, but their way of life...
Forum: Italy
Oct 20th 2009, 12:19 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,173
Posted By silvietta

Re: Is your heating on yet?

May I ask why you call Italy OZ? What does it mean OZ?:confused:
Forum: Italy
Oct 20th 2009, 12:14 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 587
Posted By silvietta

Re: Dead Wood

I may suggest you not to take anything, it's against the law as it is property of the State (it's called "Demanio pubblico"). It may seem some places are left there without any care, but if the...
Forum: Italy
Oct 20th 2009, 12:07 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,356
Posted By silvietta

Re: Pen Knives

7 years old? it's too dangerous I think...:huh:
Forum: Italy
Oct 20th 2009, 12:02 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,405
Posted By silvietta

Re: Weather in Puglia

Close to Milan, -1° on Saturday night...:ohmy: it's really too cold to be October, we should see higher temperature in the next few days but rain will come... in the souther Italy, it's really...
Forum: Italy
Oct 20th 2009, 11:56 am
Replies: 33
Views: 1,913
Posted By silvietta

Re: newbie alert !!

Hi Dave, I'm happy you have such a good feeling with Italy.:thumbsup: If you need any help with italian language, I'm here ready to help. (PS: sure you'd better learn Italian as here it is not common...
Forum: Italy
Oct 13th 2009, 5:56 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,431
Posted By silvietta

Re: very long drive

:ohmy: It's really a long drive! Ok, don't even consider internal ways! It would double the lenght and you would lose too much time...A14 from Bologna to the south is the best, trust me! :thumbup:
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