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Forum: Italy
Apr 6th 2008, 6:14 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 984
Posted By markute

Re: Can anyone help.

Clive, that’s because the single card with your ‘codice fiscale (tax identification code) doesn’t get issued any longer. It’s quite a recent thing, but now (if you’re officially resident and have the...
Forum: Italy
Apr 3rd 2008, 3:01 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 5,815
Posted By markute

Re: Where is everyone from in UK and what do you miss most about home?

That's great news, thanks!! We're probably looking at next spring because of the timing with the baby, but I'd love to find out first hand from somebody what life's like there, so I'll be contacting...
Forum: Italy
Apr 3rd 2008, 2:29 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 5,815
Posted By markute

Re: Where is everyone from in UK and what do you miss most about home?

Blimey, 3 kids and husband lives in a different country! I know you’ve got 2 smallish children living with you, too, testarossa… How do people do it?? I had to rely on my partner so much just...
Forum: Italy
Apr 3rd 2008, 9:01 am
Replies: 72
Views: 5,815
Posted By markute

Re: Where is everyone from in UK and what do you miss most about home?

Oh dear, don’t get me started because it’s not the right thread, but the ‘where to bring up the kids’ issue is even harder for ‘hybrids’ than for ‘proper’ foreigners, isn’t it! Sometimes I envy my...
Forum: Italy
Apr 1st 2008, 5:38 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 4,835
Posted By markute

Re: Good Books

I had to log back in because I forgot to say something..
CONGRATULATIONS, sands!! Hope you have a lovely day! :)
Forum: Italy
Apr 1st 2008, 5:30 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 5,815
Posted By markute

Re: Where is everyone from in UK and what do you miss most about home?

It's definitely a good thing!! I don't think I'd feel quite as comfortable complaining if nobody kept things in proportion occasionally! So, no eye rolling, trust me!

I might have to read up on...
Forum: Italy
Apr 1st 2008, 5:06 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 5,815
Posted By markute

Re: Where is everyone from in UK and what do you miss most about home?

I love the fact that whenever somebody goes on a rant about all those little and big differences (all too often me…) somebody else sooner or later steps in with a different viewpoint and highlights...
Forum: Italy
Apr 1st 2008, 4:56 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 4,835
Posted By markute

Re: Good Books

Sorry beep! Just re-read your post and it clearly says that the books from that Italian website usually arrive within a week :o – that does sound better than getting them from the UK after all… and...
Forum: Italy
Mar 31st 2008, 6:50 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 4,835
Posted By markute

Re: Good Books

Beep, that's a shockingly long amount of time, and I thought the postal service was crap where I live because everything has to go via Verona, even letters posted within the same comune! Anyway,...
Forum: Italy
Mar 30th 2008, 6:28 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 4,835
Posted By markute

Re: Good Books

I really don’t think you have to use every minute of your life to improve your Italian, so reading in English sounds perfectly reasonable! However, if it made you feel any better, you could try an...
Forum: Italy
Mar 29th 2008, 10:54 am
Replies: 7
Views: 782
Posted By markute

Re: funny uses of English

Does Graham Norton still do his show on C4? Oh, I do think that these things need to be shared! (hence, the thread)
And when it comes to kids saying funny or embarrassing things – I keep meaning to...
Forum: Italy
Mar 28th 2008, 11:33 am
Replies: 7
Views: 782
Posted By markute

Re: funny uses of English

hehehe, thanks! "Shit happends!" - as it says on my favourite mug which I bought in Finland.. :D
Forum: Italy
Mar 27th 2008, 8:17 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 782
Posted By markute

funny uses of English

It happens to all of us when we’re using a foreign language - and it can be hilarious sometimes! I’m sure there must be a million great little examples out there and I’d love to share some of my...
Forum: Italy
Mar 27th 2008, 5:16 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,667
Posted By markute

Re: moving the kids back to the UK - education!!!

I know monkey bizness!! (we lived in Lewes for 3 years before moving here and have been back a few times since) To me the huge warehouse with all the climbing frames and the noise felt a bit like...
Forum: Italy
Mar 27th 2008, 2:15 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,667
Posted By markute

Re: moving the kids back to the UK - education!!!

I actually can't stand ASDA anymore (apart from the clothes section), so I'll probably be going to the new Waitrose in Lewes you mentioned in another thread.. (they opened it just after I'd moved) -...
Forum: Italy
Mar 27th 2008, 12:56 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,667
Posted By markute

Re: moving the kids back to the UK - education!!!

Thanks for your reply, testarossa. You do sound very lucky, and you sound like a very strong woman who knows exactly what she wants. :) Even if I wanted to, I couldn't afford to send my son to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 26th 2008, 8:22 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,139
Posted By markute

Re: depressed!

To be honest, my first reaction to your reply was 'Please don't get me involved in this..' I'd been blissfully oblivious to the last few exchanges when I posted my comment.. and I don't really agree...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 26th 2008, 7:53 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 5,139
Posted By markute

Re: depressed!

No, no, no!!! It's not exclusively English, trust me!

I'm originally from Italy, but lived most of my adult life in the UK and guess what, my experience is exactly the other way round. Now that...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 26th 2008, 7:38 pm
Replies: 67
Read Me: Useful U.K Links
Views: 170,781
Posted By markute

Re: Useful U.K Links

Hi, I'm thinking of moving back to the UK in one or two years time, so to make the change easier for my son (now 4) I've just been given this really useful link on homeschooling English and Maths:
...
Forum: Italy
Mar 26th 2008, 4:46 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,242
Posted By markute

Re: Florence school and location information needed please?....

I haven’t got anything useful to add, I’m afraid, but just wanted to tell you what a great business idea I think this is! I’ve been watching with interest how Italy (with varying degrees in different...
Forum: Italy
Mar 26th 2008, 11:00 am
Replies: 72
Views: 5,815
Posted By markute

Re: Where is everyone from in UK and what do you miss most about home?

Oh, the market behind the station!! I could have furnished my whole house with the (probably to a large extend stolen ;)) stuff from there! We did a whole season of car boot sales and put it all back...
Forum: Italy
Mar 26th 2008, 10:47 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,667
Posted By markute

Re: moving the kids back to the UK - education!!!

My mistake, it's all working perfectly today.. and looks very interesting, thanks!
Forum: Italy
Mar 26th 2008, 10:28 am
Replies: 72
Views: 5,815
Posted By markute

Re: Where is everyone from in UK and what do you miss most about home?

...and I forgot 'shopping in the North Laine', a pub crawl in Hanover, and the little award winning sandwich shop in the lanes! I also miss fish and chips on the Pier (eating with one hand and...
Forum: Italy
Mar 26th 2008, 9:45 am
Replies: 72
Views: 5,815
Posted By markute

Re: Where is everyone from in UK and what do you miss most about home?

I'm from Bressanone (provincia di Bolzano) but escaped early and lived in Asia and subsequently in the UK for most of my adult life. Leicester, Brighton and Lewes (East Sussex)

My partner grew up...
Forum: Italy
Mar 26th 2008, 12:35 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,667
Posted By markute

Re: moving the kids back to the UK - education!!!

Thanks Patti, I think you're absolutely right there. The way we feel rubs off on our kids more than we sometimes think.
I haven't done any structured learning with my son yet, and as I said, I'm...
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