Things

Being this is my second time to work in Italy, I have been come an expert in all things Italian. 1. Italian - Italian is actual Spanench. If you know some Spanish, you can screw up Italian quite well. If you know some French, you can screw up Italian quite well. 2. Clothing - You should always remember that you are nothing more than a mobile display rack for your clothes. Comfort is secondary to style. 3. Shoes - No boots. Side note for women, the longer and pointier the toe, the more stylish you are. Who cares if you look like you have size 13 feet! 4. Parking - Simple rules apply here. Park anywhere you can get a part of your car in. Just because everyone else is parallel parked does not require you to. 5. Driving - Drive fast. Remember to avoid turn signals or checking you rear view mirror, as it might warn someone that you are going to cut them off. As soon a the light turns green, honk your horn. Even if you are the 15th car back from the intersection, it will help traffic move out of your way. 6. Food - Generally very good, served in courses. Bread will hit the table just about as soon as you do. Antipasto (hors d'oeuvre / appetizer); Prima, usually a pasta dish or a soup; Secondo, the main course, but may be smaller than the prima - don't be shocked if you order sausage and get a sausage, all by itself, just laying there on your plate, all alone, with nothing else. Formaggi, frutia & insalata - cheese, fruit & salad can follow the secondo. Dolce, sweet dessert and coffee top of the meal. Wine or water (naturale, frizzante or effervescente - still, sparkling or lightly sparkling) are the preferred drinks. You can get a Coke, but why would you. Generally each restaurant has house wines that are quite nice. Like the French, restaurants do serve cavallo (horse). Taste is not unlike beef. If you know your eating horse, you will taste the difference. If you don't know your eating horse, you probably wouldn't know your eating horse. 7. Irish Pubs - It will be just like any other Irish Pub anywhere else in the world, only here you see them dancing on tables and booths. Usually the girls will join in. 8. Television - Multiple thoughts A. What ever the program format, game shows, variety shows, sports, infomercials, talk shows, there will be a group of young women dressed in less. B. Infomercials, lots of infomercials. C. Thirty two channels on the TV; Twelve different channels on the TV; All in Italian. Walker Texas Ranger is easier to follow in Italian than Friends. D. Being completely dressed in not a requirement for television before 11PM. Sex in the City airs at 7:30PM. D & 1/2. Do not let young children watch some of the channels after 11PM. You don't really need to use your imagination. D & 3/4. Movie trailers show some of the good parts! 9. Hotels - Rooms are small, beds are small, the showers are small & the towels are small. and 10. Sunglasses - You must have sunglasses. They should be placed on you head in a location where they can be seen by the most people - it is best to practice placement in front of a mirror until it becomes second nature. If you are going to actually wear them over your eyes, UV protection means nothing if the face of style.