Something like quickly running to the store just for milk and bread or popping by the ATM to withdraw 50 bucks is an easy and effortless task in America. You throw on a pair of somewhat clean sweatpa...
A few weekends ago there was a flower/plant market in the trendy Brera neighborhood of Milan. This market, called Floralia, has loads of really nice flowers and plants for you to buy and the proceeds...
So, the Italian language has two different types of “you” – the informal one (tu) and the formal one (Lei). Tu is what you say when you are talking to your friends, younger people, ...
Tiramisu is among the most popular of Italian desserts. I, personally, don’t go crazy for it, but I think a lot of people out there are decidedly way more into this chocolaty-coffee dessert tha...
Anybody who has spent any significant amount of time in Italy is bound to agree with me on this one. Italians have no concept of waiting in line whatsoever! It’s something that will make an Ame...
It seems as if a homosexual blizzard has hit Italy, dumping gay snow all over the streets! That’s right, it’s Carnevale time once again here in Italy! I love how at this time of year you ...
When American people think of Italy, the kinds of things that tend to pop into mind are images of people tanning on sun-kissed beaches, historic monuments illuminated by the warm sun, and Sophia Lore...
Ciao ragazzi! Here is a new Italian hand gesture for you to learn. Italy is known the world over as a country with great food to eat and this video teaches you the hand gesture to say that you apprec...
Today’s post revolves around a picture that I took with my iPhone while walking around the streets of Italy. This curious little thing is called Enjoy Box. It’s a fun and colorful vending...
Italians all say “we’re not superstitious“. Don’t believe them. That’s a lie. Italians are most definitely superstitious. Even some of the most sensible and logical Ital...
Buon Natale a tutti! My non-Italian readers may find the above picture to be strangely out-of-place during the Holiday season. It seems more like a Halloween thing rather than a Christmas one, doesn&...
I am a huge Mickey Mouse fan! Have been ever since I was a boy! I love Mickey so much that when I was little I dressed up as the famous Disney mouse for numerous consecutive Halloweens. My Mom gave u...
I meet up with my friends outside the bar where we’re going to have a few drinks and one of them asks ” Shouldn’t you be wearing a heavier jacket?” I dunk my french fries in k...
Today marks one year since I started my blog! Yay! (Cheering! Confetti! Expensive gifts!) It’s been a fun and fulfilling experience thus far and I hope you guys look forward to more, because I ...
* (that means “October” in Italian) It’s my absolute favorite month for many reasons! Here are the top ones: Halloween my birthday cold “snuggle” weather that’s no...
Italian food is good. Really good! I’d be hard pressed to find many people who don’t agree with that statement. Spaghetti, pizza, lasagna, cannoli, balsamic vinegar, eggplant parmigiana, ...
There’s this new social network that I am totally addicted to! It’s called Instagram, and it’s amazing! It’s an application for the iPhone where you can take pictures directly...
Margherita pizza (known in the USA simply as cheese pizza) is one of the simplest and yummiest pizzas out there. It’s got dough, tomato sauce, mozzarella, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, a...
Italians have many more branches of the police than we Americans do. We have, what, just the local police and state police? Am I missing any here? Luckily, I haven’t had much experience with th...
Here’s another vlog* for you guys: the Italian hand gesture for “That is perfect! That is precise!” * Vlog means “video-blog” in internet-dork jargon. (I recently learne...
I’ve been living in Italy for a good chunk of years now and affronting the Italian supermarket is no longer a daunting task. It wasn’t always like that though. It used to be a cultural ni...
I just wanted to say Happy 4th of July to all of my American readers…. and Happy Normal Monday to the Italian ones! Buon 4 luglio a tutti! P.S. My Mom once asked me “What do the Italians ...
Italy gets boiling hot in the summer. I’m talking that sort of hot where I literally bring a change of shirt to work because by the time I get to the office, it looks like somebody dumped a buc...
Well, I’d say that the guy over there with the glittery belt, tight package-showing jeans, bright pink t-shirt, perfectly blow-dried and flat-ironed hair, small diamond nose piercing, and Gucci...
Though the food in Italy is really great, sometimes I just get tired of healthy, natural-tasting stuff. For this reason, whenever I go home to the USA, I always bring back a suitcase full of American...
If any of you are looking for the quickest way to make an enemy in Italy (besides shouting out “Hey, your guys’ cuisine sucks!” along the streets) then the easiest way to do it is t...
Ciao ragazzi! The public has spoken! You guys voted on which Italian hand gesture you wanted to see next, so here it is! (P.S. I’ve had a hoarse voice recently, so please excuse my growling ...
The Italian approach to drinking alcohol is much different from the American one. I think the fact that there is no real word for “hangover” in Italian serves to best prove my point. It...
Over here! Garrett, over here!!! Great news! Blogexpat.com published my interview! It’s all about my life as an expat and my blog! I won’t repeat everything here, so why not go and check ...
Hey guys! I just wanted to thank all my blog readers for following my adventures during these last 5 months. Unfortunately, I won’t be writing anything else. My blog is being taken offline. App...
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