LOL, Davidwd--exactly! I always referred to my old 1992 Alfa Romeo 155 Q4 shiny black sedan as a "cruel mistress," although technically, I should have called it a "cruel master." Expensive, wasteful, complicated, and painful, but oh! So deliciously exquisite! That car was sublime. Sigh.
Well, maybe I will go to Italy, if I ever travel to Europe. I have looked at Italy on google earth numerous times, and I really liked what I saw. They do drive cars that are to my liking--though there are some huge trucks, they are primarily for commercial purposes. The cars are very compact and not "road monsters" like consumers favor here. I like midget Cars, with hatchbacks. If there is Pizza--good pizza--then I might give it a try. But, I will not be eating greasy Gas Station Pizza for Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, every day, like they do in some places in North America. Or buckets of greasy deep-fried chicken. One other thing; how prevalent is English spoken? Or must I learn Italian, even for road signs?
I live in a town in southern Italy. Closer to Naples (which is a very beautiful city). I live in a small town away from the big city, where most people work in agriculture and pastoralism.
Soon I'll post pictures if you like.
Obviously, sorry for my English is not the best!
I found English to be widely spoken, but we were in a touristy area. We found the locals to be extremely friendly at all times and passionate about the food they produce. We never had a bad meal! But there are plenty of Mc Donald's etc, we never used them though because the local food was amazing and reasonably priced. I am looking forward to returning to Italy again possibly Sorrento, Amalfi region and I would like to go to Salerno where my Grandfather landed as part of the British 8th Army after pushing Rommel up through Africa. I would like to retrace all the countries he went to between 1939 and 45.
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