“è così”
One of the most dangerous, yet ubiquitous, phrases in the Italian language. It serves as the answer to every question a foreigner or expat may have with regards to why Italians do the things Italians do. This is just how life is here, whether you like it or not. Any notions of changing it are naive. So just sit back, have a glass of wine and a slice of salame, and go with the flow. E’ così.
I just started this blog last weekend, but I’ve already had a couple of people note that I’m located in the area where we’ve had multiple earthquakes recently… they’ve asked what it’s like, so I thought I would just write a quick note about our experience here.
“F.I.A.T. = Fix it again, Tony,” was my uncle’s response to the story I’m about to tell. I was pretty sure that phrase was born out of some sort of prejudice against Italian-American immigrants back in the day (which would be funny since my uncle was one), so I went to check on it before…
This week is the Salone del Mobile in Milan (International Furniture Expo), which means that the whole city gets flooded with tourists from all kinds of design sectors – so much so that it’s often referred to as ‘Design Week’ in Milan. So I decided to test out my former city-girl ways and I headed…
Married to Italy 