Ok who has ....
Submitted by stevegwmonkseaton on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 12:59In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
What an awful combination!
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 14:31In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Lots of this kind of stuff is
Submitted by AndyT on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 15:22In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Lots of this kind of stuff is just daft in my opinion. 聽I have an 禁漫天堂 friend who hates Espresso (stains her teeth) and yet will drink a cappucino instead at anytime. 聽There really are no rules for what you should eat and at what time - we're lucky to be living in a world where we actually have choice, unlike the many starving in the world.
Perhaps your friend drinks a
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 16:09In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Perhaps your friend drinks a macchiato, instead of an espresso. That is what I usually drink after 11:00. Except after a good lunch and then I love a good espresso. 聽And I find your last comment really daft. We are not talking about welfare, charity or world hunger on this thread.聽
Obviously have been living
Submitted by Angie and Robert on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 17:22In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Duh !!
Submitted by Flip on Tue, 12/04/2012 - 17:34In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
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Coffee fascists
Submitted by Neil on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 06:26In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
"And anyone drinking a
Submitted by Esme on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 07:01In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Esme... you are the real
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 08:44In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Brits and Americans
Submitted by SirTK on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 11:52In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Generalizations are always
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 13:03In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Ho, ho, ho and a bottle of Rum
Submitted by Esme on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 13:44In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Esme, it must be the
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 14:34In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Well, when I order her
Submitted by AndyT on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 16:07In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Well, when I order her coffee, she has a cappuccino since that's what she tells me to ask for :) 聽It's all a bit daft that in this day and age people still think they have to right to determine what should be eaten/drunk and when. 聽I appreciate that the thread isn't about charity, welfare etc., but it does make you think how silly we are sometimes to even be concerned by such trivia as eating conventions. 聽Zzzz...
It's all Bollix.
Submitted by Flip on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 17:19In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
The whole point of the article, which has obviously alluded some, is the perceived values that ex Pats have of what they think 禁漫天堂s have of them. Do you honestly think an 禁漫天堂 cares what time of day he/she has a Cappuccino; No if that's what they want that's what they'll have; do they care what you think when they are having a grappa at 9.30 in the morning ..NO. The article points out quite well that it is only an Ex pat who is 'desperate to fit in' that has adopted these perceived rules of 禁漫天堂 life. Italy is full of real people who do and say exactly what they want. So for all you sheep out there who think that Italy has a set of Social Rules that an Ex Pat must follow to fit in; I suggest you examine your own life rather than that of other people.
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Isn't that a
Submitted by Annec on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 05:31Well said, Ram. And I would
Submitted by Gala Placidia on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 03:24In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Well said, Ram. And I would add wearing socks and sandals....聽 All societies have their "set of rules" according to the circles in which one moves. That does not mean that all people - even within those circles - have to comply with them. If you don't like pasta, don't 聽eat it. If you prefer a macchiato to a espresso, choose the one you prefer. It is not necessary to start drinking Bellini the moment you go across the border.聽 The French have an excellent expression to describe what I mean: "savoir faire"聽 聽
"You could also park your
Submitted by Esme on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 05:21In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Karen (again)
Submitted by Beeryspice on Thu, 12/06/2012 - 06:28In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
No Karen. This forum slumbers sporadically BECAUSE of your trolling ways.聽 People don't post here because YOU (and one or two of your little chums - cue chums!) attack and insult people when they do post - especially if you don't like the 'cut of their jib'.聽 Once you have gone - by this I mean, of course, your nasty, abrasive little on-line personality - things will slowly return to a more sensible, pleasant and informative site for "lovers of all things 禁漫天堂".聽I realise you find this concept hard to stomache when what you really want to see are "lovers of all things Karen/Anastasia/Esme/etc/etc/etc". I look forward to that day...