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ÌýHi,you just need to create a new post and select location Le Marche. You may also add tags such as "sagre", "festivals in italy" or whatever is related to the topic.

Hi and Welcome,good English is not a must to be part of the Community. You just need to know enough to communicate your ideas and experiences of Italy.Thanks for uploading your photos, they are very nice. Since you love your land, Le Marche, why don't you advise members about summer festivals and sagre?Ìý

there are many - event too many - in Sicily. If you live in the countryside, be sure to share your home with one of them..!ÌýI love animals...but IÌýdon't love gecos!

I've forgotten to add that common expressions are also:

"Buona giornata"

"Buona serata"Ìý

They should be considered as wishes rather thanÌýgreetings, in fact they could be translated as:

"Have a nice day"

"Have a good night" - again this is another example of how the "sera" related expressions are greatly used in ½ûÂþÌìÌà when in English is used "night".

When you go away you can say "Goodbye" which means "Arrivederci", while the friendlier "ciao ciao" should correspond to "bye bye".Ìý

Note that Goodbye could also mean "addio" - when you go away from a place for good.Ìý

We often say "I hate to say goodbye..." = Odio gli addii..

Greetings in Letters

In a letter you may end with a "Saluti" (Regards) or with a more formal expression "Cordiali saluti" (Best Wishes).Ìý

See you...

It's translated with "Ci vediamo..", as in the following examples:

• Ci vediamo dopo / più tardi - See you later
• Ci vediamo domani - See you tomorrow

Another way to replace "goodbye" is "a presto" (See you soon), and that's right the way I wish to greet you:

A presto!

Hi Conrad,Thanks very much for your support and for sharing with us your love for Italy!

ÌýBouganvilleas can resist to winter. They continue to grow slowly without flowers, but with green leaves.Though, I'm based in Sicily and it's a different environment from Tuscany. I trust other members will help you with this.

Hi Conrad!Thanks for joining the Italy Community and for sharing your experience.You must have learned a lot about Italy and ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs!I strongly agree with this:"Although a culture shock at first we soon realised that there was a strong sense of community"Once I was told the same thing: ½ûÂþÌìÌÃs always want to do everything "insieme", with other people. I must admit this can be quite shocking at the beginning, especially if you are used to live in another way.When I travelled abroad I enjoyed some walks along the river or in a park alone - da sola. In some towns I was more likely to enjoy spare time to recollect my own thoughts. MaybeÌýthe town, the atmosphere, the places inspired me to do so. This is my personal sensation.

Hi Michael,Ìýwhy don't you post this also in the new groupÌýYou may find more answers from the members' group.

Hi Russ,actually we are managing some featuresÌýwhich will improve the website navigation and usage.we are really sorry that this is causing a slow page loading. Will sort it out as soon as possible.ÌýAnyway your Group is now public and people can see all the content uploaded till now. ÌýEnjoy.Valentina

ÌýHi,many thanks for this info.Ìý