Many of the villages of the Cilento are dying. Most have elderly populations that are not being replenished, because young people have moved and are still moving away to cities. Certainly the world will not be much different if these villages eventually die out. But it could be different if they live. A way of life …
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Service Second Class, from Tre Italia
So, here we are again, wasting time. To be exact, wasting time writing about how mobile communication operators (MCO’s) waste our time. As always, there is someone getting screwed, and this time it is Tre Italia who is doing the screwing. It has been six weeks since Angela woke to the shock of the month. Logging on to check her Internet usage with Tre mobile …
“Aruba! Aruba!” (The horror! The horror!)
He cried in a whisper at some image, at some vision — he cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath—”L’aruba! L’aruba!” Fans of Joseph Conrad will immediately recognise this famous quote from his novella and masterpiece Heart of Darkness. They will also realise that here it has been quoted in modern …
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A day on the Litoranea
As people come from all over Italy to spend their summer in traffic around Salerno, it is comforting to know that even if sometimes they can’t quite get to a beach, there’s still always something to eat. It is glorious summer again, a fact confirmed by the presence of a corn on the cob vendor …
Early Morning in Southern Italy
This article focuses on recent “socio-sanitary developments” in the south of Italy that are “improving” the lives of residents. At about 5.30 am each morning, the city council where we live sends out a trained team of employees to wake everyone up, just in case we can’t manage it ourselves. As an extra service they sometimes …
Patriotism and Bullshit
These days one is very frequently tempted into giving one’s opinion – generously, without solicitation and for free – to anyone who is unable to avoid hearing it. One of the most common deliveries of this nature concerns Italy and Italians, and usually starts with “Italy is a beautiful country; the food is great…” and so on. But …
Motherfakers
Dealing ruthlessly with nuisance fraudsters. Read article, or try our experimental click-blog If you’ve ever been bothered by a street peddler, then chances are you’ve bought something you didn’t want just so they’ll go away. What most hustlers count on, in fact, is your wish to get rid of them as quickly as possible. But if …