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Posts Tagged ‘left side of the road’

December
17

Which side are you on?

by ForeverPlaid View from Abroad

Thanks to the Guardian, we see some Silvio Berlusconi statuettes with some blood for flare in light of recent events...

Thanks to the Guardian, we see some Silvio Berlusconi statuettes with some blood for flare in light of recent events...

This is one of a series of dispatches from our Foreign correspondent currently based in Scotland:

Ahhh… December 17. Almost time for me to resign my post as USDemocrazy Foreign Correspondent in Scotland and return to the ol’ homestead.

Can’t wait to get back to the place I know well, complete with crazy politics, late nights, and unique smells. And that’s just in the USDemocrazy headquarters.

But before coming home, I decided to pop over to Italy to check on things there.

(Editor’s note: The timing with the Recent attack on Italian Prime Minister Silvio BerlusconiĀ (Ouch)is purely coincidental)

What was the biggest culture shock going from the UK to Italy? The politics? The people? The food? The language?

Nope — the traffic. …read more.

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