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Important advice needed on Italian skiing

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BerylStreep · 25/03/2016 15:49

We're having a great time skiing in Italy, perfect snow, lovely hotel & resort, but I need some guidance and was hoping the collective wisdom of MN would guide me.

Mountain hole in the floor toilets: do you face the back, or turn around and face the toilet door? Is it ok to flush loo roll down the toilet?

Lunch at mountain restaurants: I've just got the hang of the fact there are two different menus, the menu, and a snack menu, and where you sit dictates which menu you order from. But if you have lunch, and there is a cover charge, are you also expected to tip? For example, lunch was 30 euros, cover an additional 6 euros, so do you tip on top of that or is the cover effectively the tip?

Lovely Italian ladies hair: is there some secret to maintaining glossy bouncy hair even when you have been wearing a helmet all day?

Corduroy salopettes. I want some. Anyone know where to get them?

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dontcallmethatyoucunt · 25/03/2016 17:46

It has never occurred to me to face anything other than the door! .... if I haven't tested my pelvic floor and gone elsewhere!

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LIZS · 25/03/2016 17:51

Face door but no paper down . If you sit and are served to eat then yes tip.

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BerylStreep · 26/03/2016 17:41

Thanks! Very confusing. Any insights into the bouncy glossy hair, when I look like a wet cat, or the corduroy salopettes? I must have them.

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ThenLaterWhenItGotDark · 26/03/2016 17:43

Italian women (at least down here, in the south) go to the hairdresser once a week, and don't do anything to their hair in-between. So the shine is probably grease Grin

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massistar · 05/04/2016 10:38

This did make me giggle. My DH is Italian so we've skiied in Italy a lot. It took me a long time to get used to the toilets.. Definitely face the door! :-)

And Italian women's hair always looks perfect because most of them will only do one slope, very gracefully, before heading for a coffee!

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BerylStreep · 05/04/2016 16:18

Grin

If only I had the money, I think I was born to wear very expensive ski gear. In my search for the corduroy salopettes I have ended up browsing all the Fendi & Pucci ski gear. Very nice.

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massistar · 05/04/2016 20:54

Me too!! I hanker for a beautiful little Moncler number. Grin

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allegretto · 11/04/2016 10:49

I avoid those toilets- usually there is a normal one somewhere nearby! No to tipping but you can round up a few euros if you like eg 48 euros becomes 50. Sadly my British hair is never going to make the grade but yes, lots of people get a wash and set once a week.

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tpod · 15/09/2016 07:56

Cord pants at Peak Performance

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swearbyit · 02/10/2016 20:10

There were some corduroy salopettes in tkmaxx last year - sky blue, nearly bought them, but would have also necessitated new ski jacket, which was a push too far! This year tkmaxx will probably be awash with them and they'll be totally out of fashion. Thems the breaks.

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