ITALIAN mums out there - franca etc

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DS is sick, what would a good Italian mum cook for him? First time he is properly sick, I need to cook him something, even if he might not eat it...

what did you find?

No No!!! Far from it you silly! you just sound so all together and with a lot of knowledge and quite intelligent! and humble too.. certainly not stuck up. do I?

(I 'found' a lot of things in my previous thread...)

No, you sound lovely Pippi

prevous thread?

previous post I meant... where's my brain tonight?

how was your day? did you stay in. Has the wall been finished?

the wall will hopefully be finished tomorrow. They also need to check the downpipe. Hopefully dh is working from home tomorrow, so I'll be able to go out and buy things I need for dd's (small) party on saturday.
Oh I see you meant your adolescence... ... I don't think I would have survived adolescenza in an Italian provincial town, were you at school with all PG's upper middle class children? I think you did very well, actually Pippi

how do you know franca?? yes all these 'perugia bene' type of girls - yuck! to give you an idea: one married a benetton! another uno scemissimo pero' 'figlio di un notaio' etc there were about 10 in a classe with only three guys!
I had to rebel and run away!! It was either that or brain lobotomy.

mind you a few others were nice and normal and we are still friends.

here still no news about whether we will be completing or not... dreadful, I am beckoming a size 00!

How do I know? I have some relatives who live in Treviso, I know le mie provincie... hehe, and guess what? well lets say that it's not the first time I see that Benetton...

small world hey? I do have some relatives in treviso as well and they also do know the benetton... stai a vedere eh!!

non e' che adesso ho fatto una figura and you actually know the same people I know!

mind you her cousin is a good friend of mine - still at that level but very very simple and funny. he is my best friend.

ah they do have relatives in milan... oh oh

I don't know anyone in Perugia, trust me! But yes, I have an idea of what "borghesia" is like in smaller towns. Now, we all know how irritating Milanesi can be, but for instance my Liceo was quite varied, ok, not the most fulgido example of social mixture, but lots of fantastic, interesting people.

I think everyone in Treviso knows the benetton...

LOL at 'irritating milanesi' ... yes some can be. and LOL at 'everybody knows the benetton in treviso'.. of course. like everyone knows everyone else in PG.

but yes small town mentality in italy can be dreadful - imagine the athmosphere at the only Liceo Classico. mind you there were a lot of nice interesting types too but unfortunately they all went to other 'sezioni'.

i don't think english small towns are like this. what do you think living in one? mind you as a foreigner sometimes you don't get these nuances. I've always said I'd loved to live in PG if I were a foreigner: you wouldn't give a shit, would you? like you don't in here.

Yes, I was talking about this to an English friend, I do believe that English small towns are different, and in many respects people seem to be less "narrow-minded".
On the other hand, as a foreigner I might not get those nuances... (but I'm over self conscious, the Italian lady, who gesticulates and dress weirdly...)
I've said that before, I think here it's great with small children, but I do feel trapped in a small town. I'd be happier in London. We would live in a smaller house, I'd have lots of anxieties, but I'd probably feel "free".

Italians have their 'borgesia di provincia' and the english have their class system... different mask but same evil in a way.

being an outsider is great...

oh you know that shop that sells those lovely 'costumi' x bimbi... DD size is sold out completely, all models.

I know! When I was in Milan I went to dpam and yes, the costumi her size were all gone as many other things. I complained with the shop assistant!. It's also my favourite place to buy pjs for the children.

sorry to interrupt you but the new name is very rock&roll!! loove it!

thanks

Hey! Even I know the Benetton in Treviso!

LOL. ever been to treviso?

Yes, really! I have friends who live between Treviso and Castelfranco Veneto. (Can't remember the name of the place now, just a little frazione...) Also, dh did research on the Lega so the profondo Veneto was prime Leghista-hunting territory for him (this was back in the day of celodurismo).

Before kids me and dh got horribly lost in TV on his motorbike (the idea was to park it at the station and go to Venice but we somehow lost the station) and ended up riding round and round the zona pedonale getting really disapproving looks.

Oh yes! I think you told us already about Castelfranco Veneto (which is where my dad was born). Had completely removed il celodurismo. (ashamed emoticon)