God that's shit Foxy, men are crap at these things.
Just wanted to point out Baby Sputnik didn't actually sleep through or anything, just didn't spend 1/2 an hour howling inconsolably, as he often does when ill. He's still in a bad way, but I managed to get him to sleep just now, hope he has a good one.
So, how do I rate living in Italy? I could write an essay but basically the climate and the food are what keep me here, plus I live in a nice place in the kind of house that cost a lot less than the equivalent in th UK (prices have gone up since we got it though). Italians are laid back but can be irritating eg they drive REALLY badly. They can be a bit insular and family orientated, a lot of our friends are foreigners in fact. For your kind of work you'd probably have to look up north eg Milan, so a bit cooler and foggy winters. Wages are a lot lower here but things cost less, not sure if it evens out. For kids everyone adores them, suposedly they have a better quality of life, less stress, bullying etc. but the schools above elementary level are some of the worst in Europe, universities are a joke.
Every so often DH (who is always complaining about bloody Italians, even though technically he is one) talks about moving to the UK, and I have to remind him half the population is trying to leave.
Oh, I did write an essay.