Comments on: From bad, to worse, to better? http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/2010/07/from-bad-to-worse-to-better/ Humour is what gets me through the day. None guaranteed. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: That girl in Italy http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/2010/07/from-bad-to-worse-to-better/comment-page-1/#comment-47 That girl in Italy Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:10:29 +0000 http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/?p=120#comment-47 Please tell us how it works out with the new job! I completely understand your frustration with all-things-Italian. But I repeat to myself "it's temporary, and it's for school, and NY will always be there when you're done" so I feel better about it and then can go out and enjoy myself. :) Please tell us how it works out with the new job!

I completely understand your frustration with all-things-Italian. But I repeat to myself “it’s temporary, and it’s for school, and NY will always be there when you’re done” so I feel better about it and then can go out and enjoy myself. :)

]]> By: admin http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/2010/07/from-bad-to-worse-to-better/comment-page-1/#comment-45 admin Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:43:46 +0000 http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/?p=120#comment-45 I never thought I would be wishing for so many wolves mouths, but that's Italy for you! However superstition is a funny thing: I wished an Inter Milan supporter "good luck" and he reeled back in horror telling me that good look means bad luck. Inter Milan won the Champions league shortly afterwards. The same guy wished me "in bocca lupo" and England crashed out of the World Cup. Go figure! Working from home means that I can be based in Milan when not travelling, so perhaps the combinations will work out well :) I never thought I would be wishing for so many wolves mouths, but that’s Italy for you! However superstition is a funny thing: I wished an Inter Milan supporter “good luck” and he reeled back in horror telling me that good look means bad luck. Inter Milan won the Champions league shortly afterwards. The same guy wished me “in bocca lupo” and England crashed out of the World Cup. Go figure!

Working from home means that I can be based in Milan when not travelling, so perhaps the combinations will work out well :)

]]> By: Katja | Driving Like a Maniac http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/2010/07/from-bad-to-worse-to-better/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Katja | Driving Like a Maniac Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:11:53 +0000 http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/?p=120#comment-44 I think it's telling that, in a conversation with some of my 11 year old Italian students one day, they asked how I went shopping. I told them that I used a mixture of sign language and bad Italian and they all gasped in horror, telling me (in not quite this English form, but the same meaning), "You must be careful! Italians are cunning and will swindle you if at all possible!" Really sorry to hear that you've had a rough time of it over the past few months, but also very glad to hear that you're coming out the other side. When you say based at home for this new company, does home mean the UK or Italy? Either way, lots of travelling sounds exciting. In bocca al lupo :D I think it’s telling that, in a conversation with some of my 11 year old Italian students one day, they asked how I went shopping. I told them that I used a mixture of sign language and bad Italian and they all gasped in horror, telling me (in not quite this English form, but the same meaning), “You must be careful! Italians are cunning and will swindle you if at all possible!”

Really sorry to hear that you’ve had a rough time of it over the past few months, but also very glad to hear that you’re coming out the other side. When you say based at home for this new company, does home mean the UK or Italy? Either way, lots of travelling sounds exciting. In bocca al lupo :D

]]> By: admin http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/2010/07/from-bad-to-worse-to-better/comment-page-1/#comment-42 admin Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:49:48 +0000 http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/?p=120#comment-42 Yeah, I find that most Italians feel much worse and they all want to learn English so that they can get a better job with a US/UK company. I suppose it was still a valid experience working for an Italian company - I now know how bad things are for them from first hand experience! Yeah, I find that most Italians feel much worse and they all want to learn English so that they can get a better job with a US/UK company. I suppose it was still a valid experience working for an Italian company – I now know how bad things are for them from first hand experience!

]]> By: Georgette http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/2010/07/from-bad-to-worse-to-better/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Georgette Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:13:25 +0000 http://phunkyplanet.com/blog/?p=120#comment-41 ugh.. i know how you feel with work situations.. luckily i wrk with an american company that pays direct deposit ( and does my taxes ) so no middle-man but i have been in your situation, very normal unfortunately! did you talk to your coworker to see what the "norm" is ? good luck with everything. I love it in florence but i can def understand how people get disallusioned living and working here, including italians themselves.. ugh.. i know how you feel with work situations.. luckily i wrk with an american company that pays direct deposit ( and does my taxes ) so no middle-man but i have been in your situation, very normal unfortunately! did you talk to your coworker to see what the “norm” is ? good luck with everything. I love it in florence but i can def understand how people get disallusioned living and working here, including italians themselves..

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