Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 12:31:15 -0700 From: Marco Molteni <molter@sofia.csl.sri.com> To: Brett Taylor <brett@peloton.runet.edu> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: BSDCon East Message-ID: <20000409123115.A15826@sofia.csl.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10004081513100.81871-100000@peloton.runet.edu>; from brett@peloton.runet.edu on Sat, Apr 08, 2000 at 03:14:57PM -0400 References: <20000407102159.B8417@sofia.csl.sri.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10004081513100.81871-100000@peloton.runet.edu>
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On Sat, 08 Apr 2000, Brett Taylor wrote: > I'm heading over to Italy in late June for a bike tour for 9-10 days - > anyone know any good software/books to help learn enough so I'm not > totally lost when I get there? I pick up languages pretty quick so I'm > not horribly worried, but much like the little French I know, I'm lost > after people stop talking about bike stuff. :-) Get one of the small books with a title like: "Italian for foreigners", but be careful to find a decent one, otherwise you will speak the language of my grandparents ;-) I would like to give you some "practical tips": Food and drink are among the best in the world :-) When you eat out, try the local specialties, do not ask for only-for-turist food like "spaghetti bolognese" (unless, obviously, you are in Bologna!) or stuff like that. Do yourself a favour and eat a pizza in Italy. Suddenly you will realize that what is called pizza in the US has NOTHING to do with italian pizza :-) You should choose a pizzeria with "forno a legna", which means "wood hoven". Real pizza needs a wood hoven. If you want a cheap meal, choose a restaurant, or better yet, a "trattoria", without the menu in english. This often means that the restaurant is authentic, not for turists. We do not tip, expecially in restaurants. In Italy you tip _only_ when you are positively impressed by the service. Enjoy your staying in our sunny Italy :-) Marco To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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