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I'm not Italian. Just another American Mutt, but I do appreciate so very much of the Italian style and creativity, taking the mundane and breathing color and life into it.
Of course, Moto Guzzi character, reliability, and style... My Fiat 500 now has over 60k miles and is easy to maintain, fun to drive, cheap to own, and still makes me smile... I've looked at other cars and even test driven a few, but they lacked that special something ...
Italian. What is it that you love about it?
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That Fiat got around to dumping Tony.
Fix it again Tony doesn't seem to affect the 500. They are quick, ride pretty good and have flair in styling. The Abarth sounds really good too. Grin makers. :laugh:
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I'm half Italian and was raised by the Italian side of my family. What do I like about Italian culture I wouldn't know where to begin . . .
I recently watched one of those WWII reprise series, like the ones I've viewed many times, but somehow never really focused on the Italian theater, particularly their retreat. Over and over again it was, "the Italians barely put up a fight, they just ran."
Italians . . . they're not stupid!
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I'm half Italian and was raised by the Italian side of my family. What do I like about Italian culture I wouldn't know where to begin . . .
I recently watched one of those WWII reprise series, like the ones I've viewed many times, but somehow never really focused on the Italian theater, particularly their retreat. Over and over again it was, "the Italians barely put up a fight, they just ran."
Italians . . . they're not stupid!
Exactly, it wasn't their fight to lose.
They earned a lot of respect in El Alamein
Didn't they change to the right side before the Italian campaign, I recall reading somewhere that the Germans
disarmed them before they had time to re-organize.
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Of course, the new Cinquecentos--Cinquecenti?--are made in Mexico for the USA market, and in Hungary for Europe. Next thing you know, they'll be making Chevrolets in Canada!
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I don't remember where I read it, but here goes: Italians grow up surrounded by things that have been around for many centuries. Beautiful things that stood the test of time. In such surroundings, the only way to get noticed is to be , um, colorful, flamboyant. The ancient tombstones tell them where we all end up, so they drink, dance, love, drive, eat like they mean it.
What is not to admire about that? :cool:
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The country itself and its people, language, art, food, wine, architecture, gardens and cars/bikes. Lovely place to visit and want ever so bad to go back again. Growing up in Chicago probably 1/4-1/3 of my neighborhood and friends were Italian. Chicago has some of the best Italian food in the US and I grew up with a good appreciation for its cuisine.
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The Italians are MASTERS of these things: A. beautiful design, B. lustful romance, and C. passion for living
Exhibits A, B, and C:
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Oh, and DESSERTS.....did I mention desserts?
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I dunno, but I've found that Italy creeps into my life from all sides.
-I loved the country. Travelling through Italy was life-changing.
-As a cook by trade, I love cooking Italian food, and love eating it even more. The meal at my wedding was Osso Bucco.
-Wine? Love Italian reds. Brunello is all I need to survive, honestly.
- My speakers? Italian.
-It seems like every time I buy something that I really like, something I really want to keep... tools, bags, whatever... they turn out to be Italian.
I dunno. But I've got a thing for Italy, it seems.
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it is not hard to see why:
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Everyone loves Italian food, wine, movies (and movie stars), music, art, style, warmth, enthusiasm, cars, motorcycles, airplanes, scenery, architecture, athletes. No one ever has ever come back from traveling in Italy and said "Done that." Instead, you say "Can't wait to do that again."
Why ask why?
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Of course, the new Cinquecentos--Cinquecenti?--are made in Mexico for the USA market, and in Hungary for Europe. Next thing you know, they'll be making Chevrolets in Canada!
........blasphemy!!!!..... :grin:
kjf
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About that Italian food , so much of it is tomato based , say a little thanks to Mexico for that .
Dusty
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Now you guys have done it!
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Just within a half mile from our apartment! :grin:
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This is the town my grandparents came from - Lorsica. They were married in the church in the picture. It's about 20 miles south-east of Genoa.
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About that Italian food , so much of it is tomato based , say a little thanks to Mexico for that .
Dusty
I wonder what Italian food was like before they started eating tomatoes there in the late 1600s.
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They also design beautiful aircraft of alternative design.
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GliderJohn
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This is the town my grandparents came from - Lorsica. They were married in the church in the picture. It's about 20 miles south-east of Genoa.
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Beautiful! My grandparents and one uncle were born in Barrea, AQ and now we live here amongst family.
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Me too! Style and craftsmanship! :kiss:
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Food!
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Not everyone likes Italian food. Just sayin'.....
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Funny.
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Nice socks ! Very Italian :grin:
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What is there not to like?
My wife and I are day dreaming about retiring to Italy, spending 8+ months a year their and keeping a very small apartment in Canada. We don't speak a word of Italian so that will be big challenge for us as we close in on 60. From time to time we look at Italian real estate on line showing restored farm houses in the country, beautiful scenery and amazing villages. I have been a couple times, most recently the pilgrimage to Mandelo and my wife has been several more times to Umbria and down the east coast. So long as I can find a place with a mild winter, an outbuilding for motorcycle fiddling and reasonably close to an airport that can connect me back to Canada I may take the leap. It's something we may get serious about in a year or two, if anyone has suggestions for a specific region fill me in.
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Well- in my eyes there are a lot of things not to like about Italy, not unlike most places- and there are a lot of things to love.
Especially their artistic approach to everything that they do.
When it comes to motorcycles, the design some times have what I would call a brutal elegance to it that I find very fascinating.
Here is a picture of my elder sister and me, visiting the Certosa monastery outside Florence in oct. 1955. The monastery dog is of course dressed up to the event.
The holy spirit of the place seems to have got to me, while my sister look a bit more sceptical. I remember that the munk had some small bottles with colorful liquor that he offered our parents.
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These guys made refrigerators!!!
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These guys made refrigerators!!!
And I ride a NORGE!!!! :azn:
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Not everyone likes Italian food. Just sayin'.....
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Barbaro! :rolleyes:
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Truly a lovely thread. Makes my heart sing.
When we lived in Tunisia, my French teacher often said: English is precise, French is oblique, German is long, but the Italian language: it is beautiful. Michele was an incredible linguist, grew up in Belgium.
Barolos...
Chris Botti
Pavarotti...
Hoping to entice family to Italy in the next year or two. Peered across Alps to Italia several times.
See a lot of the little Fiats around Houston, they always stick out for their clear, unique style. Still wonder about the Fiat version of the Miata that is supposed to come soon.
The culture is powerful. Nobody has mentioned Roman history influence, and of course the Catholic church, nor the best virgin olive oil on the planet...
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On a more somber note, Italy's biggest cultural challenge is its birthrate; like Japan, they are in a demographic death spiral. It's not even a matter of young people leaving the small towns for the big city; there are simply no young people in the first place.
My wife's extended family is an example of this "upside down" family tree: many of the grandparent generation, a few adult children (my wife's cousins), and maybe one grandchild. Italians love their culture, but don't seem optimistic enough to want to leave it to another generation.
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I was struck by a comment made by several of my close Italian friends in the last couple of years, and without delving into a political tailspin...the influx of refugees floating across the Mediterranean has put a strain on the economy and jobs opportunities lately.
The phrase that struck me as something I hadn't heard in 30 years of travelling to Europe and to Italy regularly was:
Italy is a beautiful place to visit, but it's getting harder and harder to live here permanently (for the Italians themselves), not for expats or retired folks who choose to move there...a bit sad to hear indeed.
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Perazzi shotguns :thumb: Just like exotic Italian cars beautiful to the eye and handle like a dream.
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I'm not Italian. Just another American Mutt, but I do appreciate so very much of the Italian style and creativity, taking the mundane and breathing color and life into it.
Of course, Moto Guzzi character, reliability, and style... My Fiat 500 now has over 60k miles and is easy to maintain, fun to drive, cheap to own, and still makes me smile... I've looked at other cars and even test driven a few, but they lacked that special something ...
Italian. What is it that you love about it?
We have a lot in common. The Fiat, the Guzzis... Fiat and Guzzi have strong ties.. The Guzzi v twin is a defunct Fiat motor that was destined for cars. Fiat and Guzzis are peas and carrots.
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I was struck by a comment made by several of my close Italian friends in the last couple of years, and without delving into a political tailspin...the influx of refugees floating across the Mediterranean has put a strain on the economy and jobs opportunities lately.
The refugees floating across the Mediterranean have much mediatic coverage, but, from a statistical point of view, they are hardly relevant. The great part of the immigrants in Italy, like in the rest of Europe, came comfortably by plane (among the most numerous extra-UE communities in Italy there are the Chinese, Philippine, Indian, Bengali, and Peruvian ones).
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The phrase that struck me as something I hadn't heard in 30 years of travelling to Europe and to Italy regularly was:
Italy is a beautiful place to visit, but it's getting harder and harder to live here permanently (for the Italians themselves), not for expats or retired folks who choose to move there...a bit sad to hear indeed.
That`s what I hear too, especially young people are having a hard time. Housing is very expensive in the bigger cities, and it`s difficult to find work that is paid well enough to pay for it.
Many well educated young Italians migrate to England and other countries to find employment.
There`s a street market in town this week, with Italian, Dutch, French and English stands. I spoke to one of the young Italian sellers today, and told him about this ongoing thread on WG. I asked him what it was like to live in Italy for young people today
With a sudden serious look to his face he said ; "We hate it". That`s what he said.
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But otherwise, the Italian stands of course were the most delicious looking.
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well, some nice French tomatoes
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Ciao
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My wife an i backpack... we're wanderers. Our last trip to Italy we left our rented apartment in Florence, picked a direction and just started walking... anywhere to get away from the masses with their cameras, and the crappy "restaurants" hawking shitty food to tourists.
We came across some telling graffiti... in English.
"Why is it called tourist season, if we can't shoot them?"
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When I saw this city bike today , I immediately saw before me the ; "Moto Guzzi Pizza" :grin:
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'Fact is; italians simply "Get It!"
Relative to other nationalities which are close to getting it:
More industrious than Spaniards
Less full of themselves than the French
Not nearly so intense as the Germans
Blessed with the effects of Mediterranean breezes rather than the used Austrian and German airs of the Czechs
Those four nations are so close, in my mind, to getting it right but it's the Italians who have pulled it off, and in a realistic balance.
Todd.
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I wish Bhutan would build a motorbike :laugh:
Dusty
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Latest Peroni commercial with Lake Cuomo.
https://youtu.be/A0L_XtB2TGc
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Latest Peroni commercial with Lake Cuomo.
https://youtu.be/A0L_XtB2TGc
Thanks for that :thumb:
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Thanks for that :thumb:
Pretty woman, Lake Cuomo and the Ercolino.
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I'm not Italian. Just another American Mutt, but I do appreciate so very much of the Italian style and creativity, taking the mundane and breathing color and life into it.
Of course, Moto Guzzi character, reliability, and style... My Fiat 500 now has over 60k miles and is easy to maintain, fun to drive, cheap to own, and still makes me smile... I've looked at other cars and even test driven a few, but they lacked that special something ...
Italian. What is it that you love about it?
I like the 500 L in yellow.
(http://www.allpar.com/photos/fiat/500L/fiat-500l-yellow.jpg)
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I wonder what Italian food was like before they started eating tomatoes there in the late 1600s.
Food the ancient Romans ate. :boozing:
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Perazzi shotguns :thumb: Just like exotic Italian cars beautiful to the eye and handle like a dream.
FABBRI OVER-AND-UNDER :popcorn:
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FABBRI OVER-AND-UNDER :popcorn:
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Now there's a nice competitor for Holland & Holland!
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I'm not Italian. Just another American Mutt, but I do appreciate so very much of the Italian style and creativity, taking the mundane and breathing color and life into it.
Of course, Moto Guzzi character, reliability, and style... My Fiat 500 now has over 60k miles and is easy to maintain, fun to drive, cheap to own, and still makes me smile... I've looked at other cars and even test driven a few, but they lacked that special something ...
Italian. What is it that you love about it?
Well, keep in mind that the new Moto Guzzi models are designed in Pasadena CA.
Miguel Galluzzi currently heads Piaggio's Advanced Design Center, was born in Argentina and raised in the U.S.
But yes, I love Italian design.
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Keep the photos coming
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Even their Police cars have style!
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In no particular order:
Barolo, Chianti, Prosecco (for the missus)
Parma Ham, spaghetti bolognese
parmigiano reggiano
Skiing in the Italian Alps -particularly Cervinia (14'000 ft, on the Matterhorn)
Tomba La Bomba (you have to be a skier for that one)
The Italian Riviera (cheaper than the French one, less pretentious and better food)
Juventus vs Inter
Moto Guzzi, Ducatti, Fiat, Ferrari, Lamborghini
The fact that they don't give a ***t that the economy doesn't work
Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and all the rest
Rome (but not in summer), Venice, Florence, Bologna, Pisa
Fashion, shoes (but not an area I know anything about)
A strong religious ethic that no one pays any attention to
The train system actually works (Thanks to Mussolini, apparently)
They managed to civilise Britain (but we are working hard to undo it all)
Londinium AD 43
I think that's enough. Time for another beer.
Arrivederci & Ciao.
Beerman
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In no particular order:
parmigiano reggiano Beerman
Not to mention...Grana Padano...can be eaten all by itself! Molto delizioso!
I don't think I saw Grappa or Pizza Quattro Stagioni or Margherita on the list... ahem!
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Not to mention...Grana Padano...can be eaten all by itself! Molto delizioso!
I prefer Grana Padano over Parmigano Reggiano and it's usually $2-3 bucks a pound less expensive.
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For the wife and I, we'd be hard pressed to choose between one of the Cinque Terra towns or Capri to retire to. Then there's the issue of a dump/fixer upper residence costing a half a million in either of those locations... :undecided: Not a great choice/place to live for the thrifty....
Cheers,
Mark
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I miss the late afternoons on the terrazzo of a cafe. People watching, scooter watching, and an ice cold beer.
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I prefer Grana Padano over Parmigano Reggiano and it's usually $2-3 bucks a pound less expensive.
:thumb: :thumb: If only there were a way to keep one of those 44 kilo round cheese blocks in the house!
By the way, not sure if any folks have been to Eataly in New York or Chicago...very nice Italian Market with all kinds of goodies, restaurants, gelateria, lunch bars etc....can easily spend a full day there!!
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I don't think anyone has mentioned Alessi. I love their design:
http://store.alessi.com/usa/en-gb?gclid=CILIkIHOh84CFUSSfgodKpMIIQ
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Are those Nathan's hot dogs sticking in the gelato ???
Dusty
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Are those Nathan's hot dogs sticking in the gelato ???
Dusty
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In no particular order:
Barolo, Chianti, Prosecco (for the missus)
Parma Ham, spaghetti bolognese
parmigiano reggiano
Skiing in the Italian Alps -particularly Cervinia (14'000 ft, on the Matterhorn)
Tomba La Bomba (you have to be a skier for that one)
The Italian Riviera (cheaper than the French one, less pretentious and better food)
Juventus vs Inter
Moto Guzzi, Ducatti, Fiat, Ferrari, Lamborghini
The fact that they don't give a ***t that the economy doesn't work
Sophia Loren, Gina Lollobrigida and all the rest
Rome (but not in summer), Venice, Florence, Bologna, Pisa
Fashion, shoes (but not an area I know anything about)
A strong religious ethic that no one pays any attention to
The train system actually works (Thanks to Mussolini, apparently)
They managed to civilise Britain (but we are working hard to undo it all)
Londinium AD 43
I think that's enough. Time for another beer.
Arrivederci & Ciao.
Beerman
Ok PJPR01, it is clear that there are some glaring omissions which cast doubt over the completeness of this list. Grappa, of course - how could that be left out? And pizza, and ice cream. And where is opera??
Beerman
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You are right Beerman!!
Lavazza coffee
Stand up Espresso bars
Sculpture, Art and Da Vinci
Carrara marble
Puccini
Ferragamo ties
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"shoes (but not an area I know anything about)"
You must not be married.
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Let's not forget the talent show at the EIMCA show in Milan!! :cool: :thumb:
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Hmm , pretty sure the Greeks invented pizza and the Chinese ice cream . Although pizza wouldn't be pizza W/O tomatoes , which came from the American Indians , so really , who gets the credit here ? :laugh:
Dusty
Inventing vs. perfecting...no one says let's go out for a Greek pizza or a Chinese ice cream do they, but a Greek salad or Chinese food in general...good to go! You can enjoy a Pizza Bianca (no tomatoes)... :)
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Let's not forget the talent show at the EIMCA show in Milan!! :cool: :thumb:
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Lots of talent there!! :thumb: :thumb:
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Inventing vs. perfecting...no one says let's go out for a Greek pizza or a Chinese ice cream do they, but a Greek salad or Chinese food in general...good to go! You can enjoy a Pizza Bianca (no tomatoes)... :)
No one talks about Israel Bissell either ...
Dusty
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"shoes (but not an area I know anything about)"
You must not be married.
I am married Blackcat...my lack of knowledge about shoes is a consequence of the fact that I realised long ago that some things about marriage would always be beyond my ken.
Still, this has been an entertaining thread!
Beerman
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Roberto Benigni
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N99Ps4nLBGU
We might be stretching rule #1 just a bit but it is art! Also, some of the funniest 25 minutes in film.
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(http://www.mendaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/limoncello.jpg)
BIG slice of apple pie for posting this! LOVE Limoncello! :thumb: :cool:
...and yes indeed...there IS a lot of talent at the EICMA Milan show!!
(http://thumb.ibb.co/eOus5a/1195100eb6bed5ce96f7c7cb5463fb53.jpg) (http://ibb.co/eOus5a)
(http://thumb.ibb.co/diNeka/15763402445_3668993dec_b.jpg) (http://ibb.co/diNeka)
(http://thumb.ibb.co/hiLodv/EICMA_2013_girls_Ducati4.jpg) (http://ibb.co/hiLodv)
(http://thumb.ibb.co/i1GiBF/eicma_2014_6.jpg) (http://ibb.co/i1GiBF)
(http://thumb.ibb.co/eBKQQa/girls_on_bikes_eicma_32.jpg) (http://ibb.co/eBKQQa)
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Florence 2009......... BMW? WTF!!!
(http://thumb.ibb.co/exfodv/MG_1772.jpg) (http://ibb.co/exfodv)
Bologna 2009, Edi Orioli's Paris Dakar winning machine
(http://thumb.ibb.co/dfM5Qa/MG_1829.jpg) (http://ibb.co/dfM5Qa)
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Roberto Benigni
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N99Ps4nLBGU
We might be stretching rule #1 just a bit but it is art! Also, some of the funniest 25 minutes in film.
Awesome :boozing:
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Hmm , pretty sure the Greeks invented pizza
If you call "pizza" every piece of flat bread with something over it, it was invented way before the Greeks. If you call "pizza" the pizza, it was not invented by the Greeks.
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(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic002/italy-team-girl_zps0o6ty0oc.jpg)
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic002/Cafe-Italia-75-Original-Italian-Classics-3-CD_zps3rwvdott.jpg)
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic002/pizza%20in%20Italy_zpskxt3oehv.jpg)
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic002/italian%20food%20sandwich_zps7l9kxdsi.jpg)
:drool:
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(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic002/ItalianSpiderman_zpsgfwffaa9.jpg)
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic002/italian_style_hat_zpswgezmioq.jpg)
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/Penderic002/Tweed-flannel-1930s-Italian-The-Journal-of-Style_zps3tb2huxh.jpg)
:thumb: