Comments on: Dancing in the street; “The best espresso this side of Milan” http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=174 Thes - Old English for "this", neuter of thes, of West Germanic origin: Mediolanum - old name for Milan: Lif - Old English for "life", of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib 'body' Fri, 16 Nov 2018 07:21:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 By: Andy http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=174#comment-117 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:46:43 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=174#comment-117 Hi Alex,
I don’t make it back so often either so these things were more noticable this time as it had been about 18 months since I last went back.
I think it’s probably more or less the same for all ex-pats!
Cheers
Andy

]]> By: Alex http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=174#comment-116 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:50:04 +0000 http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=174#comment-116 Hi,

I don’t make it back to the UK all that often, but I am struck by just how polite and considerate in general the British are compared to Italians.

The way Italians tend to act as though they are the only ones on the pavements is very odd. I once met a Swede, who just happened to be complaining about the same thing, so it is not just Brits that notice this strange behaviour.

Good manners and consideration for others are not really as important to Italians as Britons, is about the only conclusion you can reach, I suppose.

And as you say, both walking, and driving are must more relaxing in the UK.

Yes, I miss Italian coffee when I’m in the UK too!

Nice to hear that these things are not just me!

All the best,

Alex

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