Comments on: Meeting ‘The Folks’ http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=833 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=833#comment-1721 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:53:30 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=833#comment-1721 Hahahaha! :-D
OK then. You will see a different place, I promise. (You will also eat food that is good, I also promise that!)
I’ve eaten in one London/Italian restaurant. I think it was called Zilli’s in Soho. They did a wonderful black spaghetti with seafood :-D

]]> By: Lola http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=833#comment-1720 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:11:54 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=833#comment-1720 Yes, tonno in scatola.
That’s a good idea ;) Let’s go!
Last time I was in London I went to Italian restaurants :D

]]> By: Andy http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=833#comment-1719 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:21:56 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=833#comment-1719 Really? Tuna?????
Nooooooooooooooooooo. You CAN eat well and you don’t need to go to expensive restaurants and especially not Italian!!!!

OK, so, one day we HAVE to go to the UK together and I will show you …….. :-D

]]> By: Lola http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=833#comment-1718 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:55:11 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=833#comment-1718 they even sent my tuna, can you believe it? I was STARVING but still ;)
I like fish and chips but I must admit that I think I can’t eat well in the UK! Perhaps I can eat well in some expansive Italian restaurants in London :D

]]> By: Andy http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=833#comment-1717 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:42:25 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=833#comment-1717 Not really, Lola. I always like to respond to my readers – where I can ;-)

2) Yes, I know it’s wise. Despite everything, I will never actually be ‘blood’, however much they like me. And, if this is to be long-term, the family HAVE TO like me. Best behaviour is a must! :-)

3) Yes, this is typically Italian. My love of food means that I love this characteristic of Italians :-). I love the fact that your parents sent food across the Atlantic to you.

In spite of my attempts to prove to Italians that English food does not always equal bad and tasteless, they still think you can’t eat well in the UK (for example) – except for F who loves Fish and Chips and stuff like that (which I don’t really like).

Anyway, that was ‘The Folks’, especially for you!

]]> By: Lola http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=833#comment-1716 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:10:40 +0000 http://www.vandainmilan.com/?p=833#comment-1716 Grazie Andy,
you always fulfill my curiosty. I’m a spoiled reader ;)

I’m so glad you like his family. I’m not surprised they like you either. Also, the language barrier was not a major issue which is great. Well it was but it didn’t prevent you from communicating and/or feeling connected to them (except for Fa).

Two (maybe three) things:

1) “He sports a moustache that would have been perfect in the 30s or 40s. ” :D

2) ” don’t get out of the ‘being on my best behaviour mode’” it’s very wise on you !!

3) ” Straight away she said I should come to her place ‘to be fed’! :D hahaha this is, I’m sure you know it, typical Italian. There is always someone within a family who desperately wants to feed a)kids b) husbands c) boyfriends/girlfriends or simply friends; d) dogs!!
My mum is not the typical Italian mamma but yet she always asks my parter: have you had enough? Sure?? I don’t think so…take more cheese /meat and so forth.
When I moved to Canada my parents sent me (guess what?) food!

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