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		<title>Hello.  Goodbye.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He texts me to say that the dogs were exhausted (destroyed, as he says) when he left for work. He had taken them out for a walk and he lets them play, even in the extreme temperatures that we&#8217;ve been &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8463">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Something that didn&#8217;t happen is reported as fact</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 08:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone posted an article on their Facebook wall. To it, that someone added &#8211; &#8220;Can&#8217;t they just piss off&#8221;. The title of the article was &#8220;Girls Fined for Wearing Swimsuits That Offend Muslims&#8221;. Underneath was a Muslim in an abaya &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5395">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marrone, maroon, catsagna and Chesternut 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This, being Autumn, in Italy, is the time for chestnuts. I actually quite like chestnuts although F can&#8217;t stand them. Ah well. However, if you buy the candied version, they are called marron glacé &#8211; the French name. So, this &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5133">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some English words.  Well, not really but, as they say, you learn something every day.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You see, being in a foreign country, I&#8217;m actually learning more English than I would if I were still in the UK. Take one of those words. Lacksidaisical. Great word, isn&#8217;t it. Meaning lazy/not paying attention. Except it&#8217;s not. I&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5106">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This is the Endy &#8230;&#8230;. and other Italian/English things.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t and can&#8217;t get upset about it. F&#8217;s Mum has a problem with my name and it&#8217;s become a bit of a joke within the family. Even though she has been corrected a number of times, she still calls &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5035">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I should can</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;You can&#8217;t&#8221;, I offered. &#8220;I should can&#8221;, came the reply. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, my Italian is little better than zero but &#8220;I should can&#8221; just made me laugh. I must use this in future. It&#8217;s much better than &#8220;I &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4327">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saving? Where? Oh – you mean NOT spending more than before? Is that saving? Really?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine I spend €300 per month, every month. Then imagine that the government decide to increase sales tax (VAT/IVA) or something from next month. It will mean that, in future, instead of spending €300 I will have to spend €350. &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4270">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I just ain&#8217;t lovin it, innit?  OK?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of course, I explain, English is an evolving language, as are most. I try to explain that, even if &#8216;I&#8217;m loving your new coat&#8217; can be heard (or something similar) everywhere in the UK, it doesn&#8217;t make it grammatically correct. &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4025">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Does my English look good in this?</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=3971</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What sort of English do you want?&#8221; I should ask this, really. In any case, I wouldn&#8217;t get the right answer. But I do try to explain. If I were to say &#8220;Me to go cinema this night&#8221;, I&#8217;m sure &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=3971">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Chritsmas Spirit; Friends from across the water.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Did you like the thing on the table in the lounge?&#8221;; he grins as he asks this of me. &#8220;What thing?&#8221;, I ask back. Of course, I knew he had been there, dropping off some jars of antipasto stuff for &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=3752">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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