<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Thes Mediolanum Lif &#187; Italians</title>
	<atom:link href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;tag=italians" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com</link>
	<description>Thes - Old English for &#34;this&#34;, neuter of thes, of West Germanic origin: Mediolanum - old name for Milan: Lif - Old English for &#34;life&#34;, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lijf, German Leib &#039;body&#039;</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2020 15:24:08 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-GB</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41</generator>
	<item>
		<title>Pubs and beer and food and Indian and rain and cold and wind &#8211; but mainly pubs , beer and food</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8796</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8796#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends and Inimies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outside Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People we like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bloke Things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Differences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Herefordshire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innermost Feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retrospective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8796</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned before about my friend from school, H, who&#8217;s wife died a little while ago. Unfortunately, I could only go to the funeral for the day but I made the effort and went over on our long holiday weekend &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8796">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=8796</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Connected! A wedding and a funeral.</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8784</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8784#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 09:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends and Inimies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Rambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outside Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strange things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bad People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retrospective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8784</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like the film. Except only the one wedding and not four. The wedding I mentioned in the two posts below. The funeral was yesterday. I had been feeling very anxious about it. I was going for the day. It meant &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=8784">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=8784</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>I guess it was a bit of a shock!</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5808</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5808#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends and Inimies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strange things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurants (Milan)]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It will be quite hot,&#8221; I suggested. &#8220;I come from Calabria,&#8221; was the reply. And, it is true that Southern Italy cuisine tends to use chillies in their food, making it a little hot. But, this was Indian food and &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5808">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=5808</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Another night.</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5329</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5329#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2014 07:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strange things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[F Says.....]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Of course, I could be dreaming. Except I know I&#8217;m not. &#8220;Dino&#8221; &#8220;Blood&#8221; &#8220;Vets&#8221; &#8220;Tomorrow&#8221; &#8220;Look&#8221; There&#8217;s panic. I&#8217;m used to this panic. It&#8217;s not the first time. At first I thought he used the Italian word for tick. As &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5329">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=5329</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Difficult, 14 and gay?  Don&#8217;t let the story get in the way of the headline.</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5293</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5293#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends and Inimies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[People we like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strange things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5293</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday evening, I spent a few hours with the lovely Lola and, at one point we were discussing how misogynous Italy is and lamenting that Italy hadn&#8217;t really entered the 21st Century. Talking of which, there was an &#8220;interesting&#8221;* conversation &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5293">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=5293</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Occasionally, Italians are REALLY annoying!</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5284</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5284#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strange things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bad People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Milan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restaurants (Milan)]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I have mentioned before, I quite like food. OK, so that&#8217;s an understatement. I bloody LOVE food. I mean L. O. V. E. it. Especially food that is bad for you although I also like food that is good &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5284">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=5284</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Arguing about food with Italians.  Do I have mad cow disease?</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5124</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5124#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strange things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5124</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I have been here for a number of years now so I am, I feel, partly qualified. Obviously, I have not tasted everything this wonderful country has to offer. For example, I learned today that there is such a &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5124">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=5124</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll ever understand Italians :&#039;(</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5054</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5054#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strange things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5054</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people here take &#8220;half a coffee&#8221;. They can&#8217;t drink a &#8220;whole one&#8221; as it&#8217;s too much. The machine we have means you have a capsule and, by pressing a button, YOU determine how much liquid goes into the cup. &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=5054">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=5054</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Half full</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4964</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4964#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Rambling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strange things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s only half. But why? I mean to say, a half is almost the same size as a full, since to get the half, the cup is filled slightly higher and, therefore a half of that is just a fraction &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4964">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=4964</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Don&#8217;t mind me, I&#8217;m just having a little rant that&#8217;s all.</title>
		<link>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4872</link>
		<comments>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4872#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends and Inimies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strange things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bad People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italians]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a post for non-Italians. Italians &#8211; don&#8217;t read this. That includes you, Lola and you, Pietro. This doesn&#8217;t apply to you. I&#8217;m just having a rant. I have come to the conclusion that Italians are a) ignorant b) &#8230; <a href="http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?p=4872">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://thesmediolanumlif.com/?feed=rss2&#038;p=4872</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
