Comments | tritium13: Notes from Rome

tritium13

Notes from Rome

Aug 11, 2005 11:24

I recently spent a few days in Rome, riding buses and walking around the main tourist sites. As a lone female, and quite obviously an American tourist, I expected some amount of harassment not only from those who prey on tourists, but also from Italians who aren't too happy with the United States right now. I was pleasantly surprised to encounter ( Read more... )

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hissilliness August 11 2005, 16:01:19 UTC

but I just said “Non capisco”

That means "Hold the peppers," right?

ruthling August 11 2005, 16:24:55 UTC

Hold the anchovies, actually :)

ruthling August 11 2005, 16:27:09 UTC

Interesting observations! Hey, you posted!

I have developed a fairly effective "urban face" and I feel like I get a lot of practice. At times I don't like how it feels -- it's like how I drive like an asshole whenever I'm somewhere not-Boston -- but it feels necessary.

keyne August 11 2005, 18:25:56 UTC

Hey, you posted!

Yeah! Woohoo!

psongster August 11 2005, 21:45:57 UTC

Thank you for this! It fits my experiences in Paris -- most people wanted to ignore me, and those who didn't were easy to ignore (unless I actually wanted to interact with them, of course). But it's good to get more details about how other people manage such things.

I chuckled at your sunglasses passage :-).

Thanks for posting!