Throughout the entire pandemic, I’ve been impressed by the cooperation of Italians. People here wear masks when/where required and for the most part, respect the rules. Visitors need to follow the rules too – for example, if you don’t have the Green Pass here, you can’t sit down ...
I do have question on “learning” to speak Pa. Dutch. Toward the top of this thread there is a pop up type ad, orange backgrounds asking if you want to learn Pa Durch to please submit your name and email address. Is this something sponsored, approved or otherwise involved with you and...
What language do the Amish speak? Amish speak a dialect called Pennsylvania Dutch or Pennsylvania German. It is a German dialect which in its everyday usage often incorporates English words. The dialect is generally not written. It’s spoken in everyday conversation as the primary language of t...
THEN he had the gall to tell me that Italians love dogs and he saw a LOT of dogs over there. He even made pictures of them, as if that would make everything OK. I am, honestly, very lucky that my brain did not explode like a watermelon falling off Farmer’s truck because of the...
The photo above is just a simulation of what fireworks look like in Rome on New Year's. But there are fireworks all around Rome, including near the Colosseum. Read on to find out where to see them, and other ideas for things to do on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Rome...
The Wrens did not serve on ships, but they crewed harbor launches and worked on tasks as diverse as signaling, driving, and welding. British put POWs to work for England: Many Axis prisoners of war at this time are almost certainly Italians, as very few Germans had been captured in 1940...
, with a major stop here for buses, trains and for those with a car. If you plan on visiting Pompeii, an entry ticket will cost you around €12, and you’ll get more than your money’s worth as you could spend an entire day here and still not run out of things to see and do...
This Christmas Eve seafood feast is an Italian American tradition that dates back to an immigration wave in the 1900s.
In Denmark, a traditional Christmas meal is roast goose, Greece, leg of lamb. Traditionally, Italians keep their Christmas Eve meal meatless. The traditional Christmas dinner in New Zealand is a picnic eaten on the beach. Though holidays around the world are celebrated in different ways, it is...
to the people who haven’t got anything to eat.” Then, all of a sudden, there was the terrible noise of an explosion that was just steps away from him. “Can you hear what an awful life we are living?” he asked me. “The Russian raids are striking everything, every single day....