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Categorie: English news
English news
Lunedi 23 Gennaio 2012 alle 20:30
The tragic sinking of the Concordia off the island of Giglio has brought to international attention what seem to be two sides of Italy - the famous order to the fleeing captain to return to his post - ‘vada a bordo, cazzo!'. This could be a metaphor for our newspaper's message to mayor Variati. Stop protecting vested interests, start cleaning up the local council as promised, instead of remaining silent.
One of our ongoing enquiries regards a council employee, a certain Diego Fontana, who has been acting manager of the council department responsible for the outlying areas of the town, or ‘decentramento' in Italian. Continua a leggere
One of our ongoing enquiries regards a council employee, a certain Diego Fontana, who has been acting manager of the council department responsible for the outlying areas of the town, or ‘decentramento' in Italian. Continua a leggere
Categorie: English news
English news
Domenica 22 Gennaio 2012 alle 01:18
Dear Readers, so why does VicenzaPiù have a column in English? The simple answer is because more and more people use the language. Italians who communicate with foreigners, American soldiers, African immigrants, ex-pat English teachers, and so on. We are not sure who our readers will be, so please identify yourselves! And tell us what you would like us to write about. As to me, I'm an ex-pat English teacher, who has observed the city's vagaries of fortune over the last three decades. When I came here, I knew little about the place. ‘Somewhere near Venice', my girlfriend had told me.
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