Here's a word for your collection, invented by my late uncle Tonino: DOPODOMAI (which is NOT "dopodomani", i.e. the day after tomorrow, but the day after “mai", never... 😂)
Mamma mia!! The notary and your citizenship are nightmares. The rusting loveseat, well, yes, typical Italian annoyance. We return in a week. Tom asked what we could get done in 18 days while we’re there. I laughed. We’ll see!
I feel your pain! Are you sure you are in Italy and not Spain? I am still trying to figure out the explanations and decisions about services requiring long wait times. Spain can build a tall apartment building in 2 months but can’t streamline online appointments for residency, tax and government issues. It is a nightmare for sure.
We bought a house in Umbria in October 2022. We've been living in it under a "comodato". We still haven't got title because the certificate of conformity (with the house's original building plan) has not been reviewed or approved by the comune. So, more than 1 1/2 years....
Oh Lordy, wait till you hear about some of my experiences moving to Italy! We had no kitchen for 50 days due to miscommunication, and a lot of “yes next week”s. Our front door hasn’t been able to lock for 3 weeks, it was fixed this morning after we told them how important it is to be able to lock our door at night! And don’t even get me started on the questura. I have three little kids and my husband and I going through exactly what you described. Pulling them out of school and driving down to Brindisi every other week because of appointment changes. One time we all had to get on a plane and fly back to Australia just to get one simple document. Mamma mia! But it’s all worth it right? 😅
I'm with you in the heat 🥵 at 60 and hot flushes, 🔥 most days are an inferno.... here in Australia as you know it gets pretty hot here in Summer, a tip- which you may already do, if you have a freezer - get hand towels wet them and store them folded in bags in the freezer, hopefully you have fans, ceiling or standing, on cycle mode drape that frozen cold hand towel around your neck, in the cool of the fan - instant cooling. Also buckets of water with peppermint oil in it, for you feet. 😉
Here's a word for your collection, invented by my late uncle Tonino: DOPODOMAI (which is NOT "dopodomani", i.e. the day after tomorrow, but the day after “mai", never... 😂)
Patience, politeness and PROSECCO!
Mamma mia!! The notary and your citizenship are nightmares. The rusting loveseat, well, yes, typical Italian annoyance. We return in a week. Tom asked what we could get done in 18 days while we’re there. I laughed. We’ll see!
I feel your pain! Are you sure you are in Italy and not Spain? I am still trying to figure out the explanations and decisions about services requiring long wait times. Spain can build a tall apartment building in 2 months but can’t streamline online appointments for residency, tax and government issues. It is a nightmare for sure.
We bought a house in Umbria in October 2022. We've been living in it under a "comodato". We still haven't got title because the certificate of conformity (with the house's original building plan) has not been reviewed or approved by the comune. So, more than 1 1/2 years....
Oh Lordy, wait till you hear about some of my experiences moving to Italy! We had no kitchen for 50 days due to miscommunication, and a lot of “yes next week”s. Our front door hasn’t been able to lock for 3 weeks, it was fixed this morning after we told them how important it is to be able to lock our door at night! And don’t even get me started on the questura. I have three little kids and my husband and I going through exactly what you described. Pulling them out of school and driving down to Brindisi every other week because of appointment changes. One time we all had to get on a plane and fly back to Australia just to get one simple document. Mamma mia! But it’s all worth it right? 😅
I'm with you in the heat 🥵 at 60 and hot flushes, 🔥 most days are an inferno.... here in Australia as you know it gets pretty hot here in Summer, a tip- which you may already do, if you have a freezer - get hand towels wet them and store them folded in bags in the freezer, hopefully you have fans, ceiling or standing, on cycle mode drape that frozen cold hand towel around your neck, in the cool of the fan - instant cooling. Also buckets of water with peppermint oil in it, for you feet. 😉
Remember the 3 Ps!
Cheryl— Where was the glicine photo taken ?
To the spectrum indicated by those four words, I would add a fifth:
Impossibile
Sometimes that is the case, as much as one might hope otherwise.