tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post40341571613989846..comments2023-11-03T12:44:19.948+01:00Comments on Orwell's Picnic ~: Institutions of ItalyHilary Jane Margaret Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03771332473693479830noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-17147378604528008092009-10-16T23:22:33.490+02:002009-10-16T23:22:33.490+02:00"...pop or a bottle of water."
What is ..."...pop or a bottle of water."<br /><br />What is "pop?"Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-12092332964447521442009-10-16T20:25:00.325+02:002009-10-16T20:25:00.325+02:00"...and talk a little politics or sports.&quo...<i>"...and talk a little politics or sports."</i><br /><br />You nailed the Italian mind perfectly! When I lived there (pre-Internet days) it was said that Italians opened their newspapers to the Sports section first and then to the section on Politics.<br /><br />I also fondly remember the 'bars' and having a cappuccino between classes - long before Starbucks was on the scene acting like they invented the stuff!GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-61180041523518795082009-10-15T05:46:29.874+02:002009-10-15T05:46:29.874+02:00Mr. Conviviality, of course.Mr. Conviviality, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-14138403842574249402009-10-15T00:47:19.924+02:002009-10-15T00:47:19.924+02:00Was wondering the same thing...!Was wondering the same thing...!Lillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15895111.post-81198667931302163482009-10-14T17:43:04.663+02:002009-10-14T17:43:04.663+02:00Who's this guy who keeps showing up in all you...Who's this guy who keeps showing up in all your pictures. I'm getting jealous.BillyHWnoreply@blogger.com