THIS IS ROME
HUMAN FECES & DOG SHIT ON THE STREETS OF ROME AND IT'S OK!
This is via Giulia in the historic centre of Rome:
It was one of the first important urban projects undertaken in Rome during the Renaissance and today it is one of Rome's elite shopping streets, (think Mayfair or Upper East Side NY), and it is, unfortunately, one of the streets where you CANNOT walk with your head high admiring ancient churches, gardens, antique shops or the architecture as you will invariably step into a sea of dog shit from one end to the other. It's a kilometre long and I have decided that it should be renamed "Shit Mile" (OK, so I'm being a little footloose with the metric system here but give me a break it sounds good in Italian "via Caccamiglio).
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Human Waste On The Streets Of Rome Is OK According To Italian Law
So, last week I phoned the vigili again, this is the third time, and I said they really needed to do something about the homeless man shitting outside the window. You may recall from an earlier post that I said I would keep an eye on it? Well, the situation hasn't changed and the homeless man who lives on the church wall by Largo dei Fiorentini is still going to the loo under the window and the vigili are still saying unless they catch him "red handed' all they can do is give him a fine. Yeah, like a homeless person can pay a fine - what are they gonna do, take his begging bowl?
I'm sorry to say, I do not believe this! Where on earth, well first world countries anyway, is it possible for someone to openly and daily shit on the cobblestones to their hearts content without fear of prosecution, where people say "poverino" (which translate as "poor thing" - poor thing my arse what about my bloody health?) and 'What can you do?' Well, let me help you out here Romans...First, Mr Vigili send someone along to give him a severe talking to, he's not hard to miss and he's in his spot every day and if that fails then you need to lock him up or get him a porta-loo; Second every single dog-owner you see needs to be stopped and you need to check that they are carrying a pooper-scooper and if not then give them a fine; Thirdly diseases associated with human excrement include Hepatitis A, Cholera as well as respiratory and eye infections and should any of these conditions come to pass in anyone in my boyfriend's building I am going to suggest a class action against Rome City Council.
It's funny, I was invited to visit Sicily when one of my friends was dating the Mayor of Catania. We landed late and by the time we got in to the centre of town options for where we could go and eat were pretty limited so we ended up in a bar which served food jus off the main drag. It was a lovely summer evening with a gentle breeze ruffling our hair but the night air was slightly spoilt by the catcalls of the working girls outside the bar plying their trade to passersby. Obviously they didn't recognise the Mayor as he, being the good citizen, proceeded to call the carabinieri who came squealing and lights flashing around the corner in a matter of minutes and moved the ladies along...I bet if Rome's Mayor Alemanno had a street person shitting under his window something would be done...then again, I've passed his abode and he's got no shit outside either!
This Is 10 Yards From The Boyfriend's Front Door
This Is Outside The Boyfriend's Front Door
HOLLYWOOD BUYS PRESTON/SPEZZI "The Monster of Florence" Clooney Likely To Star!
As you may have heard Hollywood has bought the rights to the Douglas Preston/Mario Spezzi book "The Monster of Florence"....If you have any moral fibre and believe in right and wrong you would NEVER EVER BUY any books written by Michele Giuttari again..I purchased one once; it was badly written, the pace was so slow it put me to sleep - no, literally, I never finished the book it was too mind-boggolingly boring, the speech was stilted and the characterisation was so superficial I had to wonder if the man had any imagination or knew anyone. All in all the only Italian I have ever come across who does not know how to entertain! If anyone is looking for Italian crime books you need to check out Inspectors Zen and Brunetti because they rock!
So, I've been a little lax recently due to my being home, this long distant relationships can be ever so tiring, so bear with me as I bring you up to date. Here are some pictures of my friend Dana wearing MET jeans and MET's Green Leather Jacket from the AW10 collection. I think she looks awesome!
My Friend Dana In MET Jeans At Piazza di Spagna
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