Newsgroup: it.cultura
Titolo: Italian drivers - assholes

Firstly, my apologies for not speaking the language.
I travelled to Italy recently with my wife and three kids in the back of
the car. Having experienced the Autostrada I now wish to tell the world
that there are many, many Italian drivers who are complete assholes.
It's not that they are good but fast drivers. They are just bad drivers.
Your love affair with the motor car is pathetic and I think it demeans
your culture.
I assume that your accident statistics are very high. Lots of spoilt
lives and sad people.
Andrew Holder
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Andrew Holder

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Ragazzi, questo sì che è un post gustoso!
Figuriamoci: immaginate il povero padre di famiglia inglese, abituato
a guidare chissà che bagnarola. A guidare in mezzo a noialtri italiani
ha rischiato di fare la fine del criceto che pascola tra i bisonti...
SQUESH!
Mi pare di sentirlo berciare: "Oh my god! He's crazy!"
Chissà se aveva capito che in Italia si guida a destra?
Adesso glielo scrivo in inglese, hai visto mai che viene a
controllare...
HEY YOU CANDY-ASSED DRIVER! GET THE BUS NEXT TIME!
Sorry for you, but our accident stats are MEDIUM. That's why even if
sometimes we create dangerous situations, we have the SKILL to come
out of them. Remember: one thing is to go around on a car, TO DRIVE is
a different matter entirely.
Ehm, did you know you had to stay on the right?

     I don't live in Italy, but yet I am an Italian living all my life in
the United States and have been to Italy plenty of times and have driven
there.  It is true that some Italians don't know how to drive, but to
personally say nasty things about all Italian drivers is an insult to all
Italians and very unprofessional on your part.  Many Italians are good
drivers, but some are bad and that goes for any country.  I have
encountered many horrible American drivers all over the United States who
feel they own the road.  Obviously, you don't have any respect for
people's cultures.  Isn't that so typical of Americans to just go to a
country and expect people to treat them the way Americans do.  The saying
says, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do".  No wonder the French hate us. 
You have no class when you write such derrogatory remarks to all Italians
and classify a group in general.
 


HA.HA.HA. Skill. I think not !
I was the only one staying on the right! It makes sense to overtake
using the faster lane.
Andrew
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Andrew Holder

controllare...
Un popolo di santi, eroi, e... piloti. Gente che, magari mangia
pane e cipolla, ma ha la macchina tiratissima. Grande popolo,
peccato che siamo all'ultimo posto come numero di libri letti pro
capite nell'Unione Europea. 
Pero' (@%%0 c'abbiamo la Ferrari !!! I libri non servono per
mostrarsi, l'auto si.
Ciao.
 
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Ciao.
Giusta critica al popolo italiano.
Perņ non te la prendere con me: io ho una 500 vecchia e la casa piena
di libri di tutti i generi. Mica ci vuole la Ferrari per guidare come
si deve...
E poi basta coi luoghi comuni: perché uno non puņ essere "pilota" e
letterato?

letterato?
Sono daccordo col tuo secondo post, ma il primo...
Forse non te ne sei accorto o io ho travisato, ma
sembravi il tipo da "l'autoradio nella mano destra
e un canarino sulla finestra". Io ho guidato un furgone
per 10 anni da Roma a Bologna per lavoro 2 volte al mese.
E gli italiani guidano male, fidati. Solo turchi, greci, e asiatici
assortiti guidano peggio.
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ITALY'S GIFTS TO THE WORLD
      This great gifts are presented here in no particular order.
      Excusa (sp?) pero io no parlo Italiano. Ma che? io parlo di
      Italia buona i di... mondo. (I am rusty in my Italian.)
     1)Cuisine - Pasta, Lasagna, fettucini, Pizza, etc. 
         Some countries without cuisine claim that they have invented
         Pizza. Their ingredients are a bit questionable and 
         range from cow meat to fruits and vegetables. Go figure!
     2)Fashion - Men suits, Italian shoes, etc. etc.
          The real stuff is made in Italy and rare; the counterfeit is  
          made by sweat shops and available everywhere. 
     3)Automobiles - Ferrari, Lambo, Alfa(DTM), etc.
         Ferrari is undisputed #1, but to some plastic cars with 
         truck like engines are just as good.     
     4)Motorcycles - Aprilia, Ducati, Cagiva and BIMOTA!!!
         This are really among the very best in the world, but
         unfortunately a Max Biaggi's replica Aprilia will never be     
         available in this neck of the woods. :(
     5)Women - Well, if I say that ALL Italian women are the only ones
         that are beautiful in this world, then I am lying. Yet, I 
         could say that they are the most sensual and sexy without      
         hesitation. Excluding some that aren't, of course. Cicciolia   
         (sp?), a  Hungarian born Italian, is included in the sensual   
         and sexy category :-`)  The current Miss Italia is not so 
         bad as well. Blondes, brunettes, redhead, :-`) Decisions,
         decisions, decisions.
      6) Culture - Before you get all proud about it, remember that
         the Roman Empire no longer exists. Now back from commercials,
         Italy does have a culture many countries do not have.
         Arts, artifacts and amazing ruins (i.e. Coliseum).
         Venice - The city
         Rome - Via veneto
         Driving - Autostradas!
         Monza - Specially after a Ferrari victory there (Schumi '96).
         Tour of Italy - Rarely covered here, but information does 
                         arrive from the outside world (i.e. Europe)
         Mille Miglia corse - A bit historic, but very good
         Rallies 
         Ciao
         Human
         Kirk to Enterprise: Beam me up Scotty!!!, Klingons are just 
                             like the Brits; They don't know how
                             to drive.

                              to drive.
Ma noi britannici non crediamo piu` che si debba solo parlare piu` forte 
in inglese (con un'accento oribilmente come Klingon) quando gli stranieri 
non ci capiscono! Non sei su un "News Server" americano qui.  Provi a 
parlare italiano Arsch mit horen!