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Giorgia Fumo's avatar

I loved this! I am italiana, and when I am abroad I am always amazed by how americans can dress how they want even during a blizzard. “So not everybody spend a weekend each month running a mental algorithm about what should be the appropriate shape, colour, texture, fabric to wear in this very moment? Don’t they plan a specific day for stop wearing socks and stockings putting them away for 3 months?” I keep asking myself!

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Elizabeth Djinis's avatar

Ah, thank you! As an American, this was absolutely one of the hardest things to get used to living here. I still know that, in May, I should probably leave my house wearing a jacket, but I can no longer bring myself to do it when it's already warm. But I appreciate Italy's dedication to dressing for the time of year and not just the weather.

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like other girls's avatar

I am sensitive to the weather too and it makes me feel connected to my Italian roots! I think US society expects us to operate the exact same way no matter the weather or season and that’s simply not how it works.

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Sarah Bringhurst Familia's avatar

I love this joyful take on being forever a foreigner, yet changing all the same. I think you've captured something true about living abroad. Also, you make me miss Italy!

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Tony Zerbach's avatar

This is so funny to me living in Seattle, where people will eat outdoors even in the rain, nothing is ever canceled for inclement weather, and umbrellas are for tourists.

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Mark Fresolone's avatar

Wonderful article, illuminating a journey of restoration of our innate, organic relationship with the earth! All the best in Italia!

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D. Luscinius's avatar

Helped at an Italian summer camp and every single boy had a hair dryer! Between that and the vocal gasps when I mentioned sleeping with the AC on, I learned there is a very real fear of that colpo d’aria!

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