In Italy, when you do what you have to do that day depends on the time of your meals.
In America, the time of your meals depends on what you have to do that day.
In Italy, when you do what you have to do that day depends on the time of your meals.
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A friend and his brother inherited a villa on the island of Capri, and he was telling me how difficult it was to have renovations done on the place.
"Any project I ask for a quote for in the fall or winter, I already know they're going to say it will take a year." "Why?" "So that they have all summer to use the house, of course." "What?? The construction company is using your house?" "I dropped in for a surprise visit in June, and I found the workers there with their girlfriends, cooking out and drinking and having a grand old time. Terrible!" "Oh man, what did you do?" "Well, I mean, they're perfectly right! It's what anyone would do! But I told them to knock it off, or at least not to make a mess. And I got a discount." |
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