Category Archives: Abitudini

Perché l’Italia è stata risparmiata dagli attacchi terroristici?

Posted on August 24, 2017 by babbityjean

Questa è la domanda che The Guardian, il giornale britannico, ha chiesto in un articolo nel giugno 2017.  L’Italia è stata fortunata nell’ultimi anni?  O ci sono altri fattori che hanno messo al sicuro questo paese fino adesso? L’Italia ha … Continue reading →

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If Dante had been born in Sicily…

Posted on June 8, 2017 by babbityjean

In school in Orvieto, my teacher taught me a lot about the evolution of the Italian language and the role and history of dialects.  We read together an interview of professor Gian Luigi Beccaria, who is a linguist and historian of … Continue reading →

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Why Monopoly is becoming a hit in Italy

Posted on May 25, 2017 by babbityjean

 The board game, Monopoly, quite popular in the United States decades ago, has been sold in Italy since 1935 (see the post from April 2015).  In 2011, to honor 150 years of Italian unification, an anniversary edition was published based … Continue reading →

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