Archive for December, 2008
The Vatican says: Italian laws won’t be accepted anymore
Posted by Fulvio | Filed under Blog
According to the “Osservatore Romano“, the Vatican won’t be automatically accepting Italian Laws anymore within its boundaries.
Now, may I suggest that in this case, they GET THE HELL OUT OF ROME and move somewhere else (maybe Greenland, as promoted by this Facebook group)?
I think they have occupied Roman soil and showered the Italian people with their crap long enough.
Life in Amsterdam, the Review
Posted by Fulvio | Filed under Blog
One full month in Holland has passed!
I guess I can publish some sort of preliminary review :D
So far:
The GOOD
1) Public Transportation
Better than England (which has, in my opinion, one of the best public transport systems in the world), I still have after one month to witness a SINGLE train delay, and I take the train every day to get to my job. Prices are not too bad either. Who needs a car?
2) Amsterdam
Amsterdam is amazing. I really love the city, its colors and its multicultural environment.
3) Job + Salaries
If the country is not affected by the economic crisis as bad as the rest of Europe/the World, there must be a reason. Salaries are about twice as high as Italy, and you usually get useful benefits too. (I get a free national rail card for example, worth €140 a month)
4) The Red Light District in Amsterdam
Having hot semi-naked girls staring at you behind glass windows on the streets is kinda cool, If you know what I mean.
The BAD
1) Food
Food is bad. Insanely bad. After living for 6 years in England, I have eaten things that you mortals would not even dare to smell … well, food in Holland is worse than in the United Kingdom, draw your conclusions.
2) Weather
Do a copy – paste of a typical London sky and you will have the typical Amsterdam sky. Add to the mix the typical London rain droplets and you will get the Amsterdam weather, too.
Well, all in all, I’m glad i moved here.
Considering weather and food do not matter much to me (I got used to cloudy weathers in the UK, and I always cook my own italian stuff anyway) I might have found the place where I will happily be for the foreseeable future. :)
Life in Amsterdam
Posted by Fulvio | Filed under Blog
Yes, I am alive :)
Life in the Netherlands has been fun so far, and the company I work for (well, TomTom, it is not a secret anymore) seems extremely good, the job is challenging and the colleagues are fun and nice.
Amsterdam seems like a big Oxford, there are almost no cars around, everyone travels by bike.
I have even found a flat (with a guest room!), and I am going to move there on the 13th of December. :)
I’ll post more news in the following days, I do have more stuff to say but I don’t want to burn it all in one single post! ;)
