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A Guest Post from San Francisco, Italy

by Dianne Hales | Mar 24, 2020 | Books, books on Italy, coronavirus, culture, Current Affairs, Health, history, Italy, Language, Rome, San Francisco, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

These touching excerpts from my friend Sheila Pierce’s blog posts testify to the deep bond between Italy and the United States–especially the city named for St. Francis. by Sheila Pierce On the first morning of the coronavirus lockdown, San Francisco Bay...

Beppe Severgnini on Italians and Americans

by DHales | May 15, 2014 | culture, Current Affairs, history, Italy, Language, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

La coreografia della vita The Choreography of Life What are the differences between Italians and Americans? Many have offered their theories, but the acclaimed journalist and author Beppe Severgnini, speaking in San Francisco at an event benefiting  the local...

What’s in a Baby’s Name in the Italian Language?

by DHales | Jul 29, 2013 | culture, history, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs

il nome the name George may rule as a name fit for a future king in Great Britain, but it doesn’t even rank in the top ten for Italian bambini—although the female version, Giorgia, comes in fourth in a recent poll.   Italy’s favorite saint inspired the leading...
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