From the UK to Southern ITALY: The Reality Behind the Dream I Lauren Quacquarelli

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  @fabrizio_falconfab · 7 months ago

  As an Italian living abroad and moving often, I’ve realized that making real friends after a certain age is hard for two main reasons.<br>First, we change. Deep friendships are usually built when we’re young and grow together. As adults, it’s more “this is who I am”: take it or leave it.<br>Second, even if we’re open to new connections, many people already have their routines and circles, and don’t have the time or space to build something new.<br>Still, these aren’t absolute rules. Real connections are rarer, but they’re definitely possible.

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• FE

  @Fetlar · 7 months ago

  A lovely down to earth person. Beautiful watching the sunset behind her as the podcast ends.

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• RO

  @robertovernile1437 · 7 months ago

  Just look at the view behind Lauren to see that living in Puglia is a treat for the soul.

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• EN

  @enricatab · 7 months ago

  La cosa più bella che potessi sentire é che qualcuno qui si sente se stessa, a suo agio, più vitale, più forte, più connessa alla sua anima! Questo é meraviglioso! Benvenuta!☺️

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• JA

  @jaytrees7304 · 7 months ago (edited)

  More Southern Italians do not say no because you hear no more in central and especially Northern Italy. Lauren is wonderful and super fashionable and true to herself as I see on her social media.

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• GI

  @giorgiodifrancesco4590 · 7 months ago (edited)

  I don&apos;t want to give the impression that we don&apos;t have rules in Italy. They&apos;re just different from yours. For example, when we go to a café, we know that if the café is in a city center and we&apos;re not regular customers, we&apos;ll pay a little more if we sit at a table. Logically, if we are in a very touristy city and we are in the main square, that increase will be more significant, also because the cost of the outdoor seating area that the city council charges the bar owner will be high. In addition, at the restaurant, here you pay a &quot;coperto&quot; charge because there is no culture of tipping the waiter. The waiter already has his salary, and tips are given if you want to reward him for excellent service, but there is no obligation and no specific percentage.<br>Instead, at the market, to taste the goods, you must first ask the seller for permission. If you ask politely, they will never refuse you. If you take something without asking, they will consider you rude. Those are rules valid in all italian regions.

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• JA

  @janicenunn8525 · 5 months ago

  Awesome discussion, as an American who lived many years in Japan I could relate strongly to these points.

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• CA

  @carolp2365 · 7 months ago

  min. 50. I&apos;m Italian and i lived 6 years in London, i have to say that i love and i miss England that&apos;s why i return there whenever is possible. As soon as i set foot on &nbsp;English soil i feel like a changed person. Using a different language make you feel a different emotions hence you change in a certain way.

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  @CanonBabcock · 6 months ago

  This is a truly interesting guest and I truly enjoy listening to the conversation. Plus, I wouldn&apos;t mind having that view from my apartment; love to see the seaview. 🥰💝

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• TL

  @tlacorp.3813 · 7 months ago

  To the Russian host, they speak Italian in Switzerland, a lot of the Balkans, parts of Austria and Albania, and even in Argentina.

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• PN

  @pnp346 · 3 months ago

  That was an interesting podcast, thank you Marina.

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  @tanner293 · 7 months ago

  I am italian and I have few notes to add: doctors waiting list here are long, yes, but for most of the doctors you would have to wait from 1 week up to 1 month most of the time, for an exam maybe yeah, 2-3 to 6 month.. the coperto charge is ALWAYS written in the menu and u pay it in every restaurant. in tourist areas (like Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples city center) you also pay it at cafés.. in rural Italy only in restaurants

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