Man of Roma
Man of Roma writes a thoughtful blog. And he writes it very well, in my not so humble (see previous post) opinion. I wish I could write in Italian as well as he writes in English. One day, one day.
He even knew Montezemolo and says he is a good chap. This is interesting because it goes some way towards confirming my media developed opinion of Montezemolo.
Moving back to Man of Roma, he should be regarded as a shining example of just how well an Italian, or any other nationality for that matter, can learn another language. And I shall use his blog, and that of Rod - the Wind Rose Hotel blogger - to inspire all of those students of mine who think they are just not up to the job.
“Rubbish”, I shall retort, when I hear the ‘I’ll never learn English’ comments - just look at Man of Roma and Rob’s blogs. You can do it!
Yet more reasons why Italy can pull itself out of the mire.
Supercilious Git
One of my commenters accused me of being pretentious, and she may have a point. But I wonder how many other people think that I’m a bit of a supercilious git? Probably quite a few. I have a slight suspicion that I may sometimes come across as being so, so if my writing evokes such a thought, sorry, but, alas, I think I may be.
I mean who am I to go criticising Italy and its ways? Nobody really. I just say things that I want to say. I suppose I like to think I’m making a slight difference, trying to make the world/Italy a better place. An arrogant aim if ever there was one.
Don’t hold back, if you think this blog stinks of superciliousness, tell me. I won’t be offended, and I may even try not to be so supercilious in future. No promises, but if someone confirms my suspicions, I’ll have a go at doing something about it. Although, I’ll probably slip back into my old ways. Leopards and spots and all that.
Lovely word though, ’supercilious’, sounds so, er, pretentious. Oops!
End of navel gazing.
800 Posts!
I started off this blog back in January 2005 - this is the first ever post, and I’ve just noticed that my previous post was the eight hundredth. Sounds quite a large number.
I’m quite surprised that I’ve managed to keep this thing going for so long! Who knows when I will run out of steam.
Oh well, here’s to the future. And thanks to one and all for reading and commenting - these things have undoubtedly encouraged me to keep chuntering on.
Have a virtual one on me! - Alex, the guy who writes all this stuff.
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