Chaos in Part of Milan this Morning

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February 29, 2008 · Filed Under Milan

When I got to the business school in the Fiera area of Milan this morning, at around 9, I found just about all the classrooms deserted. Oops, I’ve arrived far too early, I thought. I checked the time, and it was indeed around 9, on both my trusty mobiles.

Very odd. I had noticed that the traffic was a little heavier than normal, but this happens from time to time, and whenever there is an accident somewhere or other in Milan.

In an effort to understand just what had happened I asked the two or so staff who had made it into work, and was told that the red underground line had been having some problems.

The knock-on effect was incredible, with many of the students, and I imagine many office workers, not managing to arrive much before 10, and other students continued to drift in throughout the morning, even if a few did give up the struggle and return home. A couple of people I met had had to walk a mile or so to get to work. Total chaos.

The disruption of this single line managed reverberate enough to bring just about the whole of this usually fast moving area of Milan to a virtual standstill for more or less a whole morning.

Very strange. A funny start to a Friday if ever there was one.

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3 Responses to “Chaos in Part of Milan this Morning”

Savio on February 29th, 2008 8:57 pm

Hi Alex. I’m Savio, student of Business School (media relations). About today, I think that: the “milanesi” aren’t ready to the “B plane”! In the South Italy (when I was born), chaos is normality and we have always a second choice for reach work or school. The problem is that punctuality aren’t a characteristic of South Italy, but is a obsession for milanesi…
AlexR on February 29th, 2008 9:18 pm

Hi Savio,

Good to see you here!

You maybe right, and you would know, about the chaos, seeing as you come from the south of Italy!

However, despite (malgrado) the chaos, the pace of life down in the south appears to be slower and less stressful than hectic old Milan, which means that the quality of life is most probably higher in many respects…

If you remain in Milan after the master, you too will develop the Milanese obsession for hurrying around, I fear.

Have a good weekend.

All the best,

Alex
Savio on March 1st, 2008 12:53 am

Sure! In the South Italy the lif is slower than Milan, but for the “meridionali” is good, for the “milanesi” is bad. Take life with calm and stillness is, for me, a “way of life”, an effectual approce to work. For the “milanesi”, instead, is a way to “don’t do nothing”.

I hope to live (and work) in Milan after master, but without hurry to take a metro (that pass every 3 minuts) or to run continualy.

Have too a good weekend.

Savio