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Posted 05-22-2009 at 11:45 AM by burntbythetuscansun (Burnt by the Tuscan Sun, The True Story of Living in Italy)

As I’ve stated many times before (and like many before me), Italy is nothing if not a land of contradictions. But, when it comes to looking at life’s petty inconveniences, if not truly huge disasters, the Italians always turn to the exact opposite of what one would expect.

For example, if you get shat on by a pigeon (a fairly common occurrence and the incident sparking this very blog entry), while you’re pretty much standing there, immobile and absolutely grossed out, an Italian will
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