[Article] When in Rome, do as the Romans do

When In Rome, Do As The Romans Do
Posted by Alban in Rome; Hotels; Restaurants on 19/Aug/2006

My fiancée and I were in Rome because I had to get a visa at the Canadian Embassy. While in town, we managed to avoid most tourist traps, staying at a reasonably priced hotel and working a couple of delicious meals into our busy schedule - all while remaining consistently vague about our nationalities... And of course, doing as the Romans do...

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It's not all that relevant, but your comment about the reputation of Albanians in Italy made me remember an accidental adage uttered by two Russian morning radio DJ's, Bachinsky and Stilavin (Бачинский и Стилавин) who summed up perfectly the reputation of Russians in other countries:

"People around the world," - they said - "they either don't know us or they don't like us."

I always try to remember that when I travel.

In N.A people don't care that much but Europe I don't always feel confy with customs people. They always make me feel I am doing something wrong or I have a fake visa and so on....