.zero

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Aug 8, 2006
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some subhuman coworker came in from parental leave to LITERALLY TALK ABOUT HIS KID'S BIRTH FOR 2 HOURS including all the details about woman parts like how far the cervix has opened at what point in time and and and. Everybody pretended to be happy for him but when he left they made fun of him how he can't let go off work :lol:
You should've asked him to show you pics and vids.

You know the rule
 

swag

L'autista
Administrator
Sep 23, 2003
84,749
Those are awful stripper names
They beat Lox and Cream Cheese.

Make that into the world
Word to that. Every time I look at a baby, I look at 1500 tons of carbon emissions.

As soon as the unwed mother left the other shrews began gossiping about her and her chubby baby they were just fawning over.

Nothing like a baby to put the fear of god into a woman who is going on 30 and single :lol:
Babies sometimes do what a late 20s butt explosion does not.
 

Lapa

FLY, EAGLES FLY
Sep 29, 2008
20,044
@swag How long is your Euro escape planned for?
Who said he would come back? He loves the atmosphere here. Here we have a thing called sexual freedom, people won't go apeshit if they see boobs...swag could be gay here if he wanted to. Here we are allowed to drink and even smoke at some places. :kiss:

Only things we have to worry about are economics (and to not getting rich at least up here in the North) and terrorists (I'm not allowed to tell you more about that subject). :D

@Hustini
 

DAiDEViL

Senior Member
Feb 21, 2015
64,586
Who said he would come back? He loves the atmosphere here. Here we have a thing called sexual freedom, people won't go apeshit if they see boobs...swag could be gay here if he wanted to. Here we are allowed to drink and even smoke at some places. :kiss:

Only things we have to worry about are economics (and to not getting rich at least up here in the North) and terrorists (I'm not allowed to tell you more about that subject). :D

@Hustini
Go on.

Pretty sure San Fran offers all of what you mentioned above btw :D
 

.zero

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Aug 8, 2006
82,806
Who said he would come back? He loves the atmosphere here. Here we have a thing called sexual freedom, people won't go apeshit if they see boobs...swag could be gay here if he wanted to. Here we are allowed to drink and even smoke at some places. :kiss:

Only things we have to worry about are economics (and to not getting rich at least up here in the North) and terrorists (I'm not allowed to tell you more about that subject). :D

@Hustini
Are you with him in Portugalia?
 

AFL_ITALIA

MAGISTERIAL
Jun 17, 2011
31,783
So being a typical working/middle class American my entire life, I've never really had the opportunity to leave the country before. But now that I have disposable income, I'm very strongly considering it, with my first destination being Turin. I want to make sure I do this "right" though. Everyone I know that has traveled to Italy seemed to jump around to different cities after like 2 days, 3 max. Maybe because I don't know anything, but to me that seems like such a waste, you never get to experience what a place has to offer like that I would imagine. So for those that have visited before, do you think a week in Turin is too much? Or perhaps in the whole region of Piedmont itself? Should I hop around like others have done?
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
39,316
So being a typical working/middle class American my entire life, I've never really had the opportunity to leave the country before. But now that I have disposable income, I'm very strongly considering it, with my first destination being Turin. I want to make sure I do this "right" though. Everyone I know that has traveled to Italy seemed to jump around to different cities after like 2 days, 3 max. Maybe because I don't know anything, but to me that seems like such a waste, you never get to experience what a place has to offer like that I would imagine. So for those that have visited before, do you think a week in Turin is too much? Or perhaps in the whole region of Piedmont itself? Should I hop around like others have done?
A week in Turin is too much. Two-three days is fine imo.

Italy has a lot to offer and there are so many little towns that are awesome to visit that it is really hard to give you advice. It would be impossible to take it all in.

Personally, if it was my first time in Italy, I'd spend considerable time in Rome though, it is an amazing city.

Firenze, for some reason, is always incredibly crowded with Americans as is Venice. I don't particularly like either city.

By far the most important thing to do wherever you go in Italy though is to spend time looking for small restaurants where you see mostly locals. The prices will be lower and the food will be out of this world. There is absolutely nothing that comes remotely close to real Italian cuisine (I say 'real' because it has been so poorly copied all over the world). Food is also a very integral part of the Italian way of life, if you want to get to know the country that is what you should focus on.

Never be afraid to ask the people from the restaurant what they recommend, they usually have very strong opinions on their own menu.

Finally, and this is very important, you can only order a cappuccino during breakfast. You drink espresso (caffe) after lunch or dinner, ordering a cappuccino would make you look clueless.

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.zero

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Aug 8, 2006
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So being a typical working/middle class American my entire life, I've never really had the opportunity to leave the country before. But now that I have disposable income, I'm very strongly considering it, with my first destination being Turin. I want to make sure I do this "right" though. Everyone I know that has traveled to Italy seemed to jump around to different cities after like 2 days, 3 max. Maybe because I don't know anything, but to me that seems like such a waste, you never get to experience what a place has to offer like that I would imagine. So for those that have visited before, do you think a week in Turin is too much? Or perhaps in the whole region of Piedmont itself? Should I hop around like others have done?
3 days in Turin is optimal

Don't waste time in Milan even if you fly in to Malpensa from NYC.

Go to Rome.

Go to Florence.

Go eat and enjoy everywhere you go.

Don't make it about football. It's a beautiful country beyond the idiocy of the sport and what it has become.
 

Wittl

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Contributor
Feb 21, 2017
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So being a typical working/middle class American my entire life, I've never really had the opportunity to leave the country before. But now that I have disposable income, I'm very strongly considering it, with my first destination being Turin. I want to make sure I do this "right" though. Everyone I know that has traveled to Italy seemed to jump around to different cities after like 2 days, 3 max. Maybe because I don't know anything, but to me that seems like such a waste, you never get to experience what a place has to offer like that I would imagine. So for those that have visited before, do you think a week in Turin is too much? Or perhaps in the whole region of Piedmont itself? Should I hop around like others have done?
Couldn‘t have made a better response than @Seven did. I absolutely agree with everything he has said. Most important thing is the restaurant part. Stay away from main streets or places with lots of tourists, take a walk and look for little restaurants with no english menu.

Also what he said about Firenze/Venice: Amazing and very special, but thousands of tourists.

If you like to hang around in Cafés/Bars/Restaurants I‘d recommand Bologna as a city which isn’t that far from Turin or go to the south to Puglia :heart: (Lecce, Bari...) ...and if you like wine (I mean really like wine, you could indeed stay some days in the region of Piedmont (Alba, Asti...) and visit some winegrower.

And if you like laying on the beach for some days, there is a lot beach there, but you‘d have to ask someone else for tips.
 

lgorTudor

Senior Member
Jan 15, 2015
32,951
Make a 5 year plan:

FIRST TIMER MODE
Year 1: You go to Rome+Florence+Toscana

FOOTBALL FAN MODE
Year 2: You go to Turin, Bergamo (yes Bergamo), Milan

GODFATHER MODE
Year 3: You go to Sicily and maybe Napoli

GERMAN TOURIST MODE
Year 4. You go to Lake Garda + Verona

WITTL MODE
Year 5: You go to some 300 souls village in Calabria and finance your trip with playing guitar on the street

BONUS (AMERICAN MODE)
You go to Venezia
 

GordoDeCentral

Diez
Moderator
Apr 14, 2005
70,779
Couldn‘t have made a better response than @Seven did. I absolutely agree with everything he has said. Most important thing is the restaurant part. Stay away from main streets or places with lots of tourists, take a walk and look for little restaurants with no english menu.

Also what he said about Firenze/Venice: Amazing and very special, but thousands of tourists.

If you like to hang around in Cafés/Bars/Restaurants I‘d recommand Bologna as a city which isn’t that far from Turin or go to the south to Puglia :heart: (Lecce, Bari...) ...and if you like wine (I mean really like wine, you could indeed stay some days in the region of Piedmont (Alba, Asti...) and visit some winegrower.

And if you like laying on the beach for some days, there is a lot beach there, but you‘d have to ask someone else for tips.
Bologna was really nice :tup:
 

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