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Originally Posted by not holland
Hi
I have been living in Holland for 5 years but I hate it, The food is bad the people are unfriendly ect ect, I was in Italy and thought it was really nice, just a few questions.
Do they treat English people well
Is it hard to make friends
How hard is italian to learn
How hard is it to move to Italy
Do they treat English children badly
The main reason for asking is when I first went to Holland they seemed really friendly but after I learnt Dutch it all changed.
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Hi
We have bought a house in Ofena/Abruzzo with the view to moving there next year if possible.
Everyone that we have met has been welcoming and very helpful.
My Italian language skills are still quite poor but I manage to communicate quite well and my efforts are appreciated by the villagers, who in turn are picking up the occasional English word. One of neighbours lived in England for over 40 years and acts as a translator for us when we need to deal with builders etc.
The Italians, like most Europeans, idolise the children reagrdless of their nationality. They were stopping us in the street to chat to our granddaughter.
Judy.