A great interview: thanks for talking about the tax situation. Most Americans have no idea. Also, it was important bringing up the traceability of food. We love this about Italia. We are citizens too, but for health reasons, we may never be able to live there full time. Siete fortunatissimi!
@@realexpatslivinginitaly The interviews contain valuable diverse experiences, so important when intending to move there. Plus I noticed you have a "live-in" van, would you give us a tour of your van and tips regarding living the van life in Italy, thank you. Faenza is where my eldest son's in-laws live, where I only spent a few hectic days I was the stressed hysterical guest, then flew back via Rome. Love being there, it felt like coming home each time I visited. During one of my tours as a tour manager, during our stay in Levico Terme I needed a special battery for my camera, so I stopped by the first camera store asked if they speak other languages, it was my second tour within Italy, the woman responded with NO, No. I proceeded to use sign language that was fine until I pulled my purse from my bag followed by my passport falling out and guess what, she then spoke, Nuova Zelanda, I saw a beautiful documentary last night, how long are you staying etc etc. Very interesting and funny experience, we both laughed so loud about each other with hand gestures.
I forgot: speaking of bread, the lady called it (rightly) what the Tuscans call it (ie pane sciocco), but the term used by the author of the video (pane sciapo) is also correct and is used mainly in Umbria and alto-Lazio, essentially meaning without salt, in one way it's pronounced Tuscan-style, in the other Umbrian (it's also correct in Italian). I'm writing this for info.
Thanks for another great interview. What an interesting and intelligent lady😊. I love Italy and so far I have been lucky to be able to go there twice a year for short hols/city breaks. Keep up the good work. ❤
Another great interview. It seems that there are many Americans in Tuscany, from what my Tuscan friends say, many have bought houses to make agritourism and B&Bs.
Thank you. Yes, there are many, many expats all over Italy, even in the smallest of villages. It seems that everyone dreams of living in Italy! (Rightly so!)
@@realexpatslivinginitaly I will try to write what I think even if someone might not agree. We all, all the people in the world, are born in a place that is delimited by lines on a map and we grow up conditioned by this thing. I'm Lombard and if I cross the Po river by car I go to Emilia-Romagna, where there is a population different from mine, obviously. In reality there are no lines on the ground that we find on maps, those lines are all in our heads and are largely due to the conditioning we have had since childhood. However, this does not prevent you from thinking differently, from dreaming of a place where life is better, from going to that place where your heart takes you. If a person has as a priority the improvement of his life, which must not necessarily be an economic improvement, but an improvement of his mental state, or what we Italians mean by 'well-being', I think we can also conceive of changing the Country to go to another one that makes us feel better.
@@alemassa6632Very nice words. I like to travel as much as possible because when I am in Italy, Spain or Greece my heart and soul feel truly happy and full of life. It’s very beautiful getting to know other cultures
@@slkonnaris8477 Yeah, the Mediterranean Countries make everybody happy, a beautiful sunny day is enough to enjoy life.... obviously with a Carbonara is much better.... 😝😝😝
What a beautiful lady (sorry for English, I use Google to help me). I don't understand why in the US and also in other countries (I suspect it will happen in Europe sooner or later), the quality of what you eat (the product), is not considered so important. I always hear people: you Italians always talk (too much) about food (we are not the only actually), honestly, it seems absurd to me, ok, we maybe are exaggerate, but what is more important than something you put in your body all your life, for 5, 6 or even more times a day?
Exactly! The quality of food is fundamental, it is our body's fuel. And good food is way cheaper than medicine, (or in the US) doctor's bills. We are so lucky in Italy that regulations on food and wine are incredibly strict. More so even that EEC regs. Thank you for watching, Pamela is amazing. And so is her husband Johnny.
Sorry I'm writing a lot, but I wrote before seeing the part with Johnny; his work and the collection of antique sewing machines are wonderful. Lovely couple and video, 40mins gone in a good way, thanks.
🙏 Grazie del tempo che hai dedicato sia a guardare il video, che a commentare. Sai, la parte piu' bella di avere un canale YT è comunciare con le persone.
@@realexpatslivinginitaly Vero, il fatto di annullare le distanze e poter scambiare pareri è la magia di internet. A me piace tantissimo la lingua Inglese e il mio sogno è quello di diventare fluente più di quanto sono adesso, anche per questo guardo tanti video in lingua Inglese, oltre che cercare di capire come vedono l'Italia gli stranieri che sono venuti ad abitarci e che vogliono far parte di questa bella nazione.
There was never a good reason for GMOs, except Big Agriculture can monopolize and charge farmers for it which means death by thousands of cuts for small and midsize farmers. Permaculture is the way to go.
![DDG & G Herbo - Nosey [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/I9Ra0Zc2NlQ/mqdefault.jpg)
Cooking is a science and an art at the same time, art creates, science indicates!
@goodphone156 best food in the world IMHO
Wow, fascinating conversation! Thank you!❤😂
Thank you for watching!
A great interview: thanks for talking about the tax situation. Most Americans have no idea. Also, it was important bringing up the traceability of food. We love this about Italia. We are citizens too, but for health reasons, we may never be able to live there full time. Siete fortunatissimi!
Thanks for watching and for your comment! Mai dire mai...
@@realexpatslivinginitaly Grazie per la sua risposta!
So much so that in Italy the science of nutrition is taught in the gastronomic school !
So true about being responsible for the food we eat and what we feed our feed source/animals
@sparkygirl9083 thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment.
The soup convo, love it! ❤
Thanks!
Fabulous interview - what a fascinating couple! The lunch you had looked incredible. So much flavour. Thank you for such an absorbing video❤
Thank you for watching! It was indeed an amazing meal (and you didn't see the fabulous chocolate cake that followed!) They are a lovely couple.
Very interesting as always. Tuscany is a lovely part of Italy. Great people and wishing them all the best 👍 😊❤
Thank you for watching. An amazing couple!
Good choice to live in Italy!
@goodphone156 thanks for watching
Thank you, I'm now hooked.
Thanks for watching!!
@@realexpatslivinginitaly The interviews contain valuable diverse experiences, so important when intending to move there.
Plus I noticed you have a "live-in" van, would you give us a tour of your van and tips regarding living the van life in Italy, thank you.
Faenza is where my eldest son's in-laws live, where I only spent a few hectic days I was the stressed hysterical guest, then flew back via Rome. Love being there, it felt like coming home each time I visited.
During one of my tours as a tour manager, during our stay in Levico Terme I needed a special battery for my camera, so I stopped by the first camera store asked if they speak other languages, it was my second tour within Italy, the woman responded with NO, No.
I proceeded to use sign language that was fine until I pulled my purse from my bag followed by my passport falling out and guess what, she then spoke, Nuova Zelanda, I saw a beautiful documentary last night, how long are you staying etc etc.
Very interesting and funny experience, we both laughed so loud about each other with hand gestures.
I forgot: speaking of bread, the lady called it (rightly) what the Tuscans call it (ie pane sciocco), but the term used by the author of the video (pane sciapo) is also correct and is used mainly in Umbria and alto-Lazio, essentially meaning without salt, in one way it's pronounced Tuscan-style, in the other Umbrian (it's also correct in Italian).
I'm writing this for info.
Yes, I live in Lazio and had never heard the Tuscan name! Thanks
Thanks for another great interview. What an interesting and intelligent lady😊. I love Italy and so far I have been lucky to be able to go there twice a year for short hols/city breaks. Keep up the good work. ❤
Thank you ❤️
Awesome….
Thank you!
Informative, interesting!
Thank you very much!
Hello from California ❤
Thank you for watching and for your support
Always 🥂
Another great interview. It seems that there are many Americans in Tuscany, from what my Tuscan friends say, many have bought houses to make agritourism and B&Bs.
Thank you. Yes, there are many, many expats all over Italy, even in the smallest of villages. It seems that everyone dreams of living in Italy! (Rightly so!)
@@realexpatslivinginitaly I will try to write what I think even if someone might not agree. We all, all the people in the world, are born in a place that is delimited by lines on a map and we grow up conditioned by this thing. I'm Lombard and if I cross the Po river by car I go to Emilia-Romagna, where there is a population different from mine, obviously. In reality there are no lines on the ground that we find on maps, those lines are all in our heads and are largely due to the conditioning we have had since childhood. However, this does not prevent you from thinking differently, from dreaming of a place where life is better, from going to that place where your heart takes you. If a person has as a priority the improvement of his life, which must not necessarily be an economic improvement, but an improvement of his mental state, or what we Italians mean by 'well-being', I think we can also conceive of changing the Country to go to another one that makes us feel better.
@@alemassa6632Very nice words. I like to travel as much as possible because when I am in Italy, Spain or Greece my heart and soul feel truly happy and full of life. It’s very beautiful getting to know other cultures
@@slkonnaris8477 Yeah, the Mediterranean Countries make everybody happy, a beautiful sunny day is enough to enjoy life.... obviously with a Carbonara is much better.... 😝😝😝
What a beautiful lady (sorry for English, I use Google to help me).
I don't understand why in the US and also in other countries (I suspect it will happen in Europe sooner or later), the quality of what you eat (the product), is not considered so important.
I always hear people: you Italians always talk (too much) about food (we are not the only actually), honestly, it seems absurd to me, ok, we maybe are exaggerate, but what is more important than something you put in your body all your life, for 5, 6 or even more times a day?
Exactly! The quality of food is fundamental, it is our body's fuel. And good food is way cheaper than medicine, (or in the US) doctor's bills. We are so lucky in Italy that regulations on food and wine are incredibly strict. More so even that EEC regs. Thank you for watching, Pamela is amazing. And so is her husband Johnny.
Sorry I'm writing a lot, but I wrote before seeing the part with Johnny; his work and the collection of antique sewing machines are wonderful. Lovely couple and video, 40mins gone in a good way, thanks.
🙏 Grazie del tempo che hai dedicato sia a guardare il video, che a commentare. Sai, la parte piu' bella di avere un canale YT è comunciare con le persone.
@@realexpatslivinginitaly Vero, il fatto di annullare le distanze e poter scambiare pareri è la magia di internet. A me piace tantissimo la lingua Inglese e il mio sogno è quello di diventare fluente più di quanto sono adesso, anche per questo guardo tanti video in lingua Inglese, oltre che cercare di capire come vedono l'Italia gli stranieri che sono venuti ad abitarci e che vogliono far parte di questa bella nazione.
Scrivi benissimo l'inglese, complimenti. E grazie ancora
There was never a good reason for GMOs, except Big Agriculture can monopolize and charge farmers for it which means death by thousands of cuts for small and midsize farmers.
Permaculture is the way to go.
I agree!