Fuck you, Italy

[gothikmaus]

I wanted to write about my weekend. I wanted to post pictures. I wanted to rave about how scorchinlgy HOT Bela looks in the "Mein Teddy" video.

But I won't. I won't because I'm just so angry right now. I really shouldn't watch the news while I'm having breakfast, it always ruins my day. Dear foreign people on my flist (that is, 90% of my flist), if you're thinking of coming to Italy on holiday, go ahead and do it, we've got beautiful towns, the weather's usually nice (the stress being on usually, so don't expect eternal summer or something), the food is good. But if you're thinking of moving to Italy to live here, let me tell you just one little thing: don't. Please. For your own good.

Italy is fine for a holiday, but it's hell to live here. We've always been behind compared to the rest of Europe, it was a common condition among Southern European countries, but while countries like Spain have evolved in the last decade, we stayed where we were. And the current government only made it worse. I've never been so ashamed of being Italian. Sure, I've never been particularly proud of my country, but things are ridiculous now.

We're the joke of Europe. And not a funny one. Our Prime Minister is a corrupted thief who collaborates with the mafia, owns 3 private TV channels, dozens on magazines and "indirectly" controls public TV. Cardinals and bishops have more power than politicians. Rents in cities like Milan are ridiculously high. When my friend A. from Berlin came to visit us last month he went to greet the guys with whom he shared a flat when he lived in Milan and told us that now they pay 490€ each for the rent. I don't remember if 3 or 4 people live there, but even if there were only 3, that would make a total of 1470€ a month.

What. The. Fuck. And it's even close to the Politecnico (technical university), so there are a lot of students in the area, students who have to pay almost 500€ a month for a room. My friend told us that he pays less than 490€ a month for a whole flat in Berlin. Sure, it may not be in the centre, but it's 10 minutes from the S-Bahn in the B-zone, just like his flat in Milan wasn't in the centre but was 10 minutes from the underground. And people wonder why so few students go to university.

I know that every country has its problems, but we're a desperate case. We're going to end up like Argentina, we'll wake up one day and have nothing left. I've always said that I want to go away, but recently my parents said they're scared of living in Italy too. I just hope that with the elections next year something will change. But Italians are so stupid that they may even vote Berlusconi again. If that happens, I'll seriously start thinking of leaving the country.

*sigh*

There. I needed to vent. See you tomorrow for the usual carefree, fangirly post.

Comments

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

If you move, in which country would go to live?

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

I've always thought I'd go to England, but since my German has got better lately, I'm considering Germany too. And I know people both in London and in Berlin, which means I won't be completely alone, and that's a very important thing. If I really decide to move. We'll see...

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

When there was the first close-up of him I was like "Oh. My. God." *stares at screen* He's totally gorgeous. And the hairdo was great, I used to have a similar one too. :) But he looks better. :P

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

Haven't even seen the video...Can't download it...Internet too slow...='(

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, Santa's on your way. You'll just have to be a good girl... ;) Other vids you'd like? :)

By the way, maybe it's just my problem but I don't get your comments by email anymore, so I always take a while to reply to you, sorry. And your Farin/Rod icon doesn't show up anymore! Nooo! :O

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

Oooh...it doesn't show my Farin/Rod icon??? *frowns* I hope you can see at least the other ones *grins*

LOL...ahem, you don't have...*blushes*...Wanted to ask you too...Would you wish something particular that Santa brings you to? (Oh, yeah, except Bela, Farin and Rod, all three in your house...But I asked him too, and I'm sure I was a better girl than you this year :P, so i'm sure I'll get 'em! :P)

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Hey, now I can see your icon. Strange, maybe it's the office firewall that doesn't want me to see the sweet Farin/Rod love... :P

For your information *shakes finger* I've been a very, very naughty good little girl, so there. Anyway, no, I don't have any particular wish apart from Bela as lover, but that belongs in the realm of dreams. :P I was asking about videos because I don't want to send something you already have. But I'm not gonna spoil the surprise! :)

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

Verbotene Liebe XD

Okay, so you let me Farin and Rod? I've never been a Rod-fan, but currently *frowns*...Uh. Well. :D Some good RodFarin is welcome!

LOL!! You can try to make him be your lover...Maybe he'll be in Austria while you're there...And then...
"Glaubst du an die Liebe auf den ersten Blick???" :P

I don't have particular wishes either...I just wish Farin looks at me the way he does on your icon...I stared at it for a while, and...gah...his smile and everything makes me crazy! =D Moreover I love thin guys in his style (such a guy with a girl like me?!)...hehe! Oh, do you own a VHS recorder?

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Suuuure, he'll fall in love as soon as he sees me. *rolls eyes* Well, we could take turns and keep one week each. Or maybe it's better to keep the 3 of them together, so we can watch them "play" together. How does that sound? ;)

A VHS recorder? Yes, I have one. Oooh, I'm so curious now! >_<

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

Ahem, we're surely a sort of sister souls *laughs* because I was considering that point too... Make them being our slaves...They have to do what we command us to do...hehehe *sadistic look* Does that go too far?? *look becoming innocent*

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Sadistic? Us? *looks veeeeery innocent*

Wait, let me take my camera. Ok guys, you can start now. XD

[eryka-59.livejournal.com]

I don't have to forget my camera either! *laughs* That'd be a very merry X-Mas! :P (And you'd show the film to your colleagues, who thinks you're a S&M queen :P)

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I wouldn't. That would be all mine and mine alone. My precioussssssss...

[distantnoises.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. As an American, is always tempting to say how much I would like to move to Europe. To anywhere in Europe. But suddenly, Italy sounds an awful lot like America... Yeh, every country has it's faults, but wow, that is all hitting a little close to home. The rent, well, that's realy close to rents here in Baltimore, so I do understand. Hmm... Back to Berlin, yeh, I could handle that. My german will improve.

I could make jokes about America and president Bush to make you feel a little better, but they are all so obvious that I won't even bother...

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can see the similarities. I know that Americans aren't all like Bush (thank God), but I'd never consider living in the USA. Sure, I'd like to go there on holiday, like I did in 1995, the States are so huge there's always something new to see, and I saw very little (NJ, NY, Washington DC). But moving there? No, thanks.

And American foreign politics makes me sick.

[distantnoises.livejournal.com]

Are not like Bush and most of us do not like him either (still trying to figure out just how he got to be re-elected). Funny but true, immediately after his win was announced, Canada reported an extremely high number of inquiries about immigrating from America, hehe.

No, the states really do suck, IMO, and are only getting worse. My beloved Baltimore and our loud mouthed, drunken Irish mayor are interesting, but not enough to give this country much value in my mind. Yeh, I want out, and to be able to disassociate myself with this place, it's politics and politicians, as quickly as possible.