Giro D'Italia 96' - Across Italy in 96' ( Part 13 )

Storia vera dalla vita - True Life Story

Italian language, Oh Dear, Oh Dear. It is exciting to learn it. In the very beginning, when we hoped, we would go in Italy, this was the message Nori gave me. When we went in the Embassy and Nori talked to the Italian Officers, Nori talked, I stood as Statue. Of course, intelligent person will conclude that Nori was explaining, Why we should get Visa. Wise person also knows that, that choice is better to know the language.

That hapening made me think fast and try to learn the language even faster.

Today, I can only be honest and say: "Ho dimenticato tutto, non parlo bene pero capisco molto bene".

I didn't have a choice, I had to learn Italian. I bought 2 dictionaries and started. Some thing were similar with my language, some with English. I hoped to do perfect Schedule for Language Learning.

Yes, I remembered "O, Sole mio" & "Caruso, Te voglio bene assai" Belle canzone.

Started and it was going easy. It looks easy learning Italian in Theory, but in Reality, You always forget, when You need the most.

Bari, it was easy to understand Italian. The beginning was very promising. I thought, it would go easy - Ho pensato che sarebbe stato facile.

But, than came Sicily. I heard, we are proud Sicilians and our language is far different than Italian. I asked: "Which language do You Speak ? They said to me: "Siciliano".

Siciliano, non è possibile.

I don't understand, how that comes ? As I thought all problems are fixed, now new Language Siciliano. Still, It was difficult to understand but I understood. Then after 2 weeks of Italiano Siciliano, Neapol was there. And I got shocked again. The language was Napolitano.

Oo, Dio Mio...

( To be Continued )