tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post7838165075176779336..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: A VISIT TO THE RABBIT WARRENWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-13700539416924732932011-10-02T23:56:00.370+02:002011-10-02T23:56:00.370+02:00Thanks, Pat. In Italy bureaucracy is an art form!Thanks, Pat. In Italy bureaucracy is an art form!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-63578972238495994642011-10-02T19:24:59.166+02:002011-10-02T19:24:59.166+02:00Oh my...I had such a good chuckle reading this, Pa...Oh my...I had such a good chuckle reading this, Pat! Bureaucracy is found everywhere in the world but it seems Italy has its own special version.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-46485172510853789912011-09-29T23:15:39.358+02:002011-09-29T23:15:39.358+02:00Hi, Patricia. Oh, I think they are quite efficient...Hi, Patricia. Oh, I think they are quite efficient - it's just all so time-consuming, as you say. That's a great idea, WW. Hi, Daydreamer. Yes, I am terrified of being stranded somewhere in deepest sympsthy without a book. They have the technology all right - but they meticulously do the handwritten records as well, in many cases! You could say that, LindyLouMac.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-80466506802336316712011-09-29T21:40:52.715+02:002011-09-29T21:40:52.715+02:00Just another typical day then Pat :)Just another typical day then Pat :)LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-8900637527969723022011-09-29T17:22:44.374+02:002011-09-29T17:22:44.374+02:00How hilarious that you were prepared with a book t...How hilarious that you were prepared with a book to read :) You certainly know the system out there.<br /><br />Italian beaurocracy, whether it's banks or local councils are so meticulous, yet can be so un-technology minded.DayDreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517611801605384353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-37996751501387231202011-09-29T10:37:27.847+02:002011-09-29T10:37:27.847+02:00Bureaucracy across cultures must be the next blog ...Bureaucracy across cultures must be the next blog offWhispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-13725366089838535152011-09-29T03:33:57.790+02:002011-09-29T03:33:57.790+02:00Only in Italy! One of my cousins actually works a...Only in Italy! One of my cousins actually works at the municipio of his village in Sicily and another works in the postale. I wonder how efficient they are??? I remember when I took my first Italian class here in the States from an instructor who was originally from Naples. He often spent much time discussing "the Italian way." He said that no matter what people do...from the man who dons an official looking hat to watch your car when you park it in a parking area, to the man who dons an official looking jacket to sweep the street...they are all the "king" of their little kingdom...and you, the petitioner, wait... :-)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688846429279351574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-27472955953430606322011-09-28T23:10:34.606+02:002011-09-28T23:10:34.606+02:00Yes, it's every bit as bad as you've heard...Yes, it's every bit as bad as you've heard, Jan. I certainly did! Hugs to you, too. xWelshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-53381582474531317332011-09-28T22:43:16.336+02:002011-09-28T22:43:16.336+02:00Oh my....... I had heard that Italian bureaucracy ...Oh my....... I had heard that Italian bureaucracy was bad!<br /><br />I hope you treated yourself to a Gelato after all that! <br /><br />Hugs, Hugs, HugsBeyond Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13651923245154253074noreply@blogger.com