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Paperwork – Part 2 Posted by on Sep 21, 2018

Here’s part 2 of the tale of my quest for a porto d’armi (dun permit). You can find part 1 HERE. Having obtained my two certificati medici (medical certificates) and my Diploma Di Idoneità Al Maneggio Delle Armi I must now pay a visit to i Carabinieri and present them with my rather impressive sheaf of…

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Paperwork – Part 1 Posted by on Sep 19, 2018

In my previous article ‘Living The Dream?‘, I wrote about the distasteful subject of corruzione and furbizia, and how these elements conflict with the concept that many foreign visitors have of the ‘Italian Dream’. Today, we’re going to look into another aspect of Italian culture that tends to leave ex-pats rather exasperated: la burocrazia (bureaucracy)…

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