no beer bellies in torino

[sjp63]

If there is one way to make me knuckle down and lose my unwanted 15 kg's its living in Torino. I bet only 1 in 20 blokes of middle age have a paunch compared to 1 in 5 in the UK?? 4 weeks in and feeling like a fat English bloke!
Walking around the shopping outlet halfway to Milano today shamed me. Mind you they are short...

[Simpo Two]

Yep, who wants to be a short Italian?

[o.versteer]

Simpo Two said:

Yep, who wants to be a short Italian?

...with the 28th corrupt gov't in as many months and rubbish bins rotting outside?

[Simpo Two]

o.versteer said:

Simpo Two said:

Yep, who wants to be a short Italian?

...with the 28th corrupt gov't in as many months and rubbish bins rotting outside?

Well it's a target for the UK to aim for...

[GKP]

They might be slim and trim, but they all live with their mothers.

[sjp63]

Ah but theres no rubish in Torino and some stunning women and stunning views too.

[darronwall]

GKP said:

They might be slim and trim, but they all live with their mothers.

then they turn into their mothers!!

[Orb the Impaler]

Q: Why do Italian men have moustaches?

A: So they can look like their mothers.

[anonymous-user]

I'd love to be Italian.

Just loafing around sitting outside cafes and shouting "sexy sexy" at girls walking by. After you get bored you'd just preen off home for some home cooked food and watch your country do well in the footy or a Grand Prix.

Those buggers have got it made.

[crofty1984]

Welcome to the "fat englishman" club.
If you're ever round milan way drop me a line. I know where to get Newcastle Brown!

[Chris Type R]

crofty1984 said:

Welcome to the "fat englishman" club.
I know where to get Newcastle Brown!

Is that a euphemism ?

[chris watton]

After living near Asti and working in Torino for over a year now, I can confirm that there are very few fat people here, and even the plain woman look very nice - and rubbish is removed daily, and we pay only €90 per year for our 'council tax'

(Although direct taxation is eye watering!)

[sjp63]

First salary cheque today and yes although I was expecting it the tax is quite a bit higher than uk. But the roads are fing brilliant!! compared to UK. And a hospital in every town etc......

I could get to like it which is just as well as im hooked into this company for the next 5 years....
Went to an amazing place called eataly tonite - finest Italian food to buy and eat in a refurbished FIAT building. Harrods food hall X 5 times as big.

Stop it im trying to diet!

[Simpo Two]

sjp63 said:

First salary cheque today and yes although I was expecting it the tax is quite a bit higher than uk.

Income tax maybe, but don't forget the 100 stealth taxes we have...

[Cara Van Man]

Simpo Two said:

Yep, who wants to be a short Italian?

Sleep envy?

[singlecoil]

Torino? Is that Turin?

[sleep envy]

Cara Van Man said:

Simpo Two said:

Yep, who wants to be a short Italian?

Sleep envy?

short?

do you have a nice selection of titfer's for the winter?

[sleep envy]

chris watton said:

After living near Asti and working in Torino for over a year now, I can confirm that there are very few fat people here, and even the plain woman look very nice - and rubbish is removed daily, and we pay only €90 per year for our 'council tax'

(Although direct taxation is eye watering!)

you still pay L'ICI?

and yes, torino is turin

[Silver993tt]

Simpo Two said:

sjp63 said:

First salary cheque today and yes although I was expecting it the tax is quite a bit higher than uk.

Income tax maybe, but don't forget the 100 stealth taxes we have...

....council tax? Rubbish collection once a week? Maybe only once a fortnight in certain areas? and so on....

[singlecoil]

sleep envy said:

and yes, torino is turin

Why's he calling it Torino then? Is it because Torino is more posh?