An English friend and his wife told me that on a recent holiday in Italy, they were sitting on the Spanish Steps in Rome where they were approached by a couple of Japanese girls who sought their assistance as they were being harassed by a pair of young Polish men. A global potpourri if ever there was one!
These days national divisions are becoming increasingly blurred and while Poles pestering Japs may represent a non harmonious aspect of this phenomenon, there are other more positive possibilities.
Take for example the case of The Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio who I saw on Saturday night at the ornate and slightly snooty Teatro Bonci in Cesena. Continue reading
