Introduce yourself
Name: Ezio Schettini
Where are you from?: Bari
How long have you been living in the UK?: Three years
Where do you live? Brick Lane, the coolest place in London
Work
What was your first job in the UK? Bartender
What's your job now? I own/run a Tour Operator in UK that sells tourist routes in Puglia.
What's the best thing about your job? Coming into contact with people
What's the worst thing about your job? It is actually too cool, so there is no bad side in this job, but lots of work if you want to make people happy
Spare Time
What do you do in your spare time? I watch all classic films in the original language
What is your favourite place? A place by the sea or the river
Culture shock
If you were not here where would you be? In Bari
Do you go out with Italians or you don't care? I hang out with people to have fun, I don’t really care where they come from
Do you read in Italian or English? It dipends on where I am
.... and what do you like to read? It’s shit anyway
What music do you listen to? All kinds of music
Do you drink more tea or coffee? Coffee
When you come back from Puglia what do you bring back? Just Taralli, usually nothing else. I would like to bring something that lasts for ever but it is difficult because we only got fresh stuff.:)
When you go to Puglia what do you take with you? Magnets for my idiot friends
You really feel English when ...... Probably when I’m having a pint of Guinness and a Sunday Roast in a nice cosy old pub
You really feel Pugliese when ...... Any given second