linking Puglia and the UK

Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5

The Apulians and England - Vito Gravinese

August 2009
vito gravinese

Introduce yourself

Name: Vito Gravinese
Where are you from?: Bari
How long have you been living in the UK?: 5 years and 3 months
Where do you live? In the remote but English North Actonn

Work

What was your first job in the UK? Au pair.. I know I know…
What's your job now? Assistant Graphic Designer and Photographer/ Design Student
What's the best thing about your job? To learn what I like
What's the worst thing about your job? The snob people in the office

Spare Time

What do you do in your spare time? I travel litterally and mentally
What is your favourite place? Venezia

Culture shock

If you were not here where would you be? In New Zealand
Do you go out with Italians or you don't care? Yes and no. I don’t care where they are from.
Do you read in Italian or English? Both
.... and what do you like to read? Photography and Design magazines and travel books
What music do you listen to? Rock and Swing
Do you drink more tea or coffee? I'm talking to the shadows from 1 o'clock til 4
When you come back from Puglia what do you bring back? Tobacco
When you go to Puglia what do you take with you? Food you can’t find in Italy
You really feel English when ...... I look at the behiaviour and stupid dialogs of the Italian tourists in London.
You really feel Pugliese when ...... / I feel I’m from Bari..when I speak dialect

Return to the profiles page