Introduce yourself
Name: Dan
Where are you from?: Sheffield
Where do you live? Nort Acton, London
How many times have you been to Puglia? about 10 I think
Work
What was your first job in the UK? Landscape Gardening
What's your job now? Graphic Designer
What's the best thing about your job? Leaving at 3.30 on a Friday
What's the worst thing about your job? Sitting at the desk in perfect silence with only the air conditioning as company
Spare Time
What do you do in your spare time? I spend it with my Italian girlfriend. I also work on my classic car
What is your favourite place? Derbyshire
How often do you go to Puglia? around 2 or 3 times a year
What is your favourite place in Puglia? the roads that wind along the coast
Culture shock
If you were not here where would you be? In the mountains in Canada
Do you go out with Italians or you don't care? Yes, course I do
Do you read in Italian or English? English
.... and what do you like to read? Classic Ford magazine
What music do you listen to? Rock
Do you drink more tea or coffee? Coffee
Do you speak any other languages? And which ones? English and Italian, but neither very well
When you come back from Puglia what do you bring back? I’d bring only wine, if not for my girlfriend having stupid compulsion to bring back everything else
When you go to Puglia what do you take with you? Sun Lotion Factor 35, sun glasses, flip flops and incredibly pasty skin.
You really feel English when ...... Probably when I’m having a warm pint of ale and a Sunday Roast in a nice cosy old pub
You really feel Pugliese when… When in Italy we go to a Cafe’ every morning and have cakes and pastries for breakfast and amazing cappuccinos