Come see where I live...:D

[youbetterwiseup]

ITALY SUCKS.

But I love Rome. I LOVE Rome. I live in Rome, I was born in Rome, Rome is MY city.

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[sra_black]

Now you must visit Porto, which has a very different feeling from Lisbon. There's a big rivalry here between people from the North, Porto, where the country was born, and people from the center, Lisbon, and South. It was probably a football thing at first, but it has developed into something bigger over the years. We mock each others accents and stuff like that. I don't like Lisbon all that much, probably because it has become like any other big, European city - dangerous, dirty, expensive. I tend to prefer small towns, where the air is fresh and the atmosphere is quiet, but I loved London with all my heart. London is something else, altogether.

So, if I ever go to Rome, I'll have a guide! :D Traveling and seeing many countries and cities has always been my dream. I hope someday I'll get to do that, even if it in a less expensive and more adventurous (and probably dangerous) kind of way, like going on an inter-rail across Europe.

I know every city has a darker, dirtier side, but Rome has always fascinated me. Perhaps because I love Latin and art, and I would love to see those famous monuments. Oh, the coliseum must be amazing!

[youbetterwiseup]

I can relate with what you said about the North/South rivalrly, because here in Italy it runs DEEP, it's an issue that goes back to before the Unification. It's more than just rivalry, it's, sometimes, outright hate, racism by the 'Northern' people towards the Southern population. Because here the North is richer and certainly more advanced. But I'd say much of the fault for such a difference in progression and modernity is to be put on the governments we have had, though, which were never able to solve the issue. Also, Rome isn't exactly loved by a certain part of the people living in the North, we Romans are thought of as lazy asses who do nothing but eat and talk vulgarly (we have a rather strong dialect). Luckily I *think* things have gotten better. At least I hope.
So, Porto, uh? I have to say I loved Lisbon, but I'm sure Porto must be every bit as beautiful, maybe even more, as you say. Although personally I love big cities. Rome has waaaay too much traffic, is very polluted, and loud, and mildly dangerous. It is a big city, yeah, and it has all the issues of a big city ;)

Perhaps because I love Latin and art, and I would love to see those famous monuments. Oh, the coliseum must be amazing!

I think we Roman don't fully understand what it means to live here and be able to just...go out and visit all these wonderful monuments and relics! The Coliseum is beautiful, yes ♥