Politics and holiday weather

[london1967]

I received two letters today: one from David Cameron (the leader of the Conservative Party) urging me to vote for Boris Johnson for Mayor of London, and the other one from Silvio Berlusconi asking for my vote at next month's Italian elections

Comments

[lvmybehrs]

We don't get to vote for the weather.

This is true...this is only a SoCal voting luxury. :P

Mr. Berlusconi used the familiar "tu" pronoun: how very dare he!)

Same as in Spanish? Where informal friend to friend not as in respectful?

[london1967]

It is the same as in Spanish with "tu" and "usted".
And he started the letter with a "dear friend": tut tut! LOL!

[lvmybehrs]

Querido London1967,

Tu eres un hombre muy guapo....and I'd like to do naughty things to you.

That's all.

K

[london1967]

Now that's the kind of letters I would love to receive!
Especially when the sender es un hombre que me gusta mucho, muchisimo ;-)

[paterson_si]

that berlusconi.....

and I had my italian lessons today and my head is buzzing with "I VERBI RIFLESSIVI".

can't you tell I am still an absolute beginner? :)

[london1967]

I cannot believe that he is likely to be re-elected again *sigh*

I'm sure that your Italian is excellent!

[paterson_si]

my Italian........ is developing slowly.

Slowly.

:)

[london1967]

Thank you Darling!

*hugs from Cheryl Bobbins*

[madknits]

He used tu? How very dare he, indeed!
This is a sign of the apocolypse.

[london1967]

There's been a trend in Italy to use the more informal "tu" in the last few years, in situations when the "lei" would be the norm... I simply had to leave the country! LOL!

And I cannot believe that he is likely to get re-elected.

[london1967]

I am the same!
I hate it when sometimes in shops they call me "mate".