tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post7156953796081054975..comments2024-03-18T12:43:02.945-07:00Comments on Living (with) abroad in Tuscany: Italians good at following rules when they are discreto, valido . . . and attainablePaul and Lucy Spadonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320762457158246716noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-40495802490376111822018-10-24T19:13:39.738-07:002018-10-24T19:13:39.738-07:00This is my favourite aspect of Italian Neighbours....This is my favourite aspect of Italian Neighbours.<br /><br />For a country with such a strong smoking habit their quick acquiescence to no-smoking laws came as a surprise. They must also have been discreto and valido without being relativo. Japan is very law abiding to a foreigner's observance, but there you look for places/cafes with smoking areas, other smoking is allowed in all of the restaurant.<br />I'm not sure about enforcing speed restrictions though. People routinely drive at 150kph on the 130kph limited autostrada, and to keep up with the traffic in the 50kph road work zone I had to travel at 90kph. In four months of driving like this I have never been ticketed, despite the warnings of the car hire companies.<br /><br />The politeness in Italian driving is remarkable to an Australian. In a small town in the NE I watched at a square while a van stopped in a one way street and went to a house opposite to collect oxyacetylene welding gear and other items. The line of cars held up for several minutes waited patiently until he had finished loading and drive off. Never a horn sound. In fact, car horns seem to be rarely used in Italy.John Pursseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432538650845608999noreply@blogger.com