We are staying with a large party of people in a lovely old villa near Montevarchi & Bucine in Tuscany. We know that there is the cantine aperte on the 31st but we will all be gone by then.
Christ G.P what planet are you on? Looks like something out of Star Wars. Although, at only two grand a pop, they'll be selling like hot cakes, so I'd get mine ordered now if I were you. (winkey smiley).Ram.."Too unhygenic for an Italian", don't know what kind of Brits you hang out with, nor the state of their carpets. But they can be kept clean you know. It's horses for courses.I'm not too sure of the sanity of covering the floors and the stairs of a house with glazed ceramic tiles. When they are wet they are lethal. I have a cousin in the U.K. who recently bought a house that some numpty had tiled throughout with ceramic tiles. Not only does she and her family find them extremely uncomfortable to walk on, to keep clean, and to keep dry, the children don't like playing or sitting on them and, because of the frequency of rain in the U.K. everyone especially guests enters the house in a very dramatic fashion with arms and legs waving, crashing into a heap on the floor.Whatever happened to good old beaten earth. Cheap to install, easy to maintain.In the last 10 or 20 years the Brits have started taking to Mono taps & there are a plethora of designs to choose from but, you go into peoples houses, try to use the tap and, while you spend the first 10 seconds twizzling the handle about trying to work out where hot, cold & on & off are you are drenched by the water that spurts out of the tap into the dirty bowl or cup lying in the bottom of the sink on to your clean white shirt. Is that progress? Not to mention the big single tap in the middle of the wash basin that gives you a bruise on your forehead when you try to wash your face. (winkey smiley)
Judging by this thread and your recent reply to another thread, it appears that your doctor has changed your pills. Personally, I think bidets are fantastic. I'm getting too old to hitch my arse up over the bathroom sink, unfortunately & somehow the thought of washing my face in the same basin afterwards feels just a little bit uncomfortable. I've come across toilets that double as bidets, with a little jet of water in the back, but somehow it just don't seem right. Give me a bidet every time.Oh, by the way Sebastiano what does suscitate mean?My use for a bidet would be that when I fancy a romantic perfumed candlelit bath I float them in the bidet. By the way have you ever come across of a bathroom with a bidet in the opposite corner from the toilet...I have, on several occassions. Why would anybody do that?
Yet again Abruzzo is overlooked, though I must admit that Abruzzese food lacks variety and imagination. Abruzzo does have exceedingly good oil and wines, so just for those alone it would have been worth a visit.... plus beautiful mountains and people.
It may not be totally free but in my opinion it is a better service, & for this service I do not mind paying. It's not astronomical and the long waiting periods for tests etc do not exist in my part of Italy. The reason we applied for the E106 was to save us paying the €900+ for health insurance. We have been given excellent treatment here.
There used to be a member on here who appeared to know all anyone ever needed to know about Naples. Unfortunately she's no longer with us (?) If you can look in the old Forums archives, if that is possible, you may find lots more on Naples there already.
I recently gained residency. I don't know what your Commune will be like because they don't always sing from the same hymn sheet but this is what they will probably ask you for:- * your passport so they can take a copy, confirm who you say you are and that you are an EU national. * a recent statement, only from an Italian bank, showing that you have enough funds to support yourself. Can't remember the exact amount but it was very close to €5300 per person applying for residency. * proof that you have health insurance sufficient to pay the heaviest of medical bills should the situation occur. This could be a private insurance policy but you have to make sure it's comprehensive enough but, as you are an EU national, a Brit even, you should contact the Department of Work & Pensions, tell them what you are doing, they'll get you to fill in some forms and will eventually supply you with a document that proves you have transferable health rights. If you are still currently self employed in the U.K the DWP will instruct you to obtain your documentation from the Inland Revenue. Don't take this document to the Commune, take it to your nearest ASL (Area Health Authority) administration offices and they will issue you, and your dependents (even if they are not personally applying for residency) with a health card. Take these 3 things, Health Card, Bank Statement, Passport to the Anagrafe office of the Commune and they will confirm your residency. Ask them for a certificate confirming your residency. If, when you purchased your property here in Italy you claimed the house as Prima Casa and informed the Notaio at the Rogito that this was the case, you would have paid a reduced Property Purchase Tax. If you do not gain your residency within 18 months of the date of the Rogito you will not just be made to pay the tax you saved but you will also be heavily fined. You will be tracked down and you will be fined so apply well in advance of the 18 months cut off date. Italian officials can be lovely or mind numbingly obtuse and the U.K. system can be very slow and prone to confusion. SO APPLY WELL IN ADVANCE. If you've left it to the last 6 months you may well have blown it.
Well, I'm male. Have lived in various parts of Italy and visited many other areas, a favourite of mine is Naples and the people there are very friendly. I also have a home in Britain, but reside mainly in Italy. I have many interests.. and vices, eating too much is one and doing damage to a good red wine is another. Is that enough?
Me thinks it's time to stop with the replies....the lady is obviously no longer there! Was she ever? Tess...if you are there put these folk out of there misery and b@@'@dy well answer. They want to help they really do. A.Friend
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The definitive guide.http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-BidetAnally retentive? American? You decide.
Christ G.P what planet are you on? Looks like something out of Star Wars. Although, at only two grand a pop, they'll be selling like hot cakes, so I'd get mine ordered now if I were you. (winkey smiley).Ram.."Too unhygenic for an Italian", don't know what kind of Brits you hang out with, nor the state of their carpets. But they can be kept clean you know. It's horses for courses.I'm not too sure of the sanity of covering the floors and the stairs of a house with glazed ceramic tiles. When they are wet they are lethal. I have a cousin in the U.K. who recently bought a house that some numpty had tiled throughout with ceramic tiles. Not only does she and her family find them extremely uncomfortable to walk on, to keep clean, and to keep dry, the children don't like playing or sitting on them and, because of the frequency of rain in the U.K. everyone especially guests enters the house in a very dramatic fashion with arms and legs waving, crashing into a heap on the floor.Whatever happened to good old beaten earth. Cheap to install, easy to maintain.In the last 10 or 20 years the Brits have started taking to Mono taps & there are a plethora of designs to choose from but, you go into peoples houses, try to use the tap and, while you spend the first 10 seconds twizzling the handle about trying to work out where hot, cold & on & off are you are drenched by the water that spurts out of the tap into the dirty bowl or cup lying in the bottom of the sink on to your clean white shirt. Is that progress? Not to mention the big single tap in the middle of the wash basin that gives you a bruise on your forehead when you try to wash your face. (winkey smiley)
Judging by this thread and your recent reply to another thread, it appears that your doctor has changed your pills. Personally, I think bidets are fantastic. I'm getting too old to hitch my arse up over the bathroom sink, unfortunately & somehow the thought of washing my face in the same basin afterwards feels just a little bit uncomfortable. I've come across toilets that double as bidets, with a little jet of water in the back, but somehow it just don't seem right. Give me a bidet every time.Oh, by the way Sebastiano what does suscitate mean?My use for a bidet would be that when I fancy a romantic perfumed candlelit bath I float them in the bidet. By the way have you ever come across of a bathroom with a bidet in the opposite corner from the toilet...I have, on several occassions. Why would anybody do that?
Yet again Abruzzo is overlooked, though I must admit that Abruzzese food lacks variety and imagination. Abruzzo does have exceedingly good oil and wines, so just for those alone it would have been worth a visit.... plus beautiful mountains and people.
It may not be totally free but in my opinion it is a better service, & for this service I do not mind paying. It's not astronomical and the long waiting periods for tests etc do not exist in my part of Italy. The reason we applied for the E106 was to save us paying the €900+ for health insurance. We have been given excellent treatment here.
There used to be a member on here who appeared to know all anyone ever needed to know about Naples. Unfortunately she's no longer with us (?) If you can look in the old Forums archives, if that is possible, you may find lots more on Naples there already.
I recently gained residency. I don't know what your Commune will be like because they don't always sing from the same hymn sheet but this is what they will probably ask you for:- * your passport so they can take a copy, confirm who you say you are and that you are an EU national. * a recent statement, only from an Italian bank, showing that you have enough funds to support yourself. Can't remember the exact amount but it was very close to €5300 per person applying for residency. * proof that you have health insurance sufficient to pay the heaviest of medical bills should the situation occur. This could be a private insurance policy but you have to make sure it's comprehensive enough but, as you are an EU national, a Brit even, you should contact the Department of Work & Pensions, tell them what you are doing, they'll get you to fill in some forms and will eventually supply you with a document that proves you have transferable health rights. If you are still currently self employed in the U.K the DWP will instruct you to obtain your documentation from the Inland Revenue. Don't take this document to the Commune, take it to your nearest ASL (Area Health Authority) administration offices and they will issue you, and your dependents (even if they are not personally applying for residency) with a health card. Take these 3 things, Health Card, Bank Statement, Passport to the Anagrafe office of the Commune and they will confirm your residency. Ask them for a certificate confirming your residency. If, when you purchased your property here in Italy you claimed the house as Prima Casa and informed the Notaio at the Rogito that this was the case, you would have paid a reduced Property Purchase Tax. If you do not gain your residency within 18 months of the date of the Rogito you will not just be made to pay the tax you saved but you will also be heavily fined. You will be tracked down and you will be fined so apply well in advance of the 18 months cut off date. Italian officials can be lovely or mind numbingly obtuse and the U.K. system can be very slow and prone to confusion. SO APPLY WELL IN ADVANCE. If you've left it to the last 6 months you may well have blown it.
I wouldn't get too upset Carmen, We have already been Herealready. Post away.
Well, I'm male. Have lived in various parts of Italy and visited many other areas, a favourite of mine is Naples and the people there are very friendly. I also have a home in Britain, but reside mainly in Italy. I have many interests.. and vices, eating too much is one and doing damage to a good red wine is another. Is that enough?
Me thinks it's time to stop with the replies....the lady is obviously no longer there! Was she ever? Tess...if you are there put these folk out of there misery and b@@'@dy well answer. They want to help they really do. A.Friend