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qui gia  -  you don't make it clear which post you are referring to and the wrong people could be thought of as being the 'baddies'. thanks

We are lucky in the UK that we can go on-line and see exactly what a house has sold for approx 6 weeks after the sale.  I don't think this is available in Italy, but I may be wrong?

I think you are being a bit harsh generalising people as you have.  People of all nationalities move around whether it be in their own country or another one because they feel unhappy where they are due to all manner of reasons.  I have Italian relatives that moved to England, didn't settle, then moved on to Canada - are they morons for doing this? I live in Dorset and lots of people move down here 'for a better life'.  It doesn't work out for all - some miss family, can't get a job etc etc and move on.  And yes, a lot of them will moan about the area because it is not what they expected - not the same as when they come on holiday. Having read a lot about moving abroad, as we think it might 'be a nice thing to do' when we retire, we have said we might even do it for a few years and then move back.  The reason for this is that unless you learnt a language as a child you will never fully integrate - you might think you have but you cannot fully grasp all the oddities associated with any language just by learning it as an adult. We can all get things wrong.  I have a sister in Australia and many years ago her husband was told when can you forget what you did in England you will fit in better.  Yes, he learned from that advice.  People move to England from all over the world, do you honestly think they don't whinge about what they are missing?  Why do we now have Polish food shops all over the place? Cut them a bit of slack lad, maybe they are feeling lonely and missing family and friends.  A lot move back because that is their choice not necessarily because they feel they have failed!   Added:  you may get a better debate if you weren't so self-righteous.  Obviously you are in an area where a lot of British people move to as you have noticed such a lot of 'morons' .  If you are British yourself, and if you are, you are obviously very disallussioned as decency, honesty, integrity are alive and kicking in the UK but maybe you lived in an area that not many of us would want to be in.  Don't forget also that Italy has a very high crime rate especially in the south.  Paradise is not on earth!!  Everywhere has its problems, and its beauties, maybe you need to chill out a bit - not to be so judging of others and then maybe you will see their good qualities. 

I was wondering if this was someone from the 'departed' trying to stir things up???

I think that he is probably very good for the tourist industry as he keeps Italy in peoples minds!

Hi  Welcome to Italy community.  There is a mixture of people here - some live in Italy and some would like to!  Me - I'm the latter. Joy

Great - I will bookmark your site and watch your progress.  Best wishes.

Good luck!  you have a huge task ahead of you but will be lovely when complete.  Are you going to be living on-site while the work is done?

There were a lot of camps where foreign nationals were held.  Presumably it would be near to where your grandmother lived?  If so you could find out from the local library exactly where it was and this would give you a bit of a lead to follow up elsewhere.  Also try on www.italiangenealogy.com.  There is a lot of people on there, mainly US, but they are extremely knowledgable and very, very helpful! Good luck

Good luck