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It doesn't matter how many times I see it, every time I go to Rome and find myself in front of the Pantheon, I get overwhelmed by it.

benreesman 4y ago
With zero sarcasm, when I read “every time I go to Rome” I feel that I took a wrong turn in life somewhere. Fucking awesome mate.
- pachico 4y ago
  Well, I lived in Italy for 10 years. Going to Rome from time to time wasn't that hard. Now I live in Spain and I continue to fly to Rome now and then. In Europe, distances are easy to overcome.
  - rollcat 4y ago
    In Europe, 100km is a long way; in the US, 100 years is a long time.
    - hgsgm 4y ago
      Do you mean 1000km? The thread is about Rome being easy to reach.
      - rollcat 4y ago
        It's just a saying, having the same number on both ends (but measuring different things) is the part that is supposed to make you think it's clever ;)
    - KptMarchewa 4y ago
      Unless you fly ryanair for 10$
      - jjeaff 4y ago
        If you fly Ryanair, 20 minutes is like 100 years.
    - galaxyLogic 4y ago
      It's not the distance but the congestion on the highways. We need someone like Elon Musk to give us the HyperLoop
- mgaunard 4y ago
  Italy is wonderful, you should go, only problem is that they speak Italian.
  - julenx 4y ago
    Well, it's also wonderful they speak Italian!
    - jylam 4y ago
      But they drive Italian too. Ho well.
      - _nalply 4y ago
        Drive confidently but attentively and you fit in beautifully. Source: tried it myself.
        jupp0r 4y ago
        Can't confirm. Drive unsafely like the worst drivers in LA and you'll fit right in but still be miserable.
        _nalply 4y ago
        Hah. Probably practice is needed, but your holidays are too short for that.
        jupp0r 4y ago
        There's objective aspects of safe driving like leaving enough distance between vehicles (depending on speed) that are wildly ignored. You might get used to that in practice but that doesn't make it safer.
        _nalply 4y ago
- krisoft 4y ago
  Worth remembering that “Going to Rome” has a very different feel to it if you live in Terni vs if you live in Whichita, Kansas. One is a day trip to shop, the other might be an adventure of a lifetime. I was born in an East European country and I worked a few years in New York. Many people back at home react to this fact as if I made it. As if shoveling software on Lafayette street makes you a better software engineer than doing the same on the Rákóczi Körút. On the other hand for many people living and working in New York is nothing special. They were born there, it is their normal. I for one think where you were is not as important as what you made of your time there.

benreesman 4y ago

With zero sarcasm, when I read “every time I go to Rome” I feel that I took a wrong turn in life somewhere. Fucking awesome mate.

pachico 4y ago
Well, I lived in Italy for 10 years. Going to Rome from time to time wasn't that hard. Now I live in Spain and I continue to fly to Rome now and then. In Europe, distances are easy to overcome.
- rollcat 4y ago
  In Europe, 100km is a long way; in the US, 100 years is a long time.
  - hgsgm 4y ago
    Do you mean 1000km? The thread is about Rome being easy to reach.
    - rollcat 4y ago
      It's just a saying, having the same number on both ends (but measuring different things) is the part that is supposed to make you think it's clever ;)
  - KptMarchewa 4y ago
    Unless you fly ryanair for 10$
    - jjeaff 4y ago
      If you fly Ryanair, 20 minutes is like 100 years.
  - galaxyLogic 4y ago
    It's not the distance but the congestion on the highways. We need someone like Elon Musk to give us the HyperLoop
mgaunard 4y ago
Italy is wonderful, you should go, only problem is that they speak Italian.
- julenx 4y ago
  Well, it's also wonderful they speak Italian!
  - jylam 4y ago
    But they drive Italian too. Ho well.
    - _nalply 4y ago
      Drive confidently but attentively and you fit in beautifully. Source: tried it myself.
      - jupp0r 4y ago
        Can't confirm. Drive unsafely like the worst drivers in LA and you'll fit right in but still be miserable.
        _nalply 4y ago
        Hah. Probably practice is needed, but your holidays are too short for that.
        jupp0r 4y ago
        There's objective aspects of safe driving like leaving enough distance between vehicles (depending on speed) that are wildly ignored. You might get used to that in practice but that doesn't make it safer.
        _nalply 4y ago
krisoft 4y ago
Worth remembering that “Going to Rome” has a very different feel to it if you live in Terni vs if you live in Whichita, Kansas. One is a day trip to shop, the other might be an adventure of a lifetime. I was born in an East European country and I worked a few years in New York. Many people back at home react to this fact as if I made it. As if shoveling software on Lafayette street makes you a better software engineer than doing the same on the Rákóczi Körút. On the other hand for many people living and working in New York is nothing special. They were born there, it is their normal. I for one think where you were is not as important as what you made of your time there.