Don't be so ready to damn Italy
I am very sorry that Martin Kettle has changed his mind about Italy and has almost decided not "to set foot in the place again". I am afraid that – in doing so – he will deny himself the opportunity of going beyond the "seeing only what they want to see" syndrome that he rightly blames in his article.
I believe he should, instead, visit Italy more often, because his commentary was filled with the most common stereotypes about my country. He would quickly discover how inappropriate it is to draw such drastic conclusions from secondhand accounts. He would find different stories to tell.… Seguir leyendo »