Most Embarrassing Moments

When I was writing my review on Italian peculiarities and how to behave well as a tourist in Italy (see Italian Issues), I was reminded of some embarrassing moments - it's so much easier to put one's foot in abroad than at home what with unknown customs, a different mentality and language problems. This review will be of the longish kind, so you'd better make yourself a cappuccino or a latte macchiato, lean back and enjoy. PERSISTENT PAPAGALLO In 1964 I and a friend of mine took part in a language course in London, there we got to know an Italian student from Naples who invited us to visit her the following year. We hitchhiked there at the end of ...

Embarrassing Moments we all have them at some stage in our lives! I've had quite a few but at least I am able to laugh at myself when they happen lol! **MUMMY MUMMY!!** Just the other day I was walking around Tesco with my sister and mother. My mum had gone up a different aisle from us to go look for milk. My sister and me had gone to look at photo frames. I had lifted one I thought was nice and asked my sister what she thought. She said they all looked the same. So we went walking down the other aisle and I was in a wee world of my own. I turned to this woman and grabbed her arm and said to her Mummy mummy what do you think of this? The women who looked ...

A while ago I got wolf whistled by a couple of teenage boys while in the local swimmimg pool in my bikini. Although secretly flattered (I was 50), I decided it wouldn't do any harm to teach them a lesson in politeness so I walked over to them and said "you may kiss my hand". One of them took my offered hand and gave it a quck peck - I could see he was deeply embarrassed. "Now you" I said to the other one expecting a similar reaction. Immediately he seized my hand, gave it a passionate kiss and continued the kisses up my arm until he reached my shoulder. I was too stunned to protest, and the kids made a quick exit to the changing room amid ...