[KappaKittyCat]

I lived in Firenze, Italia, August-December 2001. AchtungBaby80 is right, many Italians don't speak English unless they work in the tourism industry-- then they know about enough to get their job done and that's it. They also like to play with you and pretend that they don't speak English. I lived with a host family who didn't speak a word of English, but I knew this going in, so I took a few intensive courses before I went and am now fluent. It's great! I also travelled to Greece while I was in Europe. Kappas, you'll appreciate this: I got my picture taken with the Korai at the Temple of Athena on the Acropolis.