Plain water please 

Hold back the bubbles for me

But it’s self service

I look at the bottles in the fridge 

I can’t read the signs on the bottles

So I get the bubbly one by mistake 

Do I tip the Taxi driver or not?

It’s nice but not necessary they say

How about the hotel maid? 

I left some money but when we came back

It was still there

Restaurants are confusing too

I still don’t know what to do 

They accept Mastercard everywhere 

That makes it easy

But with cash you can keep better track of things

However who uses cash these days 

Being in Italy is wonderful 

But not knowing the language and customs is not

June 30th, 2025