Vero o Falso?
“It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done,” Suzanne Salvo told me during a great chat on Wednesday. She was laughing but speaking in earnest regarding the difficulties of passing the Italian drivers license exam. Given the utterly perplexing diagrams she posted in a hilarious post on her fantastic blog the other day, I can see why the test would be so hard. Still, I can’t really believe it’s the hardest thing she’s ever done. (See Bolivian jungles below.)
For his part, Chris Salvo (the amazing lens behind the husband and wife team of Salvo Photography) still hasn’t passed the driving portion of the test. Given that the guy has been driving for three decades now, I had to make fun of him, but Suzanne, with good humor, explained that the driving classes are mandatory and you have to pay for them and so, um. . .
Here in Buenos Aires we call it a “coima,” which usually doesn’t translate to “bribe” in the strictest, harshest sense, but can often seem more like “creative money earning.” Sounds like it might be similar in Italy, which makes sense, consider how Argentines are often referred to as “Spanish-speaking Italians.”
In any case, Chris, who I Continue reading “The Salvos Learn to Drive”
