12 episodes
Britalian Davide Erbo
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 4 Ratings
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What happens when you suddenly have to apply for the right to continue to work, live, love in the country you’ve chosen as your new home? You decide to be patient and to get along with it.
But what happens then when your application is rejected?
You start wondering if you’ll ever belong completely. And then you write a podcast to vent it off.
An Italian expat in Great Britain. An exploration into how to cope with Britishness, and how to make Britons cope with my Italianity.
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Cover art: Ramona Bruno
Music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo
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11. Mincemeat
Turns out, I can talk for 17 minutes straight about Christmas in Great Britain (and Italy).
Also, turns out I cannot sing, but I decided to do it publicly on a podcast anyway, because in 2020 why not.
Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers
Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo
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10. Bonus: Love
Bonus episode: yes, Great Britain, I love you. You don’t believe me? I’ve told you at least 34 times.
Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers
Intro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo
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9. Untranslatables
I can’t find a good equivalent into English for some Italian words, and that’s a shame. How will I say ti voglio bene in English?
Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers
Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo
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8. Misfit
You know when you wake up having a bad day? This is one of those days. Days when UK does not feel like home.
Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers
Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo
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7. Carpet
Hell must be lined with carpet. Heaven will be tiled.
Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers
Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, additional music: The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart, by Christopher Adler, both played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo
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6. Manners
Part of the integration process is accepting and adapting to local manners. Will Britons ever accept my loudness and bluntness? Will Italians accept my greetings cards?
Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers
Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo
Transcript on britalianpodcast.com