[Grampa Dave]

A daughter of some conservative friends spent a year in N. Italy. She had been there for a month when 9/11 happened.

She was treated with respect by the Italians in N Italy. She was never hassled, and most Italians when she and her friends were in a restaurant would not allow them to buy their dinners or wine. When customers or the restaurant owners found out that they were Americans, the Italians paid for it. Then they told she and her friends to tell Americans that Italians grieved for our losses on 9/11 and backed our president and America.

She will be married next year. She and her new husband will return to N. Italy to honeymoon and renew friendships she made while there.

[pissant]

good story

[mrpipesmkr]

I visited Italy last year and found that while there was anti-war feelings on the part of some Italians many supported the war and their countries contribution to it. These Italians realized that the problems of the mid-east were moving to Europe. They supported the effort in Iraq but had doubts about the outcome. Many expressed appreciation to me about the US and it's aid after WW2. They liked the US and Americans.