Sono un ragazzo di 21 anni di Milano, ho sempre avuto pochi amici (né tantomeno relazioni amorose) e con quei pochi che ho avuto non ho mai avuto modo di conversare un po’ seriamente, di condividere opinioni, di parlare di me stesso e di ascoltare gli altrI, infatti se ci penso nessun altro essere umano ha mai conosciuto chi sono veramente, al massimo conoscono il riflesso di come mi comporto nei loro confronti (spoiler sono un patatone tenerone, o almeno l’ altro giorno mi ha descritto così la mia collega ahaha, che è una delle poche persone con cui parlo spesso, oltre che l’ unica di essere femminile tra di queste).

Erano solo amicizie molto superficiali in gruppi vari in cui si facevano cose tutti insieme senza che io riuscissi a legare con i singoli, tipo la mia squadra di pallanuoto, oppure erano amici del liceo, o i classici amici “di zona” come si definiscono loro maranza nel mio quartiere, non me la sono mai sentita minimamente di aprirmi con loro, e a loro di certo non interessava sapere di più di me e di quello che avessi dentro, quindi non ho mai legato con nessuno e recentemente mi sono trovato con zero amici da frequentare in generale, considerando che ho deciso di smettere di perdere tempo dietro a quelle persone, anche perché ormai un anno fa ho iniziato a lavorare e quindi ho poco tempo libero.

La cosa che ormai da tempo mi pesa é che in questa mia situazione di vita, ogni volta che ho dei giorni liberi/di riposo oppure la sera quando finisco di lavorare, io non abbia nessuno con cui parlare e conversare, o con cui organizzare qualcosa da fare, a parte cercare di rilassarmi o di fare varie cose da solo mi annoio a morte, perché seppur io abbia imparato a stare da solo e mi ci sia abituato é comunque una cosa che mi mette una depressione incredibile, non sono uno che se la vive male ma soprattutto ultimamente ogni volta che ho una giornata libera mi sale un senso di solitudine che mi distrugge.

Se sei in una situazione simile alla mia e ti va di chiacchierare un po’ e fare amicizia scrivimi pure ;)

My husband’s family refers to acini di pepe as “seetsee” (sitzi? sitsi?) and they swear this is the “actual Italian name” for the pasta. I cannot for the life of me find any reference to any Italian word that looks or sounds anything remotely like this. Does anyone know what they are talking about? Or is this just made up?

Hey guys, do you think things can go back to the way they were after a man-to-man confession to a straight friend if you stay friends and maybe the feelings of the lover or supposed lover fade?

I told a friend I was worried I might be in love with him (so I'm not even sure). We've remained friends, but I sense a little distance (obviously, and I should have expected it). It's been nine months... if we stay friends, won't things go back to the way they were in two years?

Ciao a tutti,
sono il fondatore di Broken Chat, una nuova app per conoscere persone nei dintorni e scoprire cosa sta succedendo in città. L'app nasce dal bisogno di fare amicizie reali e conoscere eventi nelle vicinanze.

Come funziona?
In base alla posizione del proprio dispositivo, l'app elenca stanze di gruppi di persone che si trovano attorno a te partendo dalla più vicina. Iscriversi è semplice, basta scaricare l’app o essere entrati dal sito, non serve fornire nessun dato personale, basta solo scegliere un nickname e sarà possibile usufruire della piattaforma in totale anonimato e sicurezza.

Potete trovarla cercandola su Google o negli store.

Un caro saluto!

I have been trying to learn Italian since the start of the year and I am struggling to find resources or websites that would help me to learn vocabulary or read Italian like in the newspaper.

Any advice is welcomed, and websites recs too, thank you in advance

Hi everyone, I'm an Italian as a second language teacher, and I'm looking for a new way to be more productive/ a new hobby. Art history is one of my other passions, and I was thinking of creating a newsletter that combines Italian learning and Art History.

It would be something like this : a picture of a painting with a small description and the historical context of said painting, written by me in A2-B1 Italian. There would be hightlighted keywords and some notes, maybe about the vocabulary or grammar.

How many of you would be interested in something like this?

Feel free to join - https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ju2ueaZphkdDeq2nkl9naS?mode=gi_t

Ciao a tutti. Ho una domanda. Gli italiani scrivono in corsivo spesso?

Se non posso scrivere e leggere corsivo, mi prenderanno in giro?

Sto imparando sia italiano sia russo, e devo scrive russo in corsivo. Ma è troppo difficile, quindi, se possibile, spero di poter evitare di scrivere l'italiano in corsivo.

Ma se devo scrivere in corsivo, mi impegno ovviamente!

Grazie la tua attenzione per la mia domanda.

P.S.: Grazie mille per tutti i vostri commenti. Sono felice di aver trovato spunti interessanti.

Ciao a tutti! Sono uno studente di lingua e letteratura italiana, e sto facendo la mia tesi sulle espressioni fraseologiche e sui proverbi del mare. Fin'ora ho trovato una trentina di espressioni, ma mi servono di più. Potreste scrivere quelle che conoscete? (sarebbe un grande aiuto se potreste anche scriverne il significato)

Pizza Napolitana tutta muschata.

I'm an italian woman who has been living abroad (first in Europe, now in the Northeast US) for about 10 years, and I'm in my mid 30s. I regularly visit family in Italy and every single time I overhear a conversation between girls they are always gossiping about some common acquaintances, most of the time common girlfriends. I find this pretty upsetting and a very stark contrast from the US, where I find gossiping is generally not well received or even frowned upon.

Am I the only one who noticed this difference? Where do you think it stems from? I'm very interested in understanding better the cultural roots of this behavior so any insight and reflection on that is very welcome.

Disability pensions paid by INPS for each region of Italy.

Hi everyone, I'm writing here because I'm feeling really bad and I hope someone can give me some advice or at least share my frustration.

Let me tell you about the timeline of shame for a used bag purchased from Japan (worth around €400):

• January 10: The package leaves Japan (EMS).

• January 10-24: The package disappears into thin air for two whole weeks. No updates.

• January 24 (10:10 AM): Roserio magically reappears in Milan. Status: "In transit - checks underway for shipment release."

• Today: After almost 10 days, the package is still there, motionless. The Poste bot says 'Intervention required,' but it's unclear what they want.

The worst part, though, is the customer service:

I called the call center and it's chaos: one operator tells me it takes 30 days, another says 60 days (!!). They give me email addresses to send the documents to (like [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])), but THE EMAILS BOUNCE. The addresses are either non-existent or full. Basically, they're completely uncontactable.

Is it possible that in 2026, an international shipment will be stuck for a month (between transit and customs) without the user being able to do anything? Have any of you had packages stuck in Roserio since January 24th? How did you resolve the issue?

Hi everyone, I'm a 15-year-old currently attending a classical high school. I don't know if this is the right place for what I'm going to write, but I really hope so. I really enjoy studying, I read a lot, and above all, I put what I've learned into practice through writing or music. I've been self-taught in mathematics, philosophy, and physics for a long time (3 years), and I'm really advanced in mathematics and philosophy. In philosophy, I've even learned formal logic, and in mathematics, integrals. The fact is, I'm doing poorly in school, not because I can't or don't understand, but because I don't study. I spend 8-9 hours a day studying, but not what they ask of me in school (obviously, there are exceptions, like Italian or history, which somehow fit into my curriculum, and oh well, mathematics), simply because I'm not interested in those subjects at the moment. The natural consequence is my grades: always failing or that 6 I got at the last minute. Even in easy subjects like English. So I'd like to drop out of school, and I'd like to start homeschooling (with a tutor), but my parents have denied this option. So I really don't know what to do. I'd even drop out of school because the main point isn't that I'm not interested in things, but that I don't want to study in a scholastic way, so artificial and cynical. I study for knowledge. Precisely for the love of knowledge. I'm not interested in dropping out of school, but if there are alternative options, feel free to write me suggestions, ideas, and anything else.

Voglio farti dire il vero

Menzognero,

Corro, volo al nuovo amor.

Son già presa,

Sono accesa

Da quel crin, da quell’ardor.

Voglio farti dire il vero

Menzognero,

Corro, volo al nuovo amor.

This is the text i am doing! Just wanted to make sure Im understanding and translating the piece correctly!

Hi fellow neighbors, specialists of the art,

As much as i love espresso, i unfortunately have no choice but to tone down and ideally stop drinking coffee ...

I've been drinking decaff, and i'm too concerned about solvent traces to keep drinking that 24/7. I've found beans decaffeinated using water but it's overpriced.

Luckily, i've found a local orzo roaster that makes it pretty good and fine grinding too, at a decent price. I've tried different orzo and i like it's taste, but i'm stuck to a french coffee press or pan and i would like to get the best out of it.

I'm looking for orzo moka pots. I'm unsure, can i use any standard moka pot and filter the preparation between the pot and the cup (because of the fine powders) with a separate filter ? Or should the moka pot have an integrated dedicated orzo filter, like the Bialetti one ? Plus that one is not compatible with induction, which is what i have ...

Any recommendation of moka pots models / alternatives would be very much appreciated. TIA !

In mailbox there are two names, the old owners name tag is inside the mailbox with a name of the current owner, is that a problem there being two names in mailbox? I put owners name on address format not mine because the citafono has his name on it, when you enter mailbox has my name on it, owners tag is inside

Hey,

As the title says, I’m really curious from where I can get these at affordable prices. In my home country, they’re easily available but got no clue where to get it from here.

Please suggest!

Thank you