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Viola Di Grado

Viola Di Grado

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Sicilians are brought up to hate our island – but those of us who flee are seen as the enemy

When I moved from Italy to London 15 years ago, one of the things that I found most puzzling was how, in such a gloriously multicultural city, people...

21.08.2024 20

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My queer friends in Italy are so worn down by discrimination, they don’t notice it. Here’s why

I was chatting online the other day with a female friend who is undergoing IVF in Italy to have a child with her girlfriend. IVF for lesbian couples...

19.07.2024 50

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In Italy, we live to eat. But tasty NHS meals put our bland hospital food to shame

I was born into a family with little love for food, and therefore scarcely Italian: I grew up with salads and overcooked pasta and two parents who...

21.05.2024 30

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