Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 22

           Andinthepizzerias.Andatthemovies.AndintheVatican.Itwasendlessandawful.ItusedtobearealliabilityabouttravelinginItaly,somethingthatcouldalmostevenspoilyourappetite.Now,attheageofthirty-four,Iamapparentlyinvisible.Sure,sometimesamanwillspeaktomeinafriendlyway,"Youlookbeautifultoday,signorina,"butit’snotallthatcommonanditnevergetsaggressive.Andwhileit’scertainlynice,ofcourse,tonotgetpawedbyadisgustingstrangeronthebus,onedoeshaveone’sfemininepride,andonemustwonder,Whathaschangedhere?Isitme?Orisitthem?

           SoIaskaround,andeverybodyagreesthat,yes,there’sbeenatrueshiftinItalyinthelasttentofifteenyears.Maybeit’savictoryoffeminism,oranevolutionofculture,ortheinevitablemodernizingeffectsofhavingjoinedtheEuropeanUnion.Ormaybeit’sjustsimpleembarrassmentonthepartofyoungmenabouttheinfamouslewdnessoftheirfathersandgrandfathers.Whateverthecause,though,itseemsthatItalyhasdecidedasasocietythatthissortofstalking,pesteringbehaviortowardwomenisnolongeracceptable.NotevenmylovelyyoungfriendSofiegetsharassedonthestreets,andthosemilkmaid-lookingSwedishgirlsusedtoreallygettheworstofit.

           Inconclusion-itseemsItalianmenhaveearnedthemselvestheMostImprovedAward.

           Whichisarelief,becauseforawhilethereIwasafraiditwasme.Imean,IwasafraidmaybeIwasn’tgettinganyattentionbecauseIwasnolongernineteenyearsoldandpretty

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