1183 In Paese / in Campagna ???????

I'm not sure if this is a 'Puglia' expression or general ...but I keep getting confused as to the exact meaning of 'in paese'.......it appears to mean here in Puglia that someone lives in the town as opposed to the countryside ( in campagna )...is that correct..?.....we seem to constantly get this reply when we ask where someone lives !
If anyone can clear it up for us...would appreciate it ....cheers me dears !!! :)

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 08/24/2005 - 17:02

Hi Alex and Lyn

Yes, I would use paese for town or village and campagna for country as in countryside, as opposed to using paese (again) for country as in Il Bel Paese.

errrrrrr..... not sure if I've helped!!

Auguri

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2005 - 00:42

That's great Peter, I just hadn't come across this before and initially was very confused :confused: (doesn't take much !!!!).....Thanks for confirming that I seem to have sussed it ! :)

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/09/2005 - 09:47

Hi Alex and Lyn

I come from Puglia originally and this expression goes back to the old practice of living in town during the Winter months and moving to the country during the Summer to take care of farming. People still do that, although their country 'sheds' have generally turned into villas. But the saying of staying in town (in paese) or in the countryside (in campagna) is still widely used. Incidentally, the word 'Paese' can also mean 'country' as in 'l'Italia é il Bel Paese', but in this context it is always written with a capital 'P'.

I hope this helps.

Ciao

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 09/09/2005 - 13:01

Yes, that is what confused me...knew Paese meant Country as in Italy, England etc ......

The 'come for the summer ' thing still goes on here...our next door neighbour has a huge place here 'in campagna' and an apartrment 'in paese' in San Vito which is about 2 kms from us !!!!!! They live here all summer and decamp down the road to the apartment for the winter !!!! Do they know something we don't !!!! :eek:

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 09/10/2005 - 14:29

alex and lyn,maybe it is the cold.someone told me that after spending a really freezing winter in her trullo her family said"never again" so they bought a small modern house for the winter months.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 09/15/2005 - 11:49

Of course, the old Summer country buildings that were used to take care of farming did not have any heating or double glazing and were not built with modern insulation in mind. :D It is now possible to insulate country villas and install central heating, which make them very habitable in Winter too. Our country villa is certainly very habitable all year around, although the insulation is not great (we have kept most of the old walls) and it takes 24-48 hours of continuous heating whenever we visit in Winter. :mad: Expensive :( We are considering the installation of a couple of solar panels to reduce the cost of heating in Wiinter.

Ciao
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