I am currently living in America and am seeking to purchase a property in the Liguria region around San Remo in the hinterland. I know the area really well as I spend some of my childhood there. I am a British citizen.
America is making me sick. the food, corporate culture and the drugs and shootings. When we used to go to Italy as children, my father always used to pay the local kids to watch his car. We always exchanged our money outside the bank, never inside! and other things too that i never understood. When i went to live in Rhode Island, i ended up working and living with a lot of Italo-Americans. The mafia was big there and traces of it remains. Mayor in prison for extortion, having to pay people to get building permits, etc.... Everybody loves the Italians in the USA!
I lived in rural south of France in the 90's where they still slaughtered a pig to make saucisson in their houses! Now, it's full of Parisians. That is what i want to experience again!! not Montecarlo! I went to Rome this summer and it was way too busy for me but enough to give me that taste of Italy again. Love it.
Not looking for English pubs in Italy, i want full italian, that's why I want to buy there otherwise i might as well go back to the U.K. or buy in Spain. After having lived in USA for nearly 20 years now, i really want a complete break from American culture as well, if that is possible?
Yes, i think it's so daunting. don't know if it's even worth it. What's the point if you can't sell it when you want! i'd be dead before it sells! Did you actually buy a property in the end(after the 15 years!) and do you like living there. I used to live in rhode island so used to the Italian mentality but not sure if i want to get involved. I would have thought that Liguria would be easier to do things than Sicily for example!
Thank you for your honest opinion. I used to live in France but never bought a property. It does seem daunting to buy in Italy when you don't understand the procedures or culture. I spent part of my childhood in that area of Italy and would love to buy a second home there. I live in a beautiful area of Florida, USA but it doesn't have the charm of Italy!
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HiDo you have the price?
America is making me sick. the food, corporate culture and the drugs and shootings. When we used to go to Italy as children, my father always used to pay the local kids to watch his car. We always exchanged our money outside the bank, never inside! and other things too that i never understood. When i went to live in Rhode Island, i ended up working and living with a lot of Italo-Americans. The mafia was big there and traces of it remains. Mayor in prison for extortion, having to pay people to get building permits, etc.... Everybody loves the Italians in the USA!
Why do you say that? what other areas do you recommend?
I lived in rural south of France in the 90's where they still slaughtered a pig to make saucisson in their houses! Now, it's full of Parisians. That is what i want to experience again!! not Montecarlo! I went to Rome this summer and it was way too busy for me but enough to give me that taste of Italy again. Love it.
Not looking for English pubs in Italy, i want full italian, that's why I want to buy there otherwise i might as well go back to the U.K. or buy in Spain. After having lived in USA for nearly 20 years now, i really want a complete break from American culture as well, if that is possible?
Yes, i think it's so daunting. don't know if it's even worth it. What's the point if you can't sell it when you want! i'd be dead before it sells! Did you actually buy a property in the end(after the 15 years!) and do you like living there. I used to live in rhode island so used to the Italian mentality but not sure if i want to get involved. I would have thought that Liguria would be easier to do things than Sicily for example!
thank you for the advice.
I have British passport and American passport. both are useless to try and live in Europe now!
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Thank you for your honest opinion. I used to live in France but never bought a property. It does seem daunting to buy in Italy when you don't understand the procedures or culture. I spent part of my childhood in that area of Italy and would love to buy a second home there. I live in a beautiful area of Florida, USA but it doesn't have the charm of Italy!