Hello from Italy

**Mike_Oettle** · 2nd July 10, 10:46 AM

Ciao, Paolo!
My father was in Rome the day the Allies entered the city in 1944. There were crowds and crowds of Italian folk cheering the Allied troops, and some of them were handing out bottles of chianti.
The South Africans went into the front lines at Monte Cassino, and were at that stage part of the British Eighth Army. They were transferred to the US Fifth Army because the Free French and Free Poles had been sent to fight in France.
And it was the Fifth Army that entered Rome.
Regards,
Mike

**Paolo** · 3rd July 10, 02:58 AM

Ciao Mike,

have you ever visited Italy? Let me know if you manage a vacation in my city, we can have a kilting meeting here

**Mike_Oettle** · 3rd July 10, 06:50 AM

Hi, Paolo – if I ever get that far, I will definitely let you know. I would love to visit Italy.
Ciao,
Mike

**KiltedKnome** · 4th July 10, 02:58 AM

Welcome from Victoria, British Columbia!

GG · 4th July 10, 03:50 AM

Hi Bruno

and welcome abord.

I'm a Danish kilt wearer, who in 2007 was wearing the kilt on Sardinia, Costa Esmeralda, as shown in the pictures below. A very nice place.

Greg

**funeral director** · 18th July 10, 09:27 PM

G'Day!!Im a pommie/Ozzie, with Italian heritage, now working and living in Milan and am looking for guys who are comfortable wearing their kilt in public.

Thanks

**Paolo** · 19th July 10, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by funeral director

G'Day!!Im a pommie/Ozzie, with Italian heritage, now working and living in Milan and am looking for guys who are comfortable wearing their kilt in public.

Thanks

Hi there! My country is not the best place to wear the kilt as "everyday robe"

! However, if you'll be in Rome, let me know

**funeral director** · 20th July 10, 09:18 AM

G'Day!!
Im Vincent from Australia, now living in Milan, and love wearing my kilt out in the City. Most of the questions asked by the locals is, "is it true what they say.......??"

Get heaps of smiles and people stopping asking if I like thier country, get offered a coffe and sometimes (when they know that Im new to Milan and have no family) an invite back home for dinner or lunch. Love this place!!

The locals guys try hard to speak English to me, they never ask if I can speak their language, hahahahahahah!!