Of course he never replied. He knows the way Italy works, or that's how I understand it, who never flew down there myself. But I did travel there, and I did some little bits of business. The further south, the greater the distance/difference between "what is written" and "how it actually works". One doesn't rely on text; down there, one relies on relations. Surely you knew as much?
PS as I read his page, he has been living in Italy for several years. If he is clever enough to be a pilot, he must have picked up SOME bit of the local language. But he'll never tell how much - to an outsider - get the picture? Clever guy, really, meseems.