"You know that you are in Italy when...."
-When ATC request your speed you lie, blatantly subtracting 50 knots from your IAS
-When 16 is in use in FCO all is well, but when they switch to 34 all hell breaks loose and they inexplicably start handing out two hour slots
-Padova automatically requests you descend FL240, regardless of your destination
-When you request a shortcut "in order to avoid", in actual fact it is to avoid further delay as there is not a CB in the whole FIR
-While being "vectored" by MXP ATC on "downwind" you look down and see Genova
-When you actually understand when the controller uses phrases like "twenti degris bai da rait" or "modified beis"
Last edited by main_dog; 7th Dec 2008 at 19:58.