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Jun 8th, 2019 | 04:02 AM

whitehall

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Rome Crackdown

Roller bags on historic steps, gladiators and ticket sellers are out. And, what? Locals can't hang out laundry to dry anymore. That one seems anti-Italian.

https://www.thelocal.it/20190608/don...historic-sites

Jun 8th, 2019 | 05:07 AM

Macross

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I agree with everything but the laundry. I can see those tiny people with the huge roller bags trying to carry them now.

Jun 8th, 2019 | 06:03 AM

Holly_uncasdewar

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HTH are they supposed to dry their laundry now? Not talking socks & underwear, but sheets & towels and such.

Jun 8th, 2019 | 06:13 AM

StCirq

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Yeah, that no hanging laundry is a total non-starter. I can't imagine locals complying with that. How could they?

Jun 8th, 2019 | 07:52 AM

Traveler_Nick

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Most of those aren't really new rules. They've just been changed from temporary rules that needed to be renewed every so often to permanent

Jun 8th, 2019 | 09:57 AM

PalenQ

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I can't imagine locals complying with that. How could they?>

In Italy for sure no and ecologically drying laundry strung between buildings is green. wonder if rain umbrella sellers are still allowed around town in drives when a bit of rain starts falling.

Jun 8th, 2019 | 02:06 PM

bvlenci

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The law just says they can't dry laundry by stringing it between buildings. Since very few Italians have dryers, they have to hang it somewhere.

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Jun 8th, 2019 | 02:07 PM

PalenQ

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Cam't they use their roof tops as I've seen in Italy.

Jun 9th, 2019 | 08:23 PM

Traveler_Nick

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I haven't seen lines between buildings in A LONG time. Between buildings means across streets. You dry on your balcony.

Jun 10th, 2019 | 03:33 AM

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bvlenci

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I saw some in Rome just the other day; it was a narrow street. Not everyone has a balcony.

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Jun 10th, 2019 | 03:48 AM

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bilboburgler

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Salvini (neo-fascist Interior Minister) is a bit upset about people writing things on sheets and hanging them out of windows especially when they are anti-Salvini and at one of his mass rallies, so......

(think Trump but without the charm)