Monday, April 16, 2012

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania vs. Rome, Italy

Of course there are plenty of differences between the two cities, so I've decided to write about the differences 

Pittsburgh : 
1. Stores stay open til around 10-12 pm on a daily basis (beside Sunday) 
2. There are many different fast food restaurants & regular ones for you to eat at. 
3. When using public transportation you have to show the bus/trolly driver your bus pass/ticket. 
4. There are no quiet hours in your home made by the law. 
5. I have service EVERYWHERE ! 
6. The people know that there is a thing called "personal space". 
7. Majority of the licensed drivers will not ride your bumper the whole time they are behind you. In other words, we can drive. 
8. Majority of the places you eat or shop at have the option for you to pay with credit. & with food places you can split the tab. 
9.  Public transportation buses get filled to capacity & don't let anyone else on until there is room. 
10. We have dryers !!!! We can dry our clothes that we washed in a dryer, not on a line outside. 


Rome :
1. If you're ever craving pizza you will not have a problem finding a pizzeria. 
2. You can get your ears pierced in the farmacia. 
3. There is no school on Fridays ! 
4. There a night buses that you can catch that run past 12 am. 
5. It is very hard to find tequila in any liquor store or bar. 
6. VIP's pizza , a pizzeria where I go after I go out at night. They have some of the best Italian pizza that I have ever tasted. 
7. Piazza Venezia. A big white building that was built for the soldiers in Rome. It's beautiful, Pittsburgh has nothing like it. 
8. The shopping center in rome is one big strip. Majority of the stores are in the same area. 
9. Their apartments are like their houses. They spend thousands on an apartment like how we would on a house in Pittsburgh. 
10. Suppli , it's an Italian snack that they have come up with. It has rice, cheese , & pasta sauce in a deep fried ball. It's delicious. 



Those are just 10 differences between Rome & Pittsburgh. I'm pretty sure there are many other differences but these are the ones that came up in my head. But, there is a similarity between the two cities .. I will forever call both of these places my home. 

-Erin Hager

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