MAN BAGS
Two-toned bag with tatoos
No age limits for man bags
COLORFUL PANTS
Sicilian men wear very brightly colored pants. We have seen orange, yellow, red, green and pink. These are not pastels. These are solid dazzling colors. When we asked a Sicilian friend about it she said, “Here it is the men who are the peacocks.”
YOUNG AND OLD ARM-IN-ARM
Frequently we see younger people walking arm in arm with older people. It looks to us like parents with children or grandchildren. Sometimes the children are quite young yet there seems to be some link of camradery in all of the relationships.
Someone to lean on
BIMBO A BORDO
Remember these signs? It seems much cuter if the baby is a bimbo.
Baby on Board
OLD MEN WALKING
When most older men walk down the street they walk with their hands clasped behind their back toes pointed out and verrrry slooooowly. Try it. More meandering than walking and it is very relaxing.
WASH ON THE LINE
There are no clothes dryers in Sicily. Well, we think there are no clothes dryers in Sicily. Balconies, clothes drying racks on the sidewalks, clothes lines strung across narrow streets are festooned with clean laundry.
Clothes on the line
Women take great pride in the brilliance of their wash and its tidy organization on the line, even when living in a high rise and using the balcony railing.
Balcony clothes lines
Are you curious about how things work in the Sicilian culture? Send in a comment with your query. We will research the point, try to find a photo to illustrate the observation and post it here.
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