It is seeing things like this that first makes you realise how very difficult everyday life for everyone - shopkeepers, workmen etc., must be in Venice.
One of the many interesting things about Venice is that the supply system is, for the most part out in the open, in contrast, to say, most places in America, where much of it is done out of sight. (I used to deliver soda water during the summmer in California and spent most of my time parking in alleys and using service entrances.)
The other major difference between Venice (and Italy) and my native land of America is that delivery people and even the smallest shopkeepers have health insurance in Venice, while few can afford it in the US. So, having just spent 7 weeks in the latter, I'm more inclined to say that most people in American don't seem to realize (or perhaps care) how very difficult and precarious everyday life is for so many working people in that purportedly advanced country.
It is seeing things like this that first makes you realise how very difficult everyday life for everyone - shopkeepers, workmen etc., must be in Venice.
ReplyDeleteOne of the many interesting things about Venice is that the supply system is, for the most part out in the open, in contrast, to say, most places in America, where much of it is done out of sight. (I used to deliver soda water during the summmer in California and spent most of my time parking in alleys and using service entrances.)
DeleteThe other major difference between Venice (and Italy) and my native land of America is that delivery people and even the smallest shopkeepers have health insurance in Venice, while few can afford it in the US. So, having just spent 7 weeks in the latter, I'm more inclined to say that most people in American don't seem to realize (or perhaps care) how very difficult and precarious everyday life is for so many working people in that purportedly advanced country.