So this week is my last in Milano and I find myself at this moment to be reasonably frazzled, and this is not a state of mind I enjoy as I’m normally a very calm person, however I think moving countries is a fairly good reason to be feeling somewhat stressed.
In order for me to explain a bit about how I’m feeling I’ve compiled a list of the Top 5 Things I really don’t feel like doing anymore this week, even if I know I will be doing each of these things every day until I leave next Monday!
The list is:
1. Saying Goodbye to Beloved Friends: It’s really hard. Full Stop.
2. Going to the Post Office: I’ve been three times already in the last week and it was on my second visit that I realised the people who work there actually don’t know how to send large boxes internationally, which got me to wandering what they actually do learn at Post Office School? Perhaps the first thing they are taught is how to frustrate clients?!
3. Cleaning: I actually think that cleaning would be on my Top 5 Things that I don’t like doing ever (along with ironing), so it’s no surprise its here on this list. But bit by bit I am getting there and I have a cleaning lady coming to do a big clean with me on Friday so I think it will be all ok in the end.
4. Packing: A Complete Nightmare...but I think I’m over half way there, so I’m going to get there as well. I think I might be still chucking out more clothes though! It is true that you never realise how much you accumulate until its all in front of you or if you need to carry it all. Then you really do realise that perhaps the clothes wardrobe and shoe collection are in a much better state than you thought.
5. Dealing with Fastweb, A2A, Vodafone: Where do I start? Seriously, in Italy these three companies are some of the biggest service providers available yet I would say they provide probably the worst customer service around. Vodafone actually has days when they are not too bad, yet they are very inconsistent. Fastweb (for internet, phone etc) simply told me that although I had requested our account to be closed on 27th June, that their computer actually decides on the date the account will be closed, and there is nothing they can do. When I was told this over the phone last week I started laughing! Have you ever heard of anything more ridiculous? I’m therefore awaiting the day when I wake up and there is no internet nor extended TV channels. These providers seem to think we as customers should be grateful to them for existing and therefore have an attitude of superiority and any customer of theirs asking a simple question ends up feeling like they are a child being told off.
Right....enough for today I am off to do some packing!
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