Italians (or at least a few senile old priests and media hacks) seem positively delighted by the level of bowing and scraping their complaints of vandalism against some irreverent Japanese students have elicited; so delighted in fact that when the girls visited (out of their own pockets, or least those of their parents) the historic cathedral they scrawled graffiti on to grovel and shed tears of repentance, they were greeted with open arms and praise for their courtesy and manners, and subsequently made into peace ambassadors.
- Artefact commented on July 10, 2008 23:25
- I think you hit the nail on the head - Europe is full of shoddy ruins and historical monuments and nobody really pays them much attention at all, only the most important get any attention... More
- Americajin commented on July 10, 2008 15:44
- Not totally sure I understand what happened... Some Japanese students drew graffiti and then apologized and the Italians didn't seem to be too offended by the initial act? Correct? Oh well, as an Italian I have... More
