brave man - Jannis

We'll be glad to welcome you. - Paola Bonomo

no, believe me, you don't want to. - vanz

Vanz, why not? If Dave cares about quality of life, Italy's hard to beat, no matter its many heavy faults. - Paola Bonomo

I beg to differ and agree with vanz. You don't want to, really. All that glitters etc, and Italy sure does glitter a lot. - Giulia B.

[Dave, pls disregard the following rant.] Oh ma siete proprio forti. C'è un geniaccio del web che dice (probabilmente per scherzo, almeno immagino) che alla verde età di 54 anni sta facendo un pensierino al godersi il meritato successo facendo base in Italia. E voi, invece di dirgli "sì! qui ci sono un sacco di giovani che cercano dei role model e dei mentor e delle persone esperte ma capaci di pensare in modo innovativo! Vieni a tenere un corso come guest lecturer al Politecnico! Vieni a parlare al Working Capital Camp! Vieni al Festival della Mente di Sarzana! (o dove vi pare, insomma)" gli dite di starsene a casa? Ma che cosa volete, che si compri un appartamento in Florida? E poi vi lamentate della fuga dei cervelli? ma siete proprio forti, voi. - Paola Bonomo

nice joke ;) - Maurizio Goetz

[Dave, pls disregard the following rant.] Ma che cos'avete, voi guru? non vi piace che la concorrenza vi venga in casa? - Paola Bonomo

The only thing I would move to Italy for is the food. Mmmm - Mark

The food? But we by from France... - Claudio - braciolanet

[stage whisper] Fossi un guru, te lo saprei dire. Non sono un guru, e sconsiglio di venire a vivere in Italia. Son fatta così. [/stage whisper] - Giulia B.

famous italian hospitality... - U.

That's great news! Italy can use some new Italians. More people are leaving then coming in. - Remo

honestly: this is a really great place to live in, except for indigenous life :) - U.

[Dave, disregard rant.] Non ha mica detto che vuole bruciare il passaporto americano, eh. C'è chi vive sei mesi l'anno in un posto e sei mesi in un altro. Lo prenderei anche così. - Paola Bonomo

Let's face it: Italy's a small country. Why not trade Giulia B. for Dave? - Slow

@Paola I don't complain about italian brains escaping abroad: I believe that's the only thing to do when you live in a cultural and linguistic enclave. which is the same reason why I'd suggest Dave not to move here: it's a cultural and linguistic enclave he probably knows very little of, and much harder to communicate to - let alone adapt to - than he probably believes. and if/when he does he'd find out some little but very unpleasant things about this country and the prevailing culture. that is, unless he intends to do the George Clooney way: an enclave within an enclave, which would probably be a sustainable choice. - vanz

(besides, I don't see why Dave should be protected from this discussion.) - vanz

No need to protect anybody. He's a busy guy. He'll probably just ignore it. - Paola Bonomo

Just when you think you're just voicing your opinion, somebody has to be snide and insulting about it. I stand by what I said, don't move to Italy: we're not nice people. - Giulia B.

Come Dave! September is the "coolest month": RomagnaCamp and MotoGP Misano Adriatico: you'll never want to go back:-) - Marco Massarotto

I'm proud to be nasty, and sometimes to have a firmly planted-in-cheek tongue, for those who get it. Besides food, that is what Italy is all about, as well. - Slow

"buongiorno immobiliare" :) - roberta milano

Roberta, that makes my heart go pitter patter! :-) - Dave Winer

manco italia. voglio di andare a firenze, cinque terre e il sud. - stanleyyork

Think twice about it about Mr Winer. Becoming italian means also to leave obama for berlusconi.... that said, we would welcome you anyway with great pleasure :) - Alessio Jacona

contact me for couchsurfing! :) - elena (senzaaggettivi)

Great choice! - Stefano Pietroiusti from twhirl

You are welcome Dave, smart people are always welcome and needed - delbo

LOL! From web paradise to web hell. Really wanna trade? :) - TommasoSorchiotti

@davewiner if you want to move to Italy you can ask @bruces for his experience living part of the year in Turin... - David Orban

@TommaSorchiotti: "web hell" is a crude exaggeration. Ever tried China? - Paola Bonomo

"BRAVO" ! - Marco Castellani

I had no idea there were so many Italians on FriendFeed. - Dave Winer

;) - Michela Cimnaghi /cimny

in Italy we're even trying to not spread FF too much, just to keep it as our "happy few" garden ;-) something like "no FBers allowed here" - Andrea Martines

Cool, great idea Dave, Venice could be the right place to live. Art, history, multichannel, multiethnic and free internet wireless connection for residents :) - Irada Pallanca

@dave great! ... or a joke? say more please... - metakappa aka gino

so italian... to talk bad about italy. - Francesco OC

@Dave, I'm really happy! Italy is huge and Italians are a lot of people, I think you need at least one month. Rooms in Turin and Naples are always available. - stetto from iPhone

Please do it :-) Italy is wonderful, italians (but for Vanz,Giulia B & jacona &sorchiotti) are fantastic. - wolly