Chinese in Italy (was Re: Bulgnais (was Re: Old Norse (was Re: New to the list))

In a message dated 2000/06/30 04:33:42 PM, Luca you wrote:

>Like most cities in Northern Italy, Bologna is increasingly a
>destination for immigrants, especially Chinese (the first time I entered a
>Bolognese restaurant, "Perla d'Oriente," and was greeted in Italian by a
>Chinese gentleman, I nearly fell flat on my face!).
    LOL (Laughing Out Loud)...
    I guess the old links between Italy & China are still strong, eh?
Marco Polo's ghost must be very happy...

    BTW it's not a coincidence that quite a number of Little Italys &
Chinatowns in American big cities are close by each other...

    I have met some Italian-speakin Chinese & one Cantonese-speaking Milanese.

    zHANg