Argus title : We do not value our youngsters – we assess them to the point of exhaustion but dismiss success
I’ve just returned from a holiday in Jesolo, not far from Venice. We’ve been there so many times before it’s like a home from home.
While I was there I was reminded yet again of how much Italians seem to like children – and, despite the copious amounts of wine on sale, how little public drunkenness and aggression there appears to be.
For this reason I was startled one day when out walking I heard a man shouting loudly, apparently barking orders at someone. The tone of his voice was high pitched, aggressive and angry. It’s a sound I’ve heard all too often in the streets of Brighton & Hove. Continue reading