Do you find Milan boring and dull? (pay, university, move)

[Kenyasarquiss]

I have visited Milan once and I loved it. The Duomo gives a certain feeling to it, the contrary of dull

[-Lamb]

Mostly, yes

[Perfect Stranger]

Originally Posted by Tiger Beer

I was once attracted to Milan, Italy. It had elements that I perceived as interesting - the fashion industry, an economic engine, more working types of people.

As opposed to lazy types, you mean?

[arturo vidal]

Originally Posted by Perfect Stranger

As opposed to lazy types, you mean?

I guess that he is referring to the Sicilians, the Romanians and the Albanians who now make the majority of the population in Milan.

[FBF]

Compared to Rome, most of Milan is rather blocky or stale looking besides the Duomo and Galleria Emmanuel.

But it is the financial capital of Italy and is one of the fashion capitals of the world.

The people viewing is outstanding over there, in my opinion.

[razvantoma]

Originally Posted by arturo vidal

I guess that he is referring to the Sicilians, the Romanians and the Albanians who now make the majority of the population in Milan.

Should we understand that albanians and romanians are all lazy, or? I am a romanian (not living and never lived in Italy) and I find your statement simply non-sense, therefore it would be great if you would either delete your comment or justify it properly.

Thanks a lot.

[Irene-cd]

MILAN: Go see the cathedral, walk around the area one or two hours and then go somewhere else.

[xander.XVII]

Originally Posted by arturo vidal

I guess that he is referring to the Sicilians, the Romanians and the Albanians who now make the majority of the population in Milan.

Why do people keep on talking when they know nothing about the argument?

[forgotten username]

My girlfriend is from Bologna, and said she doesn't like Milan because it lacks any real outstanding architectural sites (besides the obvious sites that have been cited). Also she says that she doesn't feel good there, that it's too big and messy and not particularly interesting.

I feel most italians go to Milan for work more than anything else, really.

I still have to visit the city, I only go there to change trains when I go back to France. Anyway it seems to be really similar to the part of France where I'm from, just to the other side of the Alps. Bologna or Parma seem more different, and thus more genuinely italian to me.

[bale002]

Originally Posted by forgotten username

My girlfriend is from Bologna, and said she doesn't like Milan because it lacks any real outstanding architectural sites (besides the obvious sites that have been cited). Also she says that she doesn't feel good there, that it's too big and messy and not particularly interesting.

In my experience, the best time to tour Milan is by car on an early Sunday morning in August (assuming that a huge chunk of city residents can still afford to flee the city and go on vacation at that time).

In that situation, you can appreciate with an unobstructed view the fact that it really does have some beautiful apartment buildings dispersed throughout the city, shining in the summer sunlight, in addition to its well-known obvious outstanding monumental sites.