==== BankOfAmerica ====
-I went to BankOfAmerica and opened a bank account. I went there wearing a yello T-shirt
+I went to BankOfAmerica and opened a bank account. I went there wearing a yellow T-shirt
and a weary pair of jeans. In the beginning, they referred me to a young guy who quickly
tried to offer me a student's saving account. When I queried for interest rates, credit
cards, and dollar/euro conversion rates, they finally realized that I was going to move
everything while in Italy I still can't read most of the paperwork I get from
my banks.
+Batt: Or maybe american bankers are so skilled that you are happy while, in truth, they have stolen your money forever :-P
+
+Massimo: Yahr yahr! He didn't realize they already got 4.80% of his balance from his pocket with a magician move! Yahr yahr! Anyway... 4-5% rate is not absurd in the US. It has always been almost like this as far as I can remember (maybe sometimes it was even 6-7%). It's useful for someone (like bernie), but tragic for someone who does not have any money and to buy a house with those mortgages it's almost impossible. Still, the US has got a very low rate in comparison with other extra-european countries.
=== Tue, 1st ===
bathroom and even a clean back garden!
My landlord is Armenian, but have been living here in Boston for a long time. My first
-imprssion is he's a very nice person, honest and easy going. I haven't met his wife yet --
+impression is he's a very nice person, honest and easy going. I haven't met his wife yet --
she'll be back on Sunday.
I'm afraid the house is a bit far away from MIT, in southern Boston. But that won't
==== Do You Speak English? ====
Some of you will be pissed off by this change, but I'm starting to make
-some international friends here and non of them could read Italian.
+some international friends here and none of them could read Italian.
Writing in English is also what I need to improve my writing skills.
For the few of you who barely know English, some more reading surely won't hurt!
is your friend.
As always, I'd very much appreciate being told of any mistake I make.
+
+''Massimo: ok, let's start with those horrible contractions my poor eyes had to read: '''Won't''' and '''I'd'''. Hey Bernie! You already went back home from NYC. Ain't gonna play with ya 'nymore!''
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