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 ==== 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
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Banking appears to be far, far simpler here.  I already feel like I know
 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 ===
 
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ and dirty quite quickly, while this one is a real house with a fully operational
 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
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ I don't know the address yet.  I should, but I forgot the sheet on the table whe
 ==== 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!
@@ -59,3 +62,5 @@ If you're real lazy,
 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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