Milan - Linate (LIN) > Reviews > The Truth

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Advantages:	Shopping
Disadvantages:	Brutal racism, Dirt, Cost,

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I have lived in Milan for 3 months. I hated every minute of it. The city was the most brutal and nasty place I have been too.
First -The people, a snooty toffee nosed people, with an intimidating and forbidding air to them. Not as wealthy as north Europeans, not as poor as southern Europeans, you can see where their allegiance lies. The pervasive racism of the place is brutal and wears you down, daily. Italy is NOT a diverse country, nor with am I ever. There are tons a d tons of immigrants in the country, from every corner of the world. But all you see them doing, is either cleaning this or that. They are brutally stigmatised and unfairly taken advantage of. Listen, Italy, you're not making any more babies, and before you disappear altogether, give a thought to those, who will ensure you're well fed and taken of in the future.

What I liked-the shopping, though it is very concentrated in a small zone in the centre of town. Though you can find the selection anywhere else in the world. If you live in NYC, Paris, or London, you're not missing anything. The food, is on the whole nice, you can eat well, pretty much everywhere. The transport system is good and it is all connected to everything else and good value too.

Second- How in the HELL, can anyone, can anyone, call this place dynamic or a business city???? The shops are closed, 1-3pm every ''business day'', NOTHING is ever open on a Sunday. And the by the time it reaches Friday, the city is in weekend mode and some shops are already closed. Compare it to London or NYC and this place is positively a village.

Third-The city is dirty, very dirty; I have never seen so much graffiti anywhere in my life. There is rubbish on the streets, dog droppings galore and no one cares.

One last point. Be VERY careful before you hand any of your money over when you rent a place. Do your research. Ask for everything to be in writing, never trust them, no matter how well dressed they are. They will say anything to get your money, and will cause hell for you, when you ask for your money or deposit back.

I took my own advice and decided to leave, before; I wasted anymore time of my life. You HAVE been warned.