In Milan Christmas lights in a foreign language are removed

The order comes from the Councillor to urban design . Who says: "This is an Italian town and must remain." The decision comes the day when the city receives the official flag dell'ExpoMilano. It happens in Via Padova, the most multiethnic city. Four miles of road are lit by the wishes of "Merry Christmas". Were initially in six languages. Starting today, the language has remained one: Italian. To decide the commissioner to urban desifgn Maurizio Cadeo (brother of Caesar ex presenter of Channel 5 tv). The official reason: the lights had not been approved. In reality, the choice seems to be another. In a frantic phone call with the City Council of the Democratic Party, Pierfrancesco Maran, Cadeo said "Via Padova is an Italian road and so must remain." it heard, the commissioner said: "I do not like that one uses the Christmas issue of social inclusion."

For three years in the area no one had hung Christmas lights. This year, finally, it was decided to do it. One company has fitted the Christmas lights. Were installed in six languages, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. With the Italian had to open and close the four miles, 'a bit like when you meet and say good morning, "says Daniela Bianchi Airoldi, Theatre Workshop, who with 53 other associations active in the neighborhood. The same neighborhood in February was the scene of a revolt of the Egyptian community after the murder of their compatriot occurred at the hands of a young Dominican. The project, however, has not been investigated by the office ruled the Councillor Maurizio Cadeo, yesterday afternoon that she did remove, leaving only the Italian ones. Apparently did not like the fact that the lights were not only in your native language, because only those have been left are in Italian. "In fact - says councilor - some private addressed directly by the installer to enter written languages that were not planned"

But the City Council majority, the League's Matteo Salvini (same party of Cadeo) has criticized the decision falls: "Any more light on in Via Padova - said the leader of the Northern League - is welcome: So bad did the assessor to remove the lights, wasting money and energy which should instead be used for more important things. "

Maran had sought an explanation in Cadeo via telephone, which, in a moment of excitement, he answered: "It 'an Italian way and must remain an Italian way, with the written Italian." Maran replied together with his colleague Maurizio Baruffi - the holidays are a time for unity and think that the written language can hurt feelings is something stupid. In our opinion there is stupidity. The parties have an opportunity to decrease the gap and create inclusion. It is unacceptable that Milan should host the Expo. " Maurizio Cadeo replied "the decision is now final and I do not back down"