Wonderland Of Passion

Surfing between French, Italian, Dutch, Greek and
Portuguese channels on DSTV, the Italians create
a Wonderland on RAI, brightly coloured studio for
political discussion, walls adorned with pictures,
luscious women with wonderful hairstyles, glossy
lips, pouting mouths, beautiful clothes on lovely
figures, talking with gesticulating Italian men
resembling conductors of an orchestra

Clearly, like Alice, they cannot stand drab boredom
for them the world is vibrantly alive, only passionate
discussion and wholehearted involvement hold their
interest, while the German conclave consists of cold-
blooded men coolly discussing world events in such
a clinical area - women professional and business-
like, no need to add wonderment to their existence,
no desire for colourful exclamations

The Dutch, Greeks and Portuguese represent reality
as bland as it is, the women unadorned and severe
in the extreme, men looking harassed or distant, they
seem to feel that life should be shouldered with no
addition of Wonderland beauty, while French women
look well-groomed, the studio good, but the excessive
delight in life is not there – I love the Italian scheme
of taking one down a rabbit hole

Into a wonderland of passion and melodrama even
when discussing serious subjects, the Italian need
for illustrated books and exciting events makes
them the Wonderland Alice on the European
scene...