I like this place because it is less crowded and it has a lot of room outside. Plus its a lot easier to meet people. My friend and I were outside on a Fri night and it was my turn to start meeting friends. There were 2 women standing next to us and I thought they were Persian so I dropped my limited Farsi on them. They turned out to be Italian and the nicest people in the world. Their English was impeccable and they are engineers for Toyota Europe in Belgium. They both went to a prestigious graduate school of Engineering in Milan which made for interesting conversation. When we asked them about relationships they said that all Italian men are boys and they live at home until their 30s and want a wife who will be like their mom. They also said that stereotypes still exist in Europe. Even though they are highly educated, in their workplace men often tell them, "what do you know, you are a woman". I jokingly asked that if I visited them if they would cook Italian food for me. One of them asked me to get on one knee and she said, "Where is the ring boy?" Effin hilarious! I guess women all around the world meet immature men who are intimidated by educated women. Not me. The more educated the better. I have kept in touch with one of them and she has helped me learn Italian.
I have been here many times and have had similar experiences with the people I meet. I met some attorneys from Cleveland here for a bachelorette party and they were also very nice people. They also had similar experiences w/ men being intimidated by highly educated women. Forget that! If they are not educated I have a hard time relating.