The fountain in the picture is affectionately called “nasone” in Italian, big nose. These are fountains which can be found all around Rome. The fresh, clean, drinkable water (it’s great for when you go jogging around the town) spews out water 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. The sign instead loosely translates into: “Water is your wealth. Don’t waste it”! It’s an ad by Acea, Rome’s main water provider. Rome’s mayor, Walter Veltroni, has gone several times (with Rome’s taxpayers’ euros) to some African countries to inaugurate new water wells thanks to Italian funding. I wonder what many thirsty Africans—many who must walk miles and miles to water wells every day—must think about the utterly incredible waste of water in Rome? (Pictures by M. Rimati).
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