NM200012S's Replies
Back then and still today you can privately rent an Appartement and still pay a maid to clean it.
The maid probably went into the apartment to clean it and when she met Ann, she thought that Ann was one of those girls who don‘t work but simply live a live on the cost of a men without marrying him.
You also have to remember that Ann wakes up at around one o‘clock in the afternoon, when usually everyone works and only lazy people are using the bathroom to do their morning routine.
To the question with the languages I only want to add, that many politicians know basic phrases like „Hello“, „How do you do?“, „good evening“ and „good morning“ in various languages, this doesn’t mean however, that they can actually speak the language. When at the beginning the Italian Marshall says something in Italian, Ann doesn’t respond but only nods with her head. It’s not necessary for her to understand or to know what he said, because accordingly to the protocol of such a formal event she is the highest person and the guests know they place within the setting and that if they want to talk with her, they have to speak English.
posted 2 years ago in Roman Holiday (1953)