From the shacks in via del Foro Italico to one of the most exclusive streets of Parioli. This is the parable of a group of nomads who lived in the illegal settlement in the northern quadrant of the capital, which was evicted last August. They were the last to leave the camp near the Aniene nature reserve, which over the years has been transformed into a mega-landfill last week. Among the few in possession of the necessary requisites to obtain accommodation.
Accommodation that, by chance or luck, happened on one of the most desirable streets in Rome. “The Campidoglio asked our town hall to take care of these people and they decided to place them in a room assigned to the municipal heritage which is located in Parioli”, he explains. Holljwer Paul, councilor of opposition in the second constituency. “In these days – continues the exponent of the Brothers of Italy – we have registered a request for access to the documents because it seems that the room assigned to the Roma has also been refurbished, with about 25 thousand euros taken out of public green resources “.
“If it were true, it would be at least inappropriate given how small the green areas of the territory are”, argues Paolo. The one in the shadow of Villa Borghese is a temporary accommodation: six months, a year at the most. But that’s enough to make people talk, especially when your new neighbors belong to the elite of finance, entrepreneurship and communication. “If I am worried? Of course yes, I will undoubtedly tell the owners about it”, says the concierge of a luxurious villa. In the elegant streets that overlook the building owned by the town hall there is an air of distrust.
Many turn up their noses. “Really? But how did he come up with it?” Asks one of the residents. “I’m not a racist – he confides – but in my house they stole six months ago, here the Roma steal all the time, if they are the same ones who come to rob our house it doesn’t seem right to see them here”. “My condominiums? I don’t know how they will take it, I think they will be worried,” another janitor tells us. “I have nothing against the institutions helping them in this way but I doubt that they can integrate here”, he goes on from the booth at the entrance of an early 20th century building. “They are Roma, integration is a big word”, he concludes.
Even a 20-year-old behind the wheel of a large sedan is skeptical: “It seems absurd to me, this is not a place for nomads.” “It bothers me a little and it doesn’t seem right to send them to stay here – he continues – he is not very respectful towards us: they didn’t give us the house, here there are people who work day and night to afford certain apartments “. “This area is very controlled but I don’t trust them anyway – continues the reasoning – they are known for illegal acts, I think it is inappropriate to even find them as neighbors”. “Besides, I’d rather have a family in their place Italian“, he cuts short.
In short, at the end of the day, in the stronghold of the left radical chic, the supporters of hospitality can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Few white flies that in front of the news of the new neighborhood remain impassive. “If they behave well what’s the problem? They can stay for more than a year – comments a lady – of course if they start to annoy or dirty then the speech is different”. “If they need a house and here there is one available – he concludes – why not here, in Parioli?”. “It happens all over the world, experiments like that work,” he assures us from his car, before shifting into gear and pulling out of a driveway.
“You have to understand if they are good people, that’s what counts, not the color of their skin or the fact that they are nomads”, echoes a girl who moved here a few days ago. But most of those who live in these parts are not there. Hospitality yes, in short, but away from terraces and villas.
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