Espresso and cannoli: Meet Gianni Formica from Melbourne's Brunetti Classico Carlton | The Senior | August 21, 2024 - video Dailymotion

Meet Gianni Formica, one of the authentically Italian staff members at much-loved Melbourne institution Brunetti Classico Carlton.

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00:00In the morning here is like a club, everybody knows everybody.

00:04I met Mario, so they are all friends.

00:07I started to work in Brunetti in 2008.

00:13Yeah, it's like a family, yes.

00:15Considering my age, I can be for most of them like a grandfather.

00:20I'm born in Rome, 1946.

00:24The toughest thing to come in Australia is to live with my family in Italy.

00:28I came in Australia to give to my children a better future

00:33because my Australian wife, she was missing her family.

00:37I live in Melbourne, it's a beautiful city.

00:40I've been working in Turkey, I've been working in Knox City, here in Carlton.

00:45I find always very nice people.

00:47I couldn't think to do anything else, no.

00:50Yeah, I couldn't imagine ever retiring.

00:52Retiring, you miss all these friends, all these activities, all these people.

00:57I laugh when the people say to me,

00:59you play golf, how many times you can play golf in one week?

01:02I'm not a wise man despite my old age.

01:06In fact, the boys and the girls said to me,

01:09Gianni, you are mad.

01:10The wisdom, not be too serious.

01:13Grazie per la vostra pazienza,

01:15per la vostra comprensione visto il mio poverissimo inglese.

01:20Upwards and onwards.