Just as colloquial German terms like "Barras" (army), "Schlapphüte" (spies), "Hardthöhe" (German Department of Defense) as well as abbreviations like AOK (Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse: General local health insurance), TÜV (Technische Überwachungsverein: Technical Inspection Association) or DGB (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund: German Confederation of Trade Unions) have become common and well-recognized terms for every German newspaper reader, Italian readers require no explanation for terms such as "Fiamme Gialle", "Botteghe Obscure", "Inps" or "Tac".
