Видео

The way American use knifes and forks is bizarre. All this picking up and putting down the knife and swoping hands. Looks messy and complicated

I just started watching your videos and they are a great in helping tourists understand the culture. (And I'm happy because I recognized a restaurant from my town: Lucca!) Hope you had a good time. 😊

I usually cannot finish a meal and like to eat the leftovers later. Is it proper to ask the server to wrap up uneaten food as a to-go?

Thanks so much for this. Going to Italy soon and can’t wait to soak it all in. This seems like a fantastic video as the general flow is quite different from we in the USA are used to.

Why are you encouraging visitors to break Italian conventions or norma? Instead you should encourage living like a local. Try a fish dinner prepared the Italian way and don't encouraged ruining it with cheese. I have seen too many "entitled" visitors whole attitude is offensive.

You provide great advice. Thanks!

What do you mean Alfredo fettuccini is an an American invention? It was explained by a famous chef that the dish was invented by an Italian chef for his very pregnant wife craving something creamy and butter and how the place was still on Rome across from Caesar’s grave/ statue in Rome….this was over 30 years ago I don’t if it’s still there.

You did not mention pajamas. What do you wear for pj’s?

Its good to see they have a focus on seasonal and fresh produce. Definitely alot less ultra processed foods, which explains why they probably aren't massively overweight

The advice on footwear is very important. I have traveled Europe for 3 months every summer since 2016.The first trip I wore running shoes. Killed my knee from the cobblestones. Ever since I wear sneaker type shoes with type "hiking" type soles. Big difference.

Anne's speaking delivery is so good, so comfortable I'm wondering if she did theater or TV in the past. And, Ed, I know that you are one heck of a raconteur late into the night.

"In Italy you'll not find gallons" because they use liters instead 😂😂😂 ...and meters, °C, kg, you know, strange things that are used everywhere. Almost. 😂 😂 O my goodness, Americans.

Hi Anne and Ed! I'm very curious to hear what you think about the construction standards in Italy compared to the US (i.e. concrete frame and brick vs timber frames and drywall). I'm italian and I've always been baffled at the idea of building a house out of combustible material... Although concrete sure is expensive and more sensitive to earthquakes. The house is beautiful. Congrats!

This video was so informative! Thank you for the vocabulary lessons- I feel way less intimidated now!

👎👎👎👎👎questa non è l'Italia. Ignorante.

That is such great information. Needing to find a bathroom relatively regularly is a real thing. I have the Flush app but I didn't know about the other one. Travelling alone to Italy in March 2025 is exciting but also a bit fraught with angst about this very topic. Thank you. Margaret Australia :)

Last year we spent 6 months touring around Italy. Your video brought back many great memories! There are many producers in the Parma/Modena area which offer tours to individuals. We had a car so we booked our tours directly on the individual producers websites. All three were amazing! We visited the same balsamic producer as you did (Acetaia Cavedoni). We tasted their 162 year old balsamic, but $1000 for 3 ounces was not something we could afford!! We opted for the same purchase as you did for $100. We also visited Salumificio La Perla (Prosciutto di Parma) and 4 Madonne Caseificio (Parmigiano Reggiano). Great tastings after each tour with, of course, wine! The tours ranged from $20 to $35 per person. Love your video format. Look forward to more!

Gelato stand?

well explained, great kind delivery!!!

Thank you. Excellent. now I finally know what a Sim and Esim is thanks to you.

Seborrheic dermatitis.

Great video! I make up a little "fanny" pack, like one for runners, with tissues, euro coins, individually wrapped disinfectant wipes, and a tiny hand sanitizer. Then i dont have to fuss with my whole handbag in a cramped bathroom stall. We encountered a squaty toilet in Soave, the nicest restaurant in town, but that was pre-2020.

Thank you very much for taking the time to share your experiences and wisdom! All of your channel content is excellent.

Thank you!!! This video is excellent! Very informative and inspiring. I very much appreciate your videos!!!

I am Italian and I live in Northern Italy. I often go to Central Italy for work for a few months at a time. At the end of these experiences I realize that I have understood almost nothing about that culture and their way of life. In the same way I have often traveled to the Rust Belt, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan... and I wonder what an American from Flint could understand about Florence after three days in Tuscany.

I pack this way as well, most things match with each other and can layer if needed. I pay a lot of attention to the weight of clothing because that can really make a difference. Would love to see a follow-up video if everything worked or if you would have done it differently. We're traveling for 6 weeks this April & May and i think the weather is going to be hard to predict. ❤

The “ Rape” of Proserpina is also not very accurate translation. It more “ Abduction “, then “ Rape”… Hades abducted her to make his Queen, Queen of Underworld. Disappearance of Proserpina - marks beginning of Fall and Winter. Her comeback - beginning of Spring and Summer. She has to comeback to Underworld over and over. And that’s the reason for season changes, in Greek Mythology… 🙂

I'm very happy to find this video! You are clear and accurate. Very helpful.

Thank you very much for sharing this information.

How about taking some leftover food home from dinner? Say a couple slices of pizza or just if anything is left and you are full. I know portion sizes are not the same as in the US, but still what if you just order one too many dishes and want to take the leftovers home. Is that a ting in Italy, a to-go box?

As always, very informative and accurate! Well done! 👍

Mi piace così tanto l'aceto balsamico che preferisco spendere di più e magari prendere per dire, un surgelato in meno.

Please stop using your hands to talk. It takes away from your great advice..just my opinion and I realize Italians do use their hands a lot but being a commentator, it’s very distracting.

Thank you ….That is how I know my beloved Italian…..Grazie Mille

Great video, but I’ve learned to expect nothing less!!! Bravo!!

Hello Anne and Ed. Thanks for the video. The reason Italians do not have chicken with pasta is the same reason they do have pasta with meatballs. Meats and fish are considered a secondo, while pasta and rice are a primo piatto, with the exception of spaghetti con frutti di mare (with shellfish) which basically combines a primo with secondo, with the basic purpose of making a sauce from it. Also, two products Italians are less prone to eat/drink, compared to Americans, are chicken and milk. It is more probable that chicken is purchased at a girarrosto (place that sells pollo, patate, porchetta) instead of restaurants, especially in regions such as Abruzzi and Lazio. The two big secondo in Italy are chiefly carne (red meat) and pesce. Even veal is not common and regretfully different as it tends more to be red meat instead of white meat. Thanks and cheerios.

👍

Ed, ti garantisco che anche moltissimi italiani usano l'aceto balsamico che costa 5€ pensando che sia originale e non sanno assolutamente nulla di quello vero. Grazie a voi di averlo spiegato 👍

I've been watching a lot of your videos as they are very informative. My wife and I are planning to move to Italy late this year or early next year. Looking at your country house, that's exactly what we want and we really love your design and choices too.

Sounds amazing!! Thanks for sharing!

Now I’m hungry..

Hey Ann and Ed, it’s great to have another very tasty video from you! By the way thank you as well for explaining the whole process of parmigiano cheese making!

First Like and first comment 😊

Actually the popular pizzeria Alice that you show on 20:30 and many other similar pizzerias like that are open all day and they are outside of tourist areas, and the advantage of such shops is that you can order “pizza al taglio “, meaning by weight,( they show on pizza to ask you how much you want) which pretty much normal sized rectangular cut pieces , and the best part is that you can order as many kinds of pizzas as you want in one order, and they never disappoint, whatever you choose is always delicious 😋

Paying for carts is common in the usa. ShopRite does it. Wow they have presliced bread? Wow. It is a supermarket. If you see something at any supermarket, no matter what country you are in, you can buy it. If you're in your own rental, you could do whatever you want. And I'm sure every supermarket is laid out different so I'm not really sure the point of this video. It seems silly to me That people would travel. Looking for the same snacks that they would find at home. Don't travel if you're going to buy the same food that you would at home. You're not ready to travel if you're going to not experience like a local food.

Is there olive oil served with the bread? Do Italians sprinkle the olive oil on the bread, or dip the bread in olive oil poured on a plate? Thank you for the very informative video!!

Consiglio cinema: Il gattopardo. Di Visconti. Il principe Fabrizio (Burt Lancaster) racconta PERCHÉ la ricchezza ha bisogno della povertà totale.

It not “ Zeus’s fingers”, Bernini’s sculpture . It’s Pluto or Hades, God of Underworld…

Wonderful suggestions! I enjoy travel videos, it spurs memories of when Hubby and I scrimped and saved just to afford a "budget" USO tour to Italy in the early 80's. We couldn't even afford to eat anything but the hotel Continental Breakfast with the tour group and brought a few MRE's for sustenance to eat in shame at local parks then purchased bread, cheese and cold cuts at local shops to do the same. It gave us hilarious, special memories...and we got to eat fresh, local, tasty foods the pre-planned 'tourist' meals didn't provide. (Even if we sometimes had no idea what they were...they were yummy and we never got sick.) This was when the Italian dress code was definitely *not* 'sneakers and comfy pants' and I'm glad we tried hard to look less American. (Honestly, t*rr*rism was a high risk then and the USO warned us ahead of time how to dress more appropriate to blend in with the population for our own safety.) RE: your info about medical trip insurance...for older people I can definitely recommend that based on the experience of a family member on a South American trip. They experienced an extreme medical emergency that derailed their pre-planned trip: there were hospital expenses, unplanned hotel expenses, meal and transportation expenses and sadly ultimately funerary expenses. If you aren't a Spring Chicken, please spend the extra money and pay for what is hopefully unnecessary insurance. In case it is needed, take care to provide for emergency needs of your surviving loved ones.

Excellent video; very relevant and accurate content