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10 Things to Know Before Visiting Italy | ITALY TRAVEL TIPS
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- Опубликовано: 7 авг 2024
- Are you planning a trip to the Bel Paese? Today, we’re going to be going over the top 10 things that you should know if you’re going on a trip to Italy, or if you just want to learn more about Italian culture.
Italy is a country with a rich culture and history. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, it's the 5th most visited country in the world. This means that, while nearly everyone knows some basic facts about Italy and has heard numerous Italian stereotypes, there are still many things that tourists should know about Italy that don't make it into the guide books. So, whether you plan on visiting Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Naples, or any other Italian city, here are 10 things to know before going to Italy. With these Italian travel tips, you can avoid experiencing culture shock in Italy and have a rewarding trip!
10 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE VISITING ITALY:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Non Touristy Cities Are Just As Worthwhile
1:37 Italy Contains Two Independent Countries
2:36 (Most) Italians Don’t Speak English
3:32 Many Different Languages Are Spoken in Italy
4:36 Italian Hand Gestures Have Specific Meanings
5:32 Not All “Italian” Foods Are Actually Italian
6:14 In Italy You Pay At The Counter
6:41 Tipping Culture Is Different in Italy
7:01 Italian Stores Close in the Afternoon
7:35 You Need To Validate Your Tickets
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As italian i have to admit that we speak generally bad english or not at all. However every italian will try his best to understand you or being understood by you. Hand gestures help for the purpose
People are always very helpful! I said it not to insult Italians, but for the foreigners who think they can get around without learning at least a few words.
@@connorgioiafigliu We try so hard to help others make themselves understood, that Spanish or American words are included in some dialects because of the Second War. Like "tiec it" which comes from the English "take it"
As an Italian, I CAN RELATE, keep your content up Connor!!!♡♡♡
Thanks Giada!
In Italy few people speak fluent English because unfortunately we have an excellent dubbing personnel and every film on television is entirely in Italian (I think this happens also in Spain and France). In the other eu states films are only subbed so youngsters familiarise with English very early. (In Italy we are often shocked hearing Di Caprio talk Italian because we are so used to the voice of his dubber)
@@DarkAlex1978 Altre nazioni come la Svezia da sempre lasciano le serie anglosassoni nella loro lingua (magari con sottotitoli opzionali). Risultato? Paese europeo che conosce meglio l'inglese fra quelli che non lo hanno come lingua madre. Questo attrae ricerca, investimenti internazionale e eccellenza mondiale che si concentra lì. L'Italia potrebbe fare molto in questo senso, soprattutto aiutando l'internazionalizzazione del turismo di qualità.
@@DarkAlex1978 imparare altre lingue è solo un aggiunta, non toglie niente.
What if you speak Spanish? Would that be easier to get around ?
Non credo che una lingua si possa imparare dignitosamente vedendo i film americani in TV. Non nel 2021. Io non guardo film in TV e certamente non lo faccio sui canali Rai o Mediaset (c'è qualcuno under 40 che lo fa ancora?): questo forse mi ha impedito di imparare l'inglese o lo spagnolo? Non credo proprio. Inoltre oggi i film vengono per lo più visti su piattaforme in streaming dove è possibile scegliere tra più lingue. Forse tale opzione ha aiutato a diffondere la lingua inglese? Anche qui, non credo proprio. Sfatiamo il mito che gli italiani non sappiano l'inglese per via del doppiaggio. La vera ragione è che nel sistema scolastico italiano all'inglese viene dedicato poco tempo e quel poco viene sprecato tramite metodi di insegnamento logori. A riprova di ciò, persino chi frequenta il liceo linguistico spesso non parla bene l'inglese. Infine c'è una questione culturale: siamo un popolo poco curioso, che legge poco e con sacche di ignoranza piuttosto ampie in tutti i livelli socio-economici.
@@HORCHATA777SUBSCriBE No... definitely the same as if you only speak English. Just speak slowly and without cutting end of the words, to be better understood by Italians. I have to say that the British pronunciation tends to cut words more than the American one.
As an Italian from Genoa, I think your vídeos are cool and truthful. However, when you talked about Genoa, you used a photo of Portofino, a really famous Ligurian village, but that’s not Genoa. But yes, you should visit Genoa, it’s wonderful❤️
Talking about the levels of English being good “even in parts of Scotland” makes me laugh considering that it’s part of the U.K. 🇬🇧 🏴
OMG THANK YOU I'VE WAITED MONTHS FOR SOMEONE TO PICK UP ON THAT 😂
As an italian i can relly recommend Verona, it's an ancient Roman built city, it has tons of monuments such as the Arena, build 2000 years ago and now is one fo the most famous anphitheater in the world.
👍You forget to say Verona is the city of Giulietta, and now we are near to San valentine thourist can enjoy romantic atmosphere visiting her home
@@bb_summernp2881 i know, i was including it in the: city of love thing ahah
Actually garlic bread and breadsticks are italian. Garlic bread is called bruschetta or "fettunta" (literally oiled slice, in tuscany dialect), while breadsticks are originally from Turin and they are called grissini. As most dishes, they are highly local tho, so they may be found in resturants only in certain regions
Thanks for the comment! That was based on my experience in Puglia, watching a group of Americans try to order breadsticks and the waiter having no idea what they were talking about. And we actually eat bruschetta in America too (pronounced bruscetta). American garlic bread is another thing.
@@connorgioiafigliu I discovered garlic bread when I went to the UK. Usually a small baguette with cuts in which there is some butter with herbs. Warmed up so the butter melts and the crust gets crunchy "é la morte sua!" 😸
Lecce....my city....that's a honor for me!! thanks!!
I love Lecce!
I hope someday I can visit Italy, and use all the information you have posted!
Soon!
Hopefully this year😅☺️ I’m also really looking forward to going back to Italy again 😅
Sooo much fun!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes i want to travel in italy. Thanks for sharing this video its a big help enjoy vlogging
Glad it was helpful, Mariel!
Amazing video! Loved it! Liked and subscribed!!
Awesome! Thank you!
Concerning pasta, we use a LOT of different sauces or other food to "season" it. Pasta al ragù is kinda similar to meatball pasta, instead of having meatballs the meat is minced. And if you want another suggestion, you can come to Brescia. Is an ancient roman city, filled with roman rests and a lot of museums. Is also near to Garda lake, which is a beautiful area to visit! There you can also visit the Vittoriale, Gabriele D'Annunzio's last home, is wonderful! Great videos!
I love Brescia! One of my best friends is from there☺️ Btw if you’re looking for something g to watch, I also have a channel with videos from London, Italy and other places if you want to check it out ☺️
Great video for those unaware tourists! Spot on regarding some of the more subtle things here!
Nice Great Video and Good Information.
Thank you!
Thanks for mentioning Bologna, my hometown!! ❤️
That's where I'm moving next year!
@@connorgioiafigliu No vabbè!!! 😍😂 being born and raised in the Red City... this makes me even prouder! Hmu if you need any advice :)
@@connorgioiafigliu giving you a follow cos I want to keep updated on this as bologna is my city too 😂
@@91loveismyreligion Ahaha thanks! I started this channel as a place to put Bologna videos next year
I have seen plenty of other american videos talking about Italy, but yours is the absolute most accurate and clear in every single detail, and it's impressive considering that you've only been in Italy few times... The thing that shocks me the most is that you consider Italian public transportation very advanced, as we are kind of famous for having a very bad public transportation system (and generally in the south os worse than in the north); if you compare it with countries like Switzerland or Germany it's actually really bad, buy it's also cheaper. And yeah, I apologize for our bad English conversational level ahahah... I can speak English fine just after moving to Germany for academic reasons and having to deal with people from all over the world (and speaking with Australians and Americans).
Anyway great job and continue like this 💪🏻
Very interesting video, really enjoyed it, big like👍👍👍
Thanks for the visit!
Hi Connor, I discovered your channel today and I like it 😊. I’m from Piacenza, northern part of Emilia Romagna. As you mention, it’s some of the places where we eat horses 🤣 our main horse dish is called “picula ad caval”, but we have a lot of specialities, Piacenza is the only province with 3 D.O.P. Cured meats: pancetta, coppa, salame. D.O.P. means “protected designation of origin”. Anyway, I think the most amazing shocking thing in Italy is the variety, the variety of everything (biodiversity, languages, food culture, habits). I think it’s the most confusing country...if you travel a few tens of miles you find something completely different anytime you do (always extremely beautiful and delicious). Italy is just unbelievable (with our lot of defects😆). I like very much the way you want to know more about us and the way you try to tell your feelings. Keep up the good work👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for the comment! That's exactly what I like about Italy.
great video
Thank you!!! I'm happy you liked it 😊
"No matter the region, Italians are all united in their hate for a common enemy : pizza with pineapple" LOL sooo true ^_^
Hhha made me laugh as well! 😂
Btw if you’re looking for something g to watch, I also have a channel with videos from London, Italy and other places if you want to check it out ☺️
Friend, three independent conutries: Principato di Seborga in Ligury.
As Italian, I suggest other city/Town
North
Verona
Bergamo
Mantova
Ferrara
Torino
Centre
Siena and the countryside
Arezzo
Lucca
Perugia
South
Matera
Palermo
Catania
Bari
Siracusa
In Switzerland there is a small village called Campione d'Italia which is an enclave. Campione, even though it is completely surrounded by Swiss territory, is an Italian village.
I've heard of that before! It seems really interesting.
I have never been there but they told me it's very particular. They had a very important casino which unfortunately went bankrupt. During the Second World War the people living there could desert because there were (and there are) no borders with Switzerland which was neutral and and they could take refuge there. Since it is a small country, and inside Switzerland, the fascist police did not go looking for them.
*dies because of lacking oxygen at the lungs after a long laugh when the youtuber said something funny in a well know south italian dialect*
Hi, I'm from the southern province of Marche Region called Ascoli Piceno. Marche are a fantastic and underrated region (I don't know why, probably because there aren't so many big cities). I think that for you it can be very interesting to visit my region and try its food.
Definitely! Le Marche are one of the regions I haven't been to yet.
Ottimi i fritti.
When my parents went to school (around the ‘80s) they could choose between what languages to study. My father chose English, so he can speak it a bit, but for example my mum chose German because a friend of hers was in that class, and she only took a month of English lessons just to pass an exam. I’m pretty sure that is a big factor that influenced Italians’ relationship with English
We liked the amazing information you provided. Would definitely love to visit Italy some day. These all tourist areas you mentioned and the languages spoken in different areas was something that would be helpful for travellers who intend travelling to the country. The sign language was something to learn and would be much easier for communication The food and insights into restaurant workings provided significant knowledge that can help. Awesome Stuff and great edit, can see the hard work you put on to this. Keep up the great stuff. We are Tufail Umar. Here to support. We post some content on our main channel. Check if you like what we post and comment your valued suggestions. 💛👍
Thanks Tufail, I'm happy you enjoyed the video! I'll definitely keep my eye out for your content!
Nice information.i'm supporting you. LET'S GROW TOGHER
Merci beaucoup! Je viens de voir ton chaîne. T'es marocain?
Thanks to our rich dialects, we are open to all the languages and keen to understand you, help you and avoid to correct everything you say like those infamous Asterix cousins 😉😁
No, ma davvero, amo i vostri dialetti! Mi piacerebbe imparare uno o due un giorno. Solo che è molto difficile imparare più di poche frasi data la mancanza di risorse.
@@connorgioiafigliu mo dai? Socc'mel! Allora ti linko il dizionario a-z del Bolognese
www.bolognanelcuore.info/modules.php?name=Bolognese&file=index
"Ma che cazzo stai a dì" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Keep doing videos about Italy! You're magic!
I also love his videos! ☺️
Btw if you’re looking for something g to watch, I also have a channel with videos from London, Italy and other places if you want to check it out ☺️
Have you ever been to Italy? What would you add to this list? 😊
As an Italian living abroad, I've come to realize that most foreigners seem to have a hard time understanding the way we organize our meals, meaning what counts as antipasto, primo, secondo and dolce. I think most Italians will think it's weird or gross to have a salad while you eat pasta, or to drink a cappuccino with your lasagne, but many foreigners don't know this (obviously not judging here, I'm just stating).
I do agree that dropping a few words in dialect would definitely impress an Italian host, but showing knowledge of the WAY we eat rather than just of WHAT we eat I think it's an even more important cultural element.
Also, imho foreigners really need to be explained that Bella Ciao is not the soundtrack of some fucking tv show, and how important that song is to (at least some) of us, but I guess that would lead you into a political minefield so fair enough if you don't feel like going that way :D
My city Trento of course!😉✌
@@lucacollalti2520 sono d'accordo...bella ciao non è una colonna sonora per serie tv di seconda categoria
Be careful, the hand gesture that you did for "go away" is not really correct, but what's more important is that it is considered rude. It is usually used between friends when you want to signal to the other person that you want to get out of the place/situation you are in, but it is done trying to be seen only by the person who should get the message.
That’s exactly what I was going to write!
Btw if you’re looking for something g to watch, I also have a channel with videos from London, Italy and other places if you want to check it out ☺️
Assisi è bellissima, anche Siena e dintorni , poi Gubbio e Orvieto
Grazie per la raccomandazione, Maurizio!
The photo you posted when talking about Genoa is not Genoa: it is the tiny and charming little town of Portofino (one of very rich people paradises).
We actually eat spaghetti with meatballs tho, thats an awesome dish
It is 😂
Bravo combà
Grazie fratmj 💪
@@connorgioiafigliu non sono napoletano ma Pescarese. La mia regione faceva parte del regno delle due Sicilie. I tuoi video sono veritieri e tu sei molto bravo. (Combà significa compare). Buona giornata
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You are so cute..i like very much the way you talk n your accent..very nice
Thanks a lot 😊
and Matera???
I like how the "coperto" is always a tip for the owner of the bar/restaurant and not for the waiters :(
Haha wow I never thought of it like that!
@@connorgioiafigliu Yeah, that money goes to the cash desk, and regardless of it, the waiter will always receive the same salary
Thankfully it's usually pretty cheap, but yeah, that's kind of a failsafe for bad days... At the very least you get something.(speaking from the perspective of the restaurant)
There's so much competition in italy when it comes to the food industry especially on a local level, that restaurants often have to do anything in their power just to stay afloat and if you live here for a decade or so, you may find waiters and chefs working at a restaurant one year, then another the next and so on so forth; although they tend to be the best ones, not all restaurant keep a consistent staff.
Ah btw, about the 7th point... It depends; some restaurants will make you pay at the counter, other times a waiter will bring you the conto(can't remember the english word for that rn) and you can pay in cash there, just leaving the money in the pamphlet they give you, but... I dunno, maybe they do onky if you ask and that's why connor believes it's always at the counter?
you must know that chentrails are frequent too
Ciao Connor! Vai via= mano di sopra ferma e mano di sotto che sbatte su quella ferma😂 altrimenti non si capisce che vuoi dire😂🤗
Grazie per il chiarimento Anna!
Per i dialetti non pensare eh che nel nord soprattutto nelle montagne e il veneziano sono dialetti incomprensibili. Infatti più vai a nord e più vai a sud più sono difficili.
No, no...sta seren che se capimo sí. E po' noialtri Veneti semo boni a tratar coi foresti. Lo fazevimo co'i grechi, co'i sc-iavi co'i todeschi e co'i turchi. Figurate se non ło femo co'i Inglesi. Vien qua caro, che'l Veneto xe beo come el Mondo.
@Bruno De Marco Viva il Veneto! 💛
@@brunodemarco1573 ma "fazevimo" no xè proprio veneto, anzi podesi offenderme da triestin se un veneto me disi cussì :P
Buffled me to know italy is in 5° position as a tourist destination 🙄
should at least be on top 3 😬
It ' s too beautiful ❤
Right?!
Stores open late just because they don't have many customers at those early hours of the afternoon and prefeer staying open late to get all the customers that finish working at normal shifts, like at 5 pm
Ferragosto attualmente è una festività Cattolica.
Attento ai calchi dall'inglese: "actually" in italiano si traduce con "in realtà", mentre "attualmente" in Inglese sarebbe "nowadays".
Yes, thank you! 15 August is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In my point of view, the better choice is to pick a whole region or 2 regions and then you can choose between more popular and famous cities and small but stunning little towns.
Ps Pasta and meatballs is an actual dish in our cuisine in the south or center of Italy
Thanks Sara! I'd say the same about visiting America
@@connorgioiafigliu I usually travel that way everywhere, I prefer seeing a whole area or city well than doing everything on a more suprficial level. Have yu done/will you do some videos for itaians visiting US?
@@valeriomartino1638 I hadn't thought about it, but that could be a good idea!
Bro your video is very good, but as a waiter I'm mad at the "tipping" part. First of all, tip is VERY appreciated and it makes us understand that we're doing a good job. Second, waiters are NOT always well paid. Perhaps in a hotel, but in most local bars people are usually underpaid and don't even have a regular contract. Third, coperto is not a tip at all! It's money that goes to the restaurant and are "justified" by the cutlery, the tissues, glasses etc. The coperto is needed for these things, not for waiters! As for the rest of the video, I really enjoyed and I'm glad you love my country so much. Grazie
"oysters are loved in Puglia"
>Shows a picture of mussles
I think the problem of Italians with the English language comes from the fact that we don't train it every day. By the way, I've been in Spain, Portugal and France and none of them is an excellent English spoken. So, I suggest tourists learn some basilar words of the country they visit. It's polite behaviour toward a different culture.
I agree, tourists should definitely learn some basic words and phrases. And any "problem" Italians have with foreign languages is certainly much better than the one most Americans (including myself until very recently) have with them 😂
Hai assaggiato cibo italiano particolare? Da me a Firenze mangiamo il lampredotto, budella ecc
Conosco soprattutto il cibo pugliese. Mi spiego meglio nel prossimo video 😉
So English is spoken just in parts of Scotland?
It's a joke-sometimes they're accents are so strong that even other English speakers can't understand what they're saying 😊
@@connorgioiafigliu :-)
want to know something that dont make sense? italians hate pizza with ananas (pineapple) but eat ham with melon, personally i think thay are the same type of food.. (i live in italy since 2005 so..)
Naples is underrated?
Be careful with the "go away" hand gesture though! If you use it with someone you're hanging out with it means "let's go away from here" (like if you're bored at a party and want to tell your friend it's time to go), but if it is directed to a stranger it's a rude way to say "go away" and can sometimes be interpreted even as a threat!
i live in Rimini lol
coperto has been actually illegal since a while back
Interesting!
I haven’t been able to find any evidence backing this claim. All I could find is that they wanted to make it so by passing a new decree “contro-coperto”, but it was never done
Not true.
Number 11: Close the buttons of your shirt. 🙂
I really do not understand why you say that "there is a good chance you'll hear Italians speaking dialects, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH..."
Probably you have never travelled in some Bergamo province's valleys or in Langhe territories or in Padua countryside, all in the North... ;)
That's true, but there are definitely more people who speak dialects on a daily basis in the South. In downtown Naples you'll hear Neapolitan everywhere, but in downtown Milan you'd have to really search to find someone speaking Milanese
@@connorgioiafigliu watch out. First of all, do not confuse dialects with proper languages with their own rules and vocabulary.
Second, as ever, it depends, of course, from the people you are listening to. In my opinion and personal knownledge, is not correct to say that in downtown Naples you'll hear Neapolitan everywhere but in Milan area everyone speaks in average, correct Italian. In both cases, you'll hear people speaking with a strong regional accent, very different from correct Italian. The same in Rome, in Sicily, in Veneto, in Emilia Romagna and so on.
Just to make a comparison with USA: some years ago, I went to USA for some months. I've been in Ohio, in Alabama, in NY, in Washington DC, in Texas. Every time I left a State to another one, people warned (?) me: look! In that State you'll never understand anything because they speak in a completely different way from us!!! And this happened in all States I was there!!! I'm sure you can recognize an American from the accent he has (do you remember the movie "Point Break" with a very young Keanu Reeves coming from a small State?)...more or less, it is the same in Italy....
@@ferdinandocelotto I'm referring to the regional languages that Italians call dialects, not regional accents. But your comparison is totally correct!
@@connorgioiafigliu I understand what you mean, but I'm not sure that (generally speaking) in the South the majority of people speaks in dialects and this does not happen in the North.
Think that the "Accademia della Crusca" (the most important Authority about Italian language) considers only the Florentine dialect as "mother" of Italian language..(remember? Dante, Boccaccio, Petrarca...)...from that, it follows that all the other accents spoken in Italy are not considered "correct Italian language".
Anyway, it is a very interesting topic of discussion...
4:36 quel cazzo di gesto lo fate solo voi Statunitensi,ho 42 anni,vivo da 42 anni in Italia,l'ho visto fare solo a voi.
5:24, più che altro un napoletano
Ahaha si, sono stato in tutta Italia, ma l'italiano l'ho imparato tra i meridionali...anche un po' di dialetto 😂
2:40 dude we're getting there.
To work any job in the tourism industry, you're required to speak at least 2 foreign languages fluently
FUNDAMENTAL: for your knowledge; This gesture thing Is just a stereotype. Is Just that. Gestures are worldwide, dear. We have our specific ones, very few. The gesture that you use for good food is intended for kids, if you do that in a restaurant they can smile at you mostly in a merciful way, cause you're stranger and at least you're trying. But in fact you would made a fool of yourself. Examples of gestures they are ACTUALLY used are: 🤏 for "little" or "a little", 🤙close to your ear for "I will call you" (just from far, if someone can see you but not ear you, like in a loud place). But you see, they make you look like someone who wants to talk without words, very weird. You can use it as mimic, like thousand of other ones worldwide. So Both of these ones are not so used commonly. THE 🇮🇹 gesture is that other one with all the fingers tips touching the thumb, slightly shacking the hand up and down just three-for timesaybe is enough, for "wtf you are trying to say me?!" Meaning " I don't believe you", "I don't believe that", "I'm not getting that" even on something that you are saying, like reporting a lie that you heard, you make this gesture as comment to clarify you're not thinking that. let's call it the skeptical gesture, maybe with your eyebrow up. This thing in words is "quando mai?". Or also the impatient denying or disagreeing gesture, like "what kind of f***ING thing Is that?!" (With disgusted grin for dramatic effect).This is Italian, brother. Make that, and everyone will get you. The gesture for "go away" was almost correct, "slow down" was correct and we use it mostly like a metaphor like "be calm, control yourself" (you're giving an order in a very cool way, you don't want to be kind but assertive) or "don't be so loud, get down the volume", or also "get down the price, man...". Never thought at that like a taxi thing, but it works!Clever. Then, if you bend your elbow 90 degrees and you quickly, very quickly lift up the hand to the level of your ear, maybe slightly turning your face in the opposite direction, you're saying "go fuck yourself" but in a very polite way, mostly like "get away, don't bore me with that". Not that polite, but not that vulgar. You can even add on that a little smack of your tongue on the back of your front teeth, like the sound the Sicilians use to say "no". This is for when you are listening so close to someone, and suddenly you're realising that is making a joke or try to fool you or cheat you, and with that you are sure that the other one is immediately understanding that you are seeing the trick." I'm not a fool, don't fool me and just leave me alone". Very useful for conmen or similar. But If you smile after that, is different: you are finally getting a pun or a joke that was almost convincing you like it was a real thing. this last meaning is just ironic.THESE are the widespreaded, REAL Italian gestures, with veeeery few adds not useful as those I've described. All the rest is mostly in southern Italy with differences between regions, or bullshit from movies depicting Eyetalians in a mocking way. Please spread the word, this is the reality. Talking with gestures is just for someone, not for everyone. Yeah, mostly on the south, but even not that much. It depends on every single person. The people that use too much exaggerated gestures are considered vulgar, not an expression of folklore. I'm sorry I wrote that much, but let me add that also the history is a crazy fake. In the past centuries Common people they DON'T get around from a region to another, because they were just starving people staying lifetime in the same area or it was forbidden or difficult to move due to the inner frontiers. Except for ex given Mariners and merchants, which they were mastering many languages. So, they don't need to use gestures. Gestures are just.an.add.to.your.speech. not requested, not that polite, not required. Fancy people use facial expressions most then that.
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But, let me understand. Which are you talking about? What to do when in Italy or how many Italians can speak English fluently? In the second case best is don't come in Italy at all. Greetings from Abruzzo.
si l'italia è il peggior paese per l'insegnamento della lingua inglese, ma.....c'è il paradosso:
si ha la possibilità di imparare la maggior parte delle lingue europee, soprattutto in quelle scuole presenti in città e paesi vicino ai confini nazionali dove si impara la lingua del paese confinante, oppure, dopo le lezioni ordinarie del mattino, la scuola stessa mette a disposizione corsi integrati a scelta (se il programma scolastico o l'istituto è promozionato dall'amministrazione della città o dalla provincia stessa) che è aperto non solo agli studenti della scuola interessata, ma anche per gente di ogni età, inoltre le stesse università permettono corsi multilingue anche per chi non è studente universitario con tutte le certificazioni idonee
mentre la Gran Bretagna (UK) è classificata come il Peggior paese nell'insegnamento di qualsiasi lingua europea,
infatti per in parlarla devi andare a farti dei corsi appositi esterni all'ordinario percorso di studi nazionali, e nemmeno negli istituti scolastici, ma in studi privati alquanto costosi,
ma il problema è culturale, dovuto ovviamente ad un concetto non tanto di lingua maggiormente parlata nel mondo per questioni commerciali, ma bensì risale ai tempi del 1700, periodo altamente coloniale, e indovina un pò chi ha detenuto il maggior record di dominazione coloniale nella storia???!!
cosa particolare, negli ultimi 10 anni molti studenti next gen. europei, sembrano essere molto insofferenti a voler imparare la lingua Inglese, questo perchè cambiati i tempi, e non essendo più la Gran Bretagna un punto di riferimento come lo era negli anni 90 (mia generazione adolescenziale Millenials) per cultura e lavoro, preferiscono imparare una seconda lingua che non sia l'inglese, addirittura rifiutandola o volendosela dimenticare, non a caso.....in italia stiamo avendo un aumento accelerato di presenza di giovani europei che vogliono imparare l'italiano anche in modo fortemente ostinato tanto da voler addirittura imparare gli slang italiani e i dialetti in modo davvero impegnato, pur di sentirsi culturalmente adottati dalla società italiana, questo perchè il "monopolio linguistico inglese" ha fortemente stufato tutti quei europei che non sono inglesi.
me ne sono accorto nel 2006 durante le olimpiadi invernali di Torino, gran parte dei turisti si impegnavano a farsi capire in un italiano distorto, ma almeno l'impegno era fortemente gratificante per chi operava durante le olimpiadi, ma i turisti inglesi e U.S.A., avevano la pretesa con tanto di critica e insulti, che tu dovevi rispondere per forza inglese, e questo fa la differenza per una sorta di "rispetto linguistico" non obbligatoriamente dettato da una imposizione di mercato, mi ricordo persino i turisti Russi e Cinesi e Giapponesi, i vicini Tedeschi, Spagnoli, Francesi, assurdamente anche i Canadesi e gli Australiani che facevano di tutto per parlare in italiano con vocabolari in mano pur di non usare l'inglese, sempre per....rispetto linguistico del paese ospitante
e tutto ciò, in italia è in continuo aumento ed è molto gratificante e man mano gli stereotipi italiani stanno morendo, e l'italiano medio sta perdendo i suoi stereotipi verso gli stranieri, infatti si incomincia a vedere giovani italiani imparare le lingue balcaniche e nordafricane per comprendere meglio gli stranieri di quei paesi largamente migranti nel nostro
If you are not italian or don't speak italian fluent, don't use signs
The level of English in Italy is shameful since we have so many trades with, probably, every country in the world. As you mentioned the younger generations are better, but I would like more effort done but the government, it would benefit everybody.
The "Scottish joke" 😹
Ehm...
For foreigners...
Please don't try to speak dialetto... don't.
It would feel weird, cringy, or even rude, Italians already have a difficult relationship with foreigners trying to act Italian (Italo-Americans, Americans that think they know Italian, Americans that think they know Italian culture, if It wasn't clear enough Americans are not the most likable tourists according to Italians, etc), you will probably have positive reactions if you try to speak Italian because it will show that you had the decency to at least try and learn the language of your hosts and thus are a respectful guest.
That said to put it mildly, most probably you won't sound like a local, so to try and speak something that it is not necessary to you for communication and is personal, intimate and familiar as dialetto will at best feel weird and at worst will make you look presumptuous, like you are flaunting a linguistic capacity that you most probably lack or, even worst, make it look like you are trying to play Italian.
Italians are extremely prideful of their wealth of culture and traditions, of their language and of italianity as a whole, we are not xenophobic or close but we can do quite a bit of "gatekeeping" because our culture has been debased and over stereotyped A LOT and for many Italians it has become a very sore spot.
Also, for the same reason, don't gesticulate.
Grazie
I understand what you mean, I should have clarified more. When I lived in Taranto, I learned some tarantino and how to sing the Taranto calcio hymn. It made everyone laugh and instantly made me everyone's best friend!
And no, it'll be at least a few years before I attempt gesticulating. Too many opportunities to say the wrong thing 😂
Thanks for the comment!
@@connorgioiafigliu, It depends on how long you stay and in what region, wouldn't say there is a hard rule on where and when you should or should not attempt such experiments, I'd say that it is necessary to have at least lived in that place and with that people long enough not to be considered that "American guy" but after that every person is different and all you can do is trying to read the room.
@@eccoeco3454 i agree with what you said and would like to point out that most Italians with a foreign friend will have fun teaching him some Italian words or even dialect (I assume this happened with Taranto hymn) so don't try to speak Italian unless it's necessary, we will make you try.
Si ma diglielo ai tuoi amici, che se in Italia ordinano una pizza con l'ananas, c'è la fucilazione e/o l'arresto
Un peccato mortale 👌
Breadsticks ARE Italian!!! we call it GRISSINI or TORINESI cause the City where they are invented...
The birth of the breadstick to be attributable to the city of Turin, in particular to Antonio Brunero, the baker of the House of Savoy who, following the instructions of the royal doctor, invented this food in 1675 to allow little Vittorio Amedeo II (futur King of Italy ) to eat bread.
Grazie per il commento, Riccardo! Il collegamento a Vittorio Amedeo non lo conoscevo. Per quanto riguarda i "breadsticks," avrei dovuto specificare. Non facevo riferimento ai grissini torinesi (quelli secchi e croccanti), bensi il loro derivato americano, che e' molto piu' spesso e morbido. Forse avrai sentito parlare di un certo ristorante italoamericano di nome Olive Garden... E' la loro specialità.
Questo video l'ho pubblicato un paio di anni fa con un pubblico americano in mente. Ma alla fine, risulta che questi contenuti interessano piu italiani che americani. Quindi da poco ho deciso di ricominciare su questo canale facendo video in italiano 😂
@@connorgioiafigliu Ah ok... scusami se ho frainteso... Nei supermarket ci sono diverse varietà di grissini oltre ai Torinesi... con olive, peperoncino, sesamo ecc e sono più larghi e friabili dei Torinesi...
Sai che se siamo "malati per il cibo"
Complimenti e continua cosi!!!
We are baaaaaaaad at english its very very embarassing😂