Unfortunately foreigners tend to always go to the same places when they come to Italy. In reality we must consider that in Italy there are 20 regions, all different from each other. There are different lifestyles, different dialects, different food, different climate etc. For each region. My suggestion is to go beyond the usual destinations, choose an area, a region and visit it calmly away from the most crowded areas, you will not be disappointed.
Yeah, for example, if you go to smaller Italian towns close to the Swiss boarder, such as Luino, life is way more different than life in Milan, Rome or Florence. Its not that great there and you see a lot of poverty.
@@alessandrom7181 Nah, I wouldnt say so. I had bad experience with Italians especially in smaller towns. Mostly, these Italians were very conservative!
I’m an Italian girl from a city near Venice. Something that always surprise me is this concept of the “dolce far niente” that foreigners see in us. Honestly where? I think they want to see it in us. We are stressed everywhere. We would love to give time to our families but with this economy people work many hours and with a very low stipend. I’ve never seen an Italian walking slowly to admire the landscape and be cool with it. Maybe this is the north of Italy, but this is the reality I’ve lived (a stressing environment 😂).
I'm from the North but I live in the South, and I can assure you here it's the same. People are shocked seeing shops are closed for "launch break" until 16-16.30, but that's because most days there are 40+ degrees during the summer, and that late opening in the afternoon is compensated by a late closing in the evening even in small towns
In italy if you do dolce far niente you end up poor and live unemployed with mamma. LOL Im very surprised of stupid cliches about Italy. A country which is crearly divided, fragmented and different. Im from Sicily and you have to work hard to have basic life otherwise you need to move abroad, as I did.
No my friend the main Italian industry its not the turism business, its the manufacturer industry that in Europe its second only to Germany, so before you state samething so important just read it, italian manufacturer industry its one of the biggest in the world and we do not make only pasta or gucci bags, we make boeing 787 fusalage till microchip for the automotive industry
agreed. I was shocked to know that tourism is only about 8% in gdp which is extremely high compared to other countries, yet very small compared to 100%. Meaning 92% comes from everything else. Cars, fashion, agriculture, main brands like Barilla or Mulino Bianco even. Was shocked to know there are window manufacturers that are one of the biggest in europe and so many other businesses that people have no clue to be italian. Pharma business is huge in Lazio. Many pharma companies produce for Switzerland and whole Europe actually. Other than the obvious known companies like gucci, bulgari, fiat, ferrari...etc. which are still great.
I’m from the US. Not much could culture shock me unless you dropped me off in Allepo. I’ve traveled since I was a kid, lived and gone to school overseas including china, Italy, England, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany, and many more places. I’m bilingual. The U.S. is large and people can not be generalised to be one idea.
Germans complaining about the bus service in Italy and Italians doing the same about the Deutsche Bahn in Germany. Bound by the love for lament, how beautiful the world is
This is SO true. I live in a small city in Germany and here the bus comes when the driver feels like it 😂. The trains are just a nightmare. In Italy some trains come even too early, I was shocked by it.
Italy is LAST in Europe for alcohol consumption. This is because Italians drink to savor fine wines and spirits in pleasant company, elsewhere instead they guzzle liters of alcohol with the precise purpose of getting drunk until they drop. In particular, in Italy people drink MUCH less than in Germany (third in Europe tied with Latvia). Just to restore a little truth...
@@niuniuita where? In the north no one industry takes workers without documents, and each category, plastics, mechanics, chemical etc. have a national contract in accordance with sindacate. So exploting 0
Tourism is way down the list. The first spot is services. Then manufacturing, then agriculture, then if you look at the ACTUAL DIRECT impact of tourism on Italy's GDP it's 6%. Not many people know that apparently
As an Italian who lived abroad for 10+ years and is back living in Italy, I am negatively shocked by bureaucracy and tax...positively shocked by the relaxed and friendly culture, the beautiful environment and amazing food.
The guy from the US and the German girl saying in Italy we drink more than they do 👀 I live in Sicily, and people almost don't drink, they can stay the entire evening just with a little bottle of beer or a glass of wine. Even in a familiar gathering, people just drink a little bit of wine during meals and that's it
In Italy alcohol is purchased less than in other European countries, so I highly doubt that Italians drink more than Germans and Americans. Italians probably drink more frequently because there is the habit of drinking a glass of wine or beer at lunch or dinner but the quantity of alcohol ingested is evidently much more limited, in fact over half of the population drink very little alcohol and only during meals and many do not drink alcohol at all, for example I am a teetotaler and have never drunk alcohol in my life. It is typical of warm Mediterranean countries to drink little alcohol, in fact Italy, Spain and Greece are the countries where people drink the least amount of alcohol in Europe.
Cari turisti noi italiani tutti i giorni dobbiamo pensare a come fare arrivare alla fine del mese. la maggiore parte degl'italiani lavora tutto il giorno , e quando torna a casa mangia veloce per andare a dormire . solo nei film e nei libri ci sono le storielle che noi italiani amiamo fare la bella vita.
I dont know how many % of Italian do u mean. Ur country is full of small shops means there are a lot of enterpriser not the multinational companies eat up everything! And propably same with Italian factories... owners are everywhere. Many people own beautiful houses gardens cars clothes and u say its difficult to live....??
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@@spaniardsrmoors6817 Furthermore, they always refer to Florence, a museum city flooded with tourists and which is now essentially experienced as a huge theme park. Come live and work in Milan, buddy, we'll make you cry tears of blood.
@@Ingulf_The_Mad Florence is a rich city and with a huge industrial plant in the outskirts as well, but these people are quite ignorant and come here following tiktokers and would like to live as they were in Disneyland.
@@alessandrom7181 Exactly my point, I expect some of them sooner or later living in Paestum and complaining that the countryside is beautiful but the infrastructure needs a renovation.
You clearly have never been to American stores in the US and know how convenient they are. I’ve not seen anything like a Walmart or target in all of Europe
I just want to comment on one of the countless stereotypes in this video: "Italy Is the fastest shrinking country of the world, the main industries are tourism etc." I report just a couple of quotes that anyone can find with Google "Italy is the ninth largest economy in the world and the third largest in the Euro Zone. The country has a diversified industrial base driven in large part by manufacturing of high-quality consumer goods ." or "Do not adjust your set: Italy is growing faster than Germany". Always the same old story, people speaking without a minimum of information, just stereotypes. So I'll write a couple of them: "The thing that distinguishes Americans is ignorance" or maybe "in the USA they can shoot you in the street". The usual stereotypes. Don't come to Italy, thanks.
Top 10 in economy, military, trading nation, millionaires, wealthiest citizens in the world, #2 EU industrial power, member/founder G7 and every major world organization, dozens of world famous brands from autos to luxury items, not to mention #1 in history achievements, inventors on and on and yeah "tourism" What bunk.
I believe he may have been referring to the population when he said that Italy is the "fastest shrinking country." This is true for the West and due to Italy's aging population and low birthrate. Also, I think the question about the economy is much too complicated to be discussed in a short form interview like this, but he is not wrong when he says that tourism is one of the main industries. So, why do you consider these stereotypes? I think we can all agree that stereotypes can be harmful, but I don't understand how these two examples are being categorized as stereotypes.
Italy is a G7 country and Italy is the second biggest manufacturing economy after Germany. Also, what is with the mandolin music? This video is all about false information.
They just can’t stop with the stereotypes 😂 and being Italian, I literally never heard anyone playing the mandolino anywhere 😅 maybe in the south? Well 🤷🏻♀️
That American guy saying Italians are loud when him, hemself is so loud i had to turn my volume down🙄. Americans are way louder in my opinion. The on going joke in my country is... you hear an American before you see them.
I recently attended a two-month long Chinese course at a language school in Taiwan. One fellow pupil was an American woman. Despite the fact that we never had class together, she was so loud all the time that I could still hear her loud and clear whenever she spoke...after a while it became really annoying.
I second this. I've lived in the UK, Sweden and Belgium, and it was always the same problem: they (US-Americans) talk like there's no one else around. They're usually very loud. In fact, I think it's one of the main reasons why they aren't liked in Europe. Italians are among the loudest in Europe, but they are aware of others. I think that makes a big difference.
The girl that has been here for 13 years, really has no Italian friends, I can tell, because otherwise she wouldn't have said that Italians eat pasta every day, maybe my grandparents used to do that! This is a legend, and an old one
That's because our states our bigger than many countries. Our country is large and diverse. Saying you are from the US isn't very descriptive. I have an instant understanding of the girl from New York and how different she is from the guy in Massachusetts
@@marietgagliardi that was a very typical AMERICAN response lol. You do know that there are bigger countries and also quite diverse, but somehow peope from those countries don't think the rest of the world should know what each of their regions stands for. You can't be a citizen of Forida as of now, sad, but true
@@NvardQueen this is such a jaded response. most people who have a general understanding of world geography knows that the us is one of the biggest countries in the world, and bigger than any european country. also, saying "im from the us" doesn't hold the same significance or meaning as saying "im from *insert us state* because the country is so large and each state has a different connotation since us citizens aren't a monolith. its so fascinating how non-americans try to paint americans as conceited idiots....
@taylorrenee9252 Actually Russia is bigger than the US. But they don't say their state as we couldn't care less... Americans think the world goes around you...
Finally someone mentions Americans dressing in PJs. As an American myself, it's crazy to me how people can follow influencers all day and not pick up any dress tips. Wal-Mart is a nightmare 😫
That’s the top thing I love in the US. I come from a country where you dress up, and now I’m so comfortable and relaxed. Nobody would care if I wore underpants on my head and it’s so freeing.
Wait, but thats the great thing about the U.S, no? I am from Germany and work as a nurse in the U.S, I studied with my roommates together and once my roommate said, come on, lets get some hot chocolate at 7 eleven and I was yeah but I am in my PJs :D They said thats ok, lets just go out. Since then I am wearing the most chilled and comfy outfits in public and no one gives a shit about the way I dress and thats SO amazing coming from a culture that judges you so much based on your outfit. I love the U.S so much!!
@@Frank-qs3pe But why do you care so much? If the person feels comfortable, he should be wearing whatever they want to. If your wife doesnt want to dress like that, its fine too. I try to mind my own business as much as possible. As long as a person is kind & friendly and has some personal hygiene, I dont care about their style at all.
Ho quasi 50 anni e sono spesso a Venezia. In vita mia avrò visto qualche milione di turisti e credo di poter dire che le persone più garbate,di buone maniere,di cultura elevata,benvestite,rispettose della città e delle altre persone;siano gli Asiatici! Mentre i Britannici e gli Americani del nord,sono spesso volgari,chiassosi, strafottenti. Mangiano e bevono male,si vestono di pochi stracci...credo gli manchi totalmente il senso del gusto.
I think they dress kike that bexause they have big multinational stores not small uniqe like in Italy and the big clothes factory suggest that u will look fine if u wear their product. They do it through the fashion youtibers. I dont know how is possible that Italy could preserve their own manufaktúra and dont buy fast fashion clothes normally. Would u tell is?
I don't understand why people moving to another country are shocked by anything, don't they do research beforehand. I would know exactly what to expect if I did this and learn to speak enough of the language to function.
it doesnt matter how much research u do, researching, reading, learning about the country and culture from a far away perspective where ur not experiencing any of it in person is WAY DIFFERENT than actually going there and interacting with the ppl
Wonderful, thank you! It's so refreshing to hear perspectives from people from different countries and backgrounds. I feel like most of the "culture shock" videos I come across are of Americans who have never left the US and are "shocked" when they experience normal things that happen everywhere else in the world.
Italian here. I can't stand people who come to live here, or anywhere else sbroad, then complain about everything. You are in a foreign country, you have chosen to live there but obviously there is a different lifestyle and a different culture than what are used to. What did you expect?Either you get used to it without complaining about everything or otherwise...it's not for you and you leave. I don't see any other solutions, surely the country will not change "for you "!
@@RK-cj4ocyes but not on everything, even on the time we eat or on what our habits or lifestyle are. If you can't stand them...ciao ...no one forces you to come to us and above all...live there.
@@gabrielesantucci6189 You are making Italians look bad with your over the top comments everywhere. They were asked a question. They awnserd. You need to get a life.
@@RK-cj4oc - I agree, people can complain! But if they complain on social media, there's ALWAYS Italian men getting super defensive like this guy. They cannot deal with people discussing the inconvenient truths of Italy. Apparently he didn't notice that all the people interviewed are *choosing* to live there, and had lots of positive things to say.
I don't think they are complaining because they think it's wrong or because they are upset. It's just astonishment of experiencing something different, people actually like their minds to be blown or preconceptions broken, so a little complaining doesn't hurt anyone. In fact, it's very Italian! Your comment was complaining too. See, already a thing in common! Cheers mate.
The Moldovan girl seems to despise Italians, appreciates the beauty of the places but can't stand the people. I strongly advise her to return to Moldova where she will find a serious people, a nation that is not corrupt, a nation orderly and honest, with no crime, either individual or organized.
must be because italian men tend to be really perverted with east european girls and in their face and some women who don't like that kind of attention have this tendency
I’ve been in Florence 4 months ago and omg I was shocked by how many tourists were there. In all other cities I’ve visited (outside my own, which is Milan) I’ve always linked up with local people but honestly they were hard to find in Florence 😂 it was mainly people from the US and Asia
"Where you come from?" "Germany, Spain, Mexico" Americans: "Massachussets, South Florida, Texas"... It's like I answer "I'm from Lombardia" EDIT: the guy from Serbia is wrong: tourism is around only 10% of GDP in Italy, and we are the second manufacturer in all EU after Germany.
Go to Dallas TX, then go to New York city then go to San Diego, CA... The Differences are massive (in dialect, skin color/culture/ethnicity, beliefs, language, and DISTANCE) lol I get your point but there is zero identity in saying you are "American" you have to go by state. Annoying but if you go to the states its shocking on it own and you start to get why americans do that.
The moldovan girl giving behavioural lessons to Italians is really really really weird given what is Moldova like, poorest country in Europe where the level of behaviours is highy questionable, not to mention what Moldovans mainly do in Italy. She doesn't seems very happy to be here, but i guess she doesn't want to go back to her country either because it would be MUCH worst
Forse ritengo che gli rosicano, perché l' Italia e il paese dove abbiamo tutto per eccellenza, enogastronomia, cultura secolare, tradizioni, ecc.ecc..e se non gli stanno bene, che se ne andassero in quel paese, il loro, però chissà perché vengono a fracassarci i marroni con arroganza e non rispetto...p.s i tedeschi sono imbriaconi e magna crauti, i moldavi (non dico perché sennò li offenderei alla stragrande), gli Americani odiosi e spocchiosi come i Francesi, i Messicani no comment, e per il resto non vado oltre!!!!!
Guarda io sono di Siena, ti assicuro che a Firenze è pieno di centri commerciali, però non sono in centro, forse il tipo americano non ha la macchina, a Firenze come nel resto di Italia, nessuno mangia la pasta tutti i giorni, e io non ho mai avuto sessantenni che cercavano di importunarmi.. 🤔
I’m a Brit and holidayed in Italy for years, I have found that being respectful and polite and saying your sorry when you make a mistake is the best way,just don’t walk through someone’s culture and expect them to change for you,when in Italy respect respect
You are right… I never heard about bad experiences in Italy if you act with kindness and politeness… Italians are less patient with entitlement or the new gen Z things etc etc… as pronouns, tik tokers, streamers etc etc
avete fermato Hitler, avete fatto la brexit e in cambio avete permesso la sharia, se Sir Winston Churchill fosse vivo muoverebbe guerra al suo stesso paese.
Le donne Italiane non più tanto giovani, come sono io, e provenienti dal Centro -Sud Italia non hanno l'abitudine di bere superalcolici in luoghi pubblici. Forse un bicchierino in occasioni particolari, al termine di un pranzo o di una cena fra parenti o amici. Questo perché in un tempo non molto lontano la riprovazione sociale era molto forte nei riguardi di una consumatrice di liquori; to avrebbero subito qualificato come una ubriacona
Some of Japanese typically don’t realize that for cultures that values direct, open and honest communication, lack of communication actually has much more potential for damage. It is important to check the tendencies of the culture one is dealing with, using the scale provided. I learn that When dealing with more direct cultures, be proactive about communicating what is on your mind, even if it is something that you think the other person will not be happy hearing. I still learn When dealing with more indirect cultures, be careful to not overpower them, and create an atmosphere where they feel comfortable communicating.
I love these videos because they make me understand even more how lucky I am to be Italian and born in Florence and live in Florence and not like most of the ignorant tourists who seem like horses with blinkers who leave their country with preconceptions and do not change their minds and do not inform themselves about the Italian reality ....
I’m Swiss planning to move to Sardegna. I think Swiss are by welcomed by most Italians, right? I don’t want to move to Sardegna and nobody wants to be my friend because I’m Swiss.
@@MissRed92837 if someone don't want to be your friend isn't because you are Swiss. I don't think so, anyway living in Italy didn't mean that people just are waiting to hug you in the street. You need to share experience with people around you, and they will share with you.
@@riverjohnny Good. I spent a lot of time in Intra, Verbania, sul Lago Maggiore and made lots of friends. But I do know that Americans have it difficult finding friends in many European countries. 😉
Beh potevi anche scegliere qualcosa di classico senza copyright. Sinceramente il mandolino non fa più parte della nostra quotidianità neanche a Napoli che è la sua patria di nascita e ti parlo da moglie di liutaio che i mandolini li costruisce 😅
@@DatingBeyondBorders I'm sure that you can find a lot of Verdi or other Opera music so old that the copyright has expired. The problem with mandolin and similar style music is that it's typical of the South. It would be like using country music in a video about Los Angeles or New York.
@@kaisersoymilk6912 The thing is that mandolino is something that belongs to the past even here in the south, it no longer is part of our daily life. I have yet to see that instrument in real life honestly.
Vorrei dire al ragazzo che si lamentava di ogni cosa: Perchè non te ne torni a casa tua se non ti piace nulla? Oppure vai a vivere altrove. Nessuno ti obbliga a stare in Italia.
The girl from Texas is still in the "honeymoon" probably (after 2 years, good for her), I'm sorry to say that it will end unfortunately (when and if it happens, I hope she will be still well in Italy). The girl from Moldova instead maybe is here from too long, it's possible that Italy (Florence?) are not right for her, so why not change? It's not easy I know but you're young and is not like it used to be, young people can go anywhere if want (sure, this if, as I believe and hope, you've Italian citizenship also). The other people seemed extremely evenhanded to me (regard good and/or bad stuff). A thing (to refer) to the last words by the Italian-Serbian guy: tourism is important of course (as in every country) but much less than people thinks (it worth 6% of GDP, even considering the related industries, it don't reach 11%), I know the media talk a lot about that (specially after the pandemic years) but believe me, are other the "industries" (ie, the manufacturing) who keep this country still standing. I wrote a too long comment, sorry (for English also), anyway, the ending sentence by the girl from South Florida is perfect and it should apply to every country: "you have to conform to Italy, is not Italy who have to conform to you".
The moldovan girl Is deluded and also said a lot of lies. Not tò mention that Florence Is a multicultural city today, so chances are that whoever bothered her was not even Italian.. 🤦
I’m an American and so far Palermo Sicily has my heart! The atmosphere is sooo vibrant and special feeling, highly recommend . Can’t wait to go back and take the train from Milan to Switzerland 😍. I have no desire to see Florence as it seems way too touristy. Tuscany area was also GORGEOUS!!
As an italian: for me, when you came in Italy you must learn before the politeness, in Venice the tourists are very rude: they eat on the streets, stay in the middle of the street and the bridges, enter into the churchs in unapropriated dresses. And, please pleas say grazie mi scusi per favore . Sorry is " sister" in my original region( Sardinia). This is a real city, not Disneyland. Ah don't walk whit this can of a sort of mix into the water and coffee named " american coffee beacuse this is our real impression for thats🤢, we don't walk drinking never.
I was in Italy last week, and in two different regions, I had my change thrown at me in restaurants. So if you want to talk about rude, look at your own country.
@@aselliofacchio How do you know where I went? I never listed anyplace but Mercato Centrale in my comment. And most of my trip was in Calabria which isn't even touristy to begin with. 🙄 Rome and Florence suck at making pasta. My Pomodoro sauce is 10 times better than any restaurant in Northern Italy. Only Southern Italy knows how to make tomato sauce correctly.
@@aselliofacchio My father is from Calabria, my mother from Naples. I know good Italian food when I taste it. Firenze is definitely lacking when it comes to good pasta, it's not even decent.
Yeah that was weird, also it's not true at all that nine o'clock is the earliest people have dinner in Rome and don't get me started with that unsufferable guy who said Italy only relies on tourism
Si e no, i supermarket a cui si riferisce il signore hanno veramente di tutto, e non inteso come centro commerciale con tanti negozi, no. Un unico posto, o meglio, negozio con un REPARTO vestiti grande quanto un vero negozio di vestiti completo, reparto elettronica paragonabile a Unieuro ecc. Fino alle meno convenzionali armi. Tutto in un solo negozio, ti consiglio di vedere le foto di questi posti immensi, con parcheggi inimmaginabili in Europa come disponibilita'. Pero' qui con i negozzietti e' piu' carino, secondo me.
@@Manuel-ds5lr A quel punto diviene discutibile la lamentela del signore, che dice di trovare stancante dover camminare tra un negozio e l'altro... considerando che nei supermarket europei è disponibile tutto insieme quello che può servire quotidianamente, è mai possibile che a questo signore capiti non di rado di dover acquistare nello stesso giorno roba come vestiti, elettronica e simili e di doversi barcamenare quindi trai vari negozi?
4:19 very true. We can meet for dinner and be best pal for the evening, but it is very rare that that friendship is going to last. In northern countries is very difficult to open up and make friends, but when you make one is forever.
Nobody makes a best friend in one evening just like you don't get married after one date. People already know this and appreciate that one night of warmth. But northern Europeans are cold and the effort to make friends with them takes forever if they even let you in. It's exhausting.
Did anyone else notice the difference between Americans and others when they introduce themselves and where they came from? This is something I mentioned in another video thread.
That comes from how citizens of the USA view themselves. We are citizens of the State we reside in And we are citizens of the United States. So when you meet someone new in the US they will tell you the State they live in. If you meet a US citizen abroad they will name their State then US.
@@patraic5241 Bruh what if they say "I'm from Wyoming"... Now, I know about Wyoming and that it's in the US, but I guarantee my parents have NO IDEA lol
@@patraic5241 I'm sure there are reasons that make sense to fellow Americans but to non-Americans, that's like a very strange attitude. And I say this as your northern neighbour. If I meet someone in Canada and they ask where I'm from, I'll say I'm from Ontario, but not if I'm traveling abroad and a fellow traveler asked me where I'm from. I say I'm from Canada.
As an American.. I think that they name the state they are from is because America is so large and each region is very different.. It is almost like each state is comparable to different countries in Europe.. Someone who is from New Mexico is culturally very different than someone from Tennessee.. Even though they are both Americans there are many differences...
@@vidiot57Thats not only for the States.Russians, Chinese,Indians etc. would be the same but they would not mention their region or province first when introducing somewhere abroad.Nothing bad though but weird for the rest of us.
That young man who is feeling so bad in Italy: you're an adult, go in another Country that suits you better. About the language: English is a bad Italian, because it comes from Italian. So why you don't learn the original language insted of asking a whole Country to talk to you in yours? About the tourism: of course Italy is full of tourists. Where else you can see such a variety of art, landscape, history, beauty? About habits: yes, we're different. Every Country is different from the others. Have us to change our habits because the prince/ss of you came here? And yes, we work for a living, we're not living for the work itself. We're not robots, we're human being and life is really short. But working 15 hours a day or fast, doesn't mean a better work. In fact, many Countries try to have Italian doctors, architects, etc. And you're annoyed by people talking to you in the shops? Buy on line or go live over the mountains. Sure, Italy has a lot of problems, and many of us sometimes think of go out from here, still I don't like someone's arrogance. And bureaucracy is a hell everywhere for strangers , especially in the world biggest towns, even if here papers and laws change every day.
L'essere chiusi, il fatto di dipendere dal turismo e altri punti di cui parlano sono caratteristiche particolari di Firenze, il 90% del resto d'Italia è molto differente
If you want to live in Italy you need to speak Italian, or at least very committed to learn it. If you are, and you let people know, we'll do the effort to help you out.
I believe you. I want to visit the town where my grandfather and his relatives lived- Montella. But I don't speak Italian and concerned how that affects the visit.
@@hootmanhootWow Montella, that's a few kms away from my hometown.Gorgeous mountains and views👍.Just make an effort to speak some Italian or the local dialect and the people will love to help you out.They'll also make an effort to speak some English with you,don't worry.
@@hootmanhoot find someone that speaks english, perhaps a relative. You should be alright. I am not familiar with the town/city you mentioned. I am from Puglia.
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@@attenzioneallontanarsidall7940 Of course there are unsafe areas but so does Italy. Of course Italy is safer but to say it is all bad is not true. Come and see for yourself. Just avoid NYC and visit places like Florida, Texas, and North and South Carolina.
In the USA you don't ever yell in a person's face. This means you want to fight in my culture. In my culture you don't cross into someone's bubble, or space ect. It means you want to fight.
Very interesting. I'm an American raised by immigrant Italian parents from Sicily. We've always had access to my grandparent's house there so I spend a lot of time in Sicily visiting relatives and friends since childhood also traveling throughout Italy. I accept and understand both cultures exactly how they are, both the negatives and the positives. It also helps speaking the language and our dialect that I was taught as a child. There are certain things I can relate more with Italy than the US like how one dresses in public, food, that's all we talk about, and family being together quite often especially at meals. I can get loud and passionate myself about things at times so I can actually relate, maybe it's in the DNA. I can also understand people's frustration with the beurocracy in Italy and the further south you go, the worse it gets. If I were to go and live in Sicily, there wouldn't be any culture shock because I'm very familiar with Sicily, Northern Italy perhaps.
Tu sei Italo-americano ricordatelo sempre, e ricordati che i veri nativi Americani sono GLI INDIANI!!! Non era un offesa, anzi, ma era una precisazione!
why do you idealize Italy? Italy of Dolce Vita has been over for 30 years. Italy today is a normal country, it has nothing of which to be idealized the golden age is long over
BS/Top 10 in economy, military, trading nation, millionaires, wealthiest citizens in the world, #2 EU industrial power, member/founder G7 and every major world organization, dozens of world famous brands from autos to luxury items, not to mention #1 in history achievements, inventors on and on.
US-Americans (always): "I'm from the USA, which represents 5% of the world population, but because I'm arrogant and entitled, I'm going to assume that everybody knows the geography of my country even though I don't know the geography of any other country" 🤣 - If they were less entitled (and less noisy), I don't think US-Americans would be disliked here in Europe. Even the woman from Russia - which is the largest country on Earth - said "Russia" rather than "South Krasnorask", "Nizhny Novgorod Oblast", or whatever 😅
That is true, but Florence, having a huge tourism from USA (I met so many people from USA in Florence), is a little bit informed about USA… That’s why you can say “you are from Kentucky, or Colorado, Michigan etc etc and everyone will know you are from a specific state in US… Some of Us (florentine or near Florence) would even know if that specific US’s state is in the north, south, east or west coast, center, or deep south South etc etc… But I get your point…
I think they do it because, when you respond I'm American, or from the U.S we usually get the response, where in America, hence because each state is known for something (LA- Lakers, celebrities / NY- Time Sq. Statue of Liberty/ Florida - Miami Beach - Orlando (Disney)/ Boston -Harvard , MIT even though those universities are in a different city called Cambridge lol/ Texas - Cowboys, BBQ... ETC. for lesser known states its harder). I think we bypass having to answer the larger question. Also most Americans identify with their state.
It's annoying. Canada, China, Mexico, Russia and Brazil are also big countries with lots of diversity, but tourists of these countries don't assume that the geography of their country is something that a local would know nor care about. So they never mention their state/province. But Americans think that it would matter to any local that asks them where they're from.
@@chrystianaw8256 Stay bitter and jealous that your tin pot country is no longer relevant on the world stage. When America whistles, peasants like start dancing and singing to their tune.
Itaians are Fatalists (che sarà, sarà), whereas Americans are (rather foolistly) optimistic. They are also a lot more anxious than foreigners realise. Foreigners should also realise that things generally don't work (it's all old), and this is a country in which "urgent" means "within the month." (I've lived and worked here for 35 years.) The food is great, though, and rents are affordable. The countryside is breathtakingly beautiful.
We don't have campus shootings nor police brutality nor all the stuff you have to live with in USA. To work here and talk bad about the country that gave you a wage is like spittin the hand that feed you.
The Serbian guy is sooooo simpatico 😱🙄according to this scientist our main industry is tourism 🤫 and we got that the Moldavians are serious and we are fun fun fun fun fun😂😂😂😂😂
Top 10 in economy, military, trading nation, millionaires, wealthiest citizens in the world, #2 EU industrial power, member/founder G7 and every major world organization, dozens of world famous brands from autos to luxury items, not to mention #1 in history achievements, inventors on and on. Learn something, Serbian, not the stereotypes or trying to sound smart. And why is he in multiple Italian videos, Serbia have anyone else?
I don't know what's the deal with the Bosnian guy, beside sounding so cocky he is so negative about the country that has hosted him since he was 5 years old.
Please stop , completely untrue, just as Italians and Mexicans. The Mexican girl in this video debunked it. Every minority country wants to tie itself to Italy because of it's advancements, history, popularity.
@@spaniardsrmoors6817 Thank you saying this because we notice to as Americans how everyone wants to say they are like Italians. It seems to be like a trend that is getting stronger.
I was born in Italy and worked abroad for many years. I found some comments disrespectful and trivial; Italy is certainly not a perfect country, but when you move abroad you have to get used to the new life and you cannot ask the locals to change their mentality just because our lifestyle does not fit yours. If you do not feel comfortable here, you can safely go back to your country of origin or emigrate to other nations that you consider more welcoming. Beside that I have heard many stereotypes and inaccuracies about Italy and Italians so I wonder if some of the interviewees really knew what they were talking about.
The only person who was content with herself and understood Italy was the American white woman. The problem with foreigners living in different countries is that they bring their mentality with them (Or how they grew up), and compare everything to their country. The trick is you need to free yourself from such habits, and live in the now. Example, each time I bump into Germans or Eastern European, (no offence meant here by all means) who have settled in a foreign country, they always find the negative things first and complain accordingly, and hardly see the positive things first. They stay German or Eastern Europeans in the country they chose to moved to. Bad habits lol 😝
Lol they said Italians are not friendly just because they do not speak English. You live in a country and you are supposed to learn the local language, not the opposite. Then an American and a German telling Italians tend to drink more than them, it’s just hilarious 😂
(Excuse my english) This is the usual speech as for our food, etc. Every people or country have his traditions, culture, etc. We have our own. For example, for me pj is for sleep, it has been created for one only purpose. My dress must be 'decent' or appropriate as for me this meant to be respectfull towards other people.
This dolce far niente stereotype has to stop. Also, I won't accept any critique about Italian public transportation from Germans after having to deal with DB for 6+ years.
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I'm Italian born and raised, I get culture shock everytime I leave my Province
mi hai fatto ridere.
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That is an extremely good point. Italy has many micro-cultures. Fortunately they all work and play together very well.
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Anche meno della provincia
Unfortunately foreigners tend to always go to the same places when they come to Italy. In reality we must consider that in Italy there are 20 regions, all different from each other. There are different lifestyles, different dialects, different food, different climate etc. For each region. My suggestion is to go beyond the usual destinations, choose an area, a region and visit it calmly away from the most crowded areas, you will not be disappointed.
Yeah, for example, if you go to smaller Italian towns close to the Swiss boarder, such as Luino, life is way more different than life in Milan, Rome or Florence. Its not that great there and you see a lot of poverty.
Yes, I made the same experience. Good point!
Also big cities are filled with their kins and immigrants..so If these people had bad experienced chances are they were not locals at all.
@@alessandrom7181 Nah, I wouldnt say so. I had bad experience with Italians especially in smaller towns. Mostly, these Italians were very conservative!
@@mariaagosti-pm7tkPoveri a Luino ?
I’m an Italian girl from a city near Venice. Something that always surprise me is this concept of the “dolce far niente” that foreigners see in us. Honestly where? I think they want to see it in us. We are stressed everywhere. We would love to give time to our families but with this economy people work many hours and with a very low stipend. I’ve never seen an Italian walking slowly to admire the landscape and be cool with it. Maybe this is the north of Italy, but this is the reality I’ve lived (a stressing environment 😂).
I'm from the North but I live in the South, and I can assure you here it's the same. People are shocked seeing shops are closed for "launch break" until 16-16.30, but that's because most days there are 40+ degrees during the summer, and that late opening in the afternoon is compensated by a late closing in the evening even in small towns
Come to the south😂😂😂
I think a lot of foreigners are brainwashed to believe Italian are nonchalant but is there a difference between northern Italian and southern?
In italy if you do dolce far niente you end up poor and live unemployed with mamma. LOL Im very surprised of stupid cliches about Italy. A country which is crearly divided, fragmented and different. Im from Sicily and you have to work hard to have basic life otherwise you need to move abroad, as I did.
Go to new York and you'll get the difference
No my friend the main Italian industry its not the turism business, its the manufacturer industry that in Europe its second only to Germany, so before you state samething so important just read it, italian manufacturer industry its one of the biggest in the world and we do not make only pasta or gucci bags, we make boeing 787 fusalage till microchip for the automotive industry
agreed. I was shocked to know that tourism is only about 8% in gdp which is extremely high compared to other countries, yet very small compared to 100%. Meaning 92% comes from everything else. Cars, fashion, agriculture, main brands like Barilla or Mulino Bianco even. Was shocked to know there are window manufacturers that are one of the biggest in europe and so many other businesses that people have no clue to be italian. Pharma business is huge in Lazio. Many pharma companies produce for Switzerland and whole Europe actually.
Other than the obvious known companies like gucci, bulgari, fiat, ferrari...etc. which are still great.
@@Nomad_783Considering the economic activity/impact tourism generates 13% of the national GDP.
Still not the biggest inner industry but…
Thank you sir.
@Sberleffoulchis of course there are supermarkets and there may be also bigger one-stop shops, I think.
@SberleffoulchisFlorence is not only about tourism, don't be fooled!
For Americans , it's always gonna be culture shock EVERYWHERE
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Same for us, when visiting the USA. 😅
I went through culture shock, moving from one part of my state to another. 😮💨
I’m from the US. Not much could culture shock me unless you dropped me off in Allepo. I’ve traveled since I was a kid, lived and gone to school overseas including china, Italy, England, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany, and many more places. I’m bilingual. The U.S. is large and people can not be generalised to be one idea.
Simply cause other places have culture.
Germans complaining about the bus service in Italy and Italians doing the same about the Deutsche Bahn in Germany.
Bound by the love for lament, how beautiful the world is
German transport works better, Italy is still in the stone age at organizational level.
And we, Swiss people, flexing both ;)
@@Momoa786DB fast train is years behind fast train system in Italy. everytime I have to take an ICE I pray Wotan that the train even pass…
This is SO true. I live in a small city in Germany and here the bus comes when the driver feels like it 😂. The trains are just a nightmare. In Italy some trains come even too early, I was shocked by it.
@@kalil_da_silvano trust me… u got lucky that day ahaha
Italy is LAST in Europe for alcohol consumption. This is because Italians drink to savor fine wines and spirits in pleasant company, elsewhere instead they guzzle liters of alcohol with the precise purpose of getting drunk until they drop.
In particular, in Italy people drink MUCH less than in Germany (third in Europe tied with Latvia). Just to restore a little truth...
Veneto and Friuli are Just russians
No, tourism is at the second side. First place is for industry...we are the second manufacting country after Germany in Europe.
problem is cheap labor. So yeah second after Germany but working in manufactoring isn't good and most of the times workers are exploited foreigners
@@niuniuita where? In the north no one industry takes workers without documents, and each category, plastics, mechanics, chemical etc. have a national contract in accordance with sindacate.
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Tourism is way down the list. The first spot is services. Then manufacturing, then agriculture, then if you look at the ACTUAL DIRECT impact of tourism on Italy's GDP it's 6%. Not many people know that apparently
As an Italian who lived abroad for 10+ years and is back living in Italy, I am negatively shocked by bureaucracy and tax...positively shocked by the relaxed and friendly culture, the beautiful environment and amazing food.
The guy from the US and the German girl saying in Italy we drink more than they do 👀
I live in Sicily, and people almost don't drink, they can stay the entire evening just with a little bottle of beer or a glass of wine.
Even in a familiar gathering, people just drink a little bit of wine during meals and that's it
That was funny Indeed...ahaha never seen so many wasted people as in USA and Germany in my life..
This shows you how believable these folks are.. 😆
@@alessandrom7181 here the most important thing is to share with friends, not get wasted, what exactly the US guy said, so he has to clear his ideas 😂
In Italy alcohol is purchased less than in other European countries, so I highly doubt that Italians drink more than Germans and Americans. Italians probably drink more frequently because there is the habit of drinking a glass of wine or beer at lunch or dinner but the quantity of alcohol ingested is evidently much more limited, in fact over half of the population drink very little alcohol and only during meals and many do not drink alcohol at all, for example I am a teetotaler and have never drunk alcohol in my life. It is typical of warm Mediterranean countries to drink little alcohol, in fact Italy, Spain and Greece are the countries where people drink the least amount of alcohol in Europe.
@@scully8950 we drink a lot in northern Italy
In Italy we drink to enjoy our time in good company, they drink just to get wasted
Cari turisti noi italiani tutti i giorni dobbiamo pensare a come fare arrivare alla fine del mese.
la maggiore parte degl'italiani lavora tutto il giorno , e quando torna a casa mangia veloce per andare a dormire .
solo nei film e nei libri ci sono le storielle che noi italiani amiamo fare la bella vita.
Sono qui a Vicenza, mamma che depressi e repressi, cresci unpaio di coglioni, manda fanculo governo ogni tanto
I dont know how many % of Italian do u mean. Ur country is full of small shops means there are a lot of enterpriser not the multinational companies eat up everything! And propably same with Italian factories... owners are everywhere. Many people own beautiful houses gardens cars clothes and u say its difficult to live....??
@kamillaerdos7636 Taxes here are high asf
Tourism %GDP in Italy 9% (our is a real country, not an amusement park).
In US is 9.1%
Yep , all these people are quite ignorant .
Top 10 in economy, military, trading nation, millionaires, wealthiest citizens in the world, #2 EU industrial power, member/founder G7 and every major world organization, dozens of world famous brands from autos to luxury items, not to mention #1 in history achievements, inventors on and on
@@spaniardsrmoors6817 Furthermore, they always refer to Florence, a museum city flooded with tourists and which is now essentially experienced as a huge theme park.
Come live and work in Milan, buddy, we'll make you cry tears of blood.
@@Ingulf_The_Mad Florence is a rich city and with a huge industrial plant in the outskirts as well, but these people are quite ignorant and come here following tiktokers and would like to live as they were in Disneyland.
@@alessandrom7181 Exactly my point, I expect some of them sooner or later living in Paestum and complaining that the countryside is beautiful but the infrastructure needs a renovation.
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I wanted to inform the man that we also have them here in Italy, they are called shopping centers, just go there
Yes, this guy is sayingBS
Honestly some of these people seem to have chosen to live in the idea they had of the country before they even stepped out of the plane
You clearly have never been to American stores in the US and know how convenient they are. I’ve not seen anything like a Walmart or target in all of Europe
I just want to comment on one of the countless stereotypes in this video: "Italy Is the fastest shrinking country of the world, the main industries are tourism etc." I report just a couple of quotes that anyone can find with Google "Italy is the ninth largest economy in the world and the third largest in the Euro Zone. The country has a diversified industrial base driven in large part by manufacturing of high-quality consumer goods ." or "Do not adjust your set: Italy is growing faster than Germany". Always the same old story, people speaking without a minimum of information, just stereotypes. So I'll write a couple of them: "The thing that distinguishes Americans is ignorance" or maybe "in the USA they can shoot you in the street". The usual stereotypes. Don't come to Italy, thanks.
Top 10 in economy, military, trading nation, millionaires, wealthiest citizens in the world, #2 EU industrial power, member/founder G7 and every major world organization, dozens of world famous brands from autos to luxury items, not to mention #1 in history achievements, inventors on and on and yeah "tourism" What bunk.
And that bureaucracy stereotype,,,in some rankings by major organizations Italy is rated as having less overall than US, Germany, France, Japan.
l'Italia è settimo paese più industrializzato
The guy wasn't american tho...
I believe he may have been referring to the population when he said that Italy is the "fastest shrinking country." This is true for the West and due to Italy's aging population and low birthrate. Also, I think the question about the economy is much too complicated to be discussed in a short form interview like this, but he is not wrong when he says that tourism is one of the main industries. So, why do you consider these stereotypes? I think we can all agree that stereotypes can be harmful, but I don't understand how these two examples are being categorized as stereotypes.
Italy is a G7 country and Italy is the second biggest manufacturing economy after Germany. Also, what is with the mandolin music? This video is all about false information.
asking people who are clearly struggling to get to know the culture and tradition about culture and tradition😂
It's always the fucking mandolin
They just can’t stop with the stereotypes 😂 and being Italian, I literally never heard anyone playing the mandolino anywhere 😅 maybe in the south? Well 🤷🏻♀️
@@LoveYouNoMore9no… neanche al sud abbiamo il mandolino ahahaq
That American guy saying Italians are loud when him, hemself is so loud i had to turn my volume down🙄.
Americans are way louder in my opinion. The on going joke in my country is... you hear an American before you see them.
😂😂😂😂YES dramatic too and love to gossip
I recently attended a two-month long Chinese course at a language school in Taiwan. One fellow pupil was an American woman. Despite the fact that we never had class together, she was so loud all the time that I could still hear her loud and clear whenever she spoke...after a while it became really annoying.
Italians are louder...
I second this. I've lived in the UK, Sweden and Belgium, and it was always the same problem: they (US-Americans) talk like there's no one else around. They're usually very loud. In fact, I think it's one of the main reasons why they aren't liked in Europe. Italians are among the loudest in Europe, but they are aware of others. I think that makes a big difference.
@@Montecristo21 Where are yoi originally from if it's not a secret?
The girl that has been here for 13 years, really has no Italian friends, I can tell, because otherwise she wouldn't have said that Italians eat pasta every day, maybe my grandparents used to do that! This is a legend, and an old one
ahaha dai io la mangio la pasta tutti i giorni, quindi ci sta
As an Italian it was a little bit weird there no was mandolin at the beginning in the intro. Then . . . there it is. It's magic.
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@@angela64355 Mandolins are stuff from 60 years ago at most and they are typical fro South Italy not ceratinly for Florence.
Ahahahah
@@alessandrom7181 i mandolino e un strumento usato sia nella lirica che nella musica sinfonica....tu vivi di stereotipati
@@paulodacosta82guarda che veramente il mandolino non c'entra una mazza con Firenze, eh. È come mettere la mazurka in un video su Tokyo.
everyone: im from columbia, i'm from serbia,etc. Americans: im from Florida
That's because our states our bigger than many countries. Our country is large and diverse. Saying you are from the US isn't very descriptive. I have an instant understanding of the girl from New York and how different she is from the guy in Massachusetts
@@marietgagliardi that was a very typical AMERICAN response lol. You do know that there are bigger countries and also quite diverse, but somehow peope from those countries don't think the rest of the world should know what each of their regions stands for. You can't be a citizen of Forida as of now, sad, but true
@@NvardQueen this is such a jaded response. most people who have a general understanding of world geography knows that the us is one of the biggest countries in the world, and bigger than any european country. also, saying "im from the us" doesn't hold the same significance or meaning as saying "im from *insert us state* because the country is so large and each state has a different connotation since us citizens aren't a monolith. its so fascinating how non-americans try to paint americans as conceited idiots....
@taylorrenee9252 Actually Russia is bigger than the US. But they don't say their state as we couldn't care less... Americans think the world goes around you...
Usaians, not Americans
Finally someone mentions Americans dressing in PJs. As an American myself, it's crazy to me how people can follow influencers all day and not pick up any dress tips. Wal-Mart is a nightmare 😫
You mean people there go outside in pj and then use the same pj to sleep?
That’s the top thing I love in the US. I come from a country where you dress up, and now I’m so comfortable and relaxed. Nobody would care if I wore underpants on my head and it’s so freeing.
Wait, but thats the great thing about the U.S, no? I am from Germany and work as a nurse in the U.S, I studied with my roommates together and once my roommate said, come on, lets get some hot chocolate at 7 eleven and I was yeah but I am in my PJs :D They said thats ok, lets just go out. Since then I am wearing the most chilled and comfy outfits in public and no one gives a shit about the way I dress and thats SO amazing coming from a culture that judges you so much based on your outfit. I love the U.S so much!!
@@aycaaltay9929 I agree 100 %%%%
@@Frank-qs3pe But why do you care so much? If the person feels comfortable, he should be wearing whatever they want to. If your wife doesnt want to dress like that, its fine too. I try to mind my own business as much as possible. As long as a person is kind & friendly and has some personal hygiene, I dont care about their style at all.
I'm italian and I don't eat pasta everyday. Maybe once a week
I eat it 5 days a week and the rest pizza and prociuto ,and i don't regret it.🫠🇮🇹
@@Giovis968 piattezza culinaria praticamente. Abbiamo diecimila piatti ma mangi due cose, ok. Degustibus d'altronde
@@Giovis968you are not even Italian by the way you write Italian stuff.
Me too. That girl Is deluded. Florence Is not even famous for pasta. 🤦
That's rare unless you are into high fat or keto
YAY MORE ITALY VIDEOS PLEASE PLEAAAAASE!
Ho quasi 50 anni e sono spesso a Venezia. In vita mia avrò visto qualche milione di turisti e credo di poter dire che le persone più garbate,di buone maniere,di cultura elevata,benvestite,rispettose della città e delle altre persone;siano gli Asiatici!
Mentre i Britannici e gli Americani del nord,sono spesso volgari,chiassosi, strafottenti. Mangiano e bevono male,si vestono di pochi stracci...credo gli manchi totalmente il senso del gusto.
Selvaggi.
I think they dress kike that bexause they have big multinational stores not small uniqe like in Italy and the big clothes factory suggest that u will look fine if u wear their product. They do it through the fashion youtibers. I dont know how is possible that Italy could preserve their own manufaktúra and dont buy fast fashion clothes normally. Would u tell is?
Vero, confermo
Really as a north American, we have lots of touristy areas and East asians have been the worse of the tourists in my country.
Ogni volta che incontro il mio vicino di casa è uno shock culturale e siamo entrambi italiani 🥳
Hahaha
I don't understand why people moving to another country are shocked by anything, don't they do research beforehand. I would know exactly what to expect if I did this and learn to speak enough of the language to function.
No you wouldn't. Hence why the video exists.
@@LiveyYoe Yes you would, this video exists for entertainment and generalities, in no way the many things one should know beforehand.
does not matter if you do too much resarches , i did i moved and i found out it does not work like that
The problem is getting accustomed to different ways of life @@chillout914
it doesnt matter how much research u do, researching, reading, learning about the country and culture from a far away perspective where ur not experiencing any of it in person is WAY DIFFERENT than actually going there and interacting with the ppl
Wonderful, thank you! It's so refreshing to hear perspectives from people from different countries and backgrounds. I feel like most of the "culture shock" videos I come across are of Americans who have never left the US and are "shocked" when they experience normal things that happen everywhere else in the world.
It's a shame that many opinions are distorted by the prejudices of those interviewed.
I love these Italy videos! please make more 😭😭😭😭😭😭 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥲🥲🥲
They are not true at all and they asked to quite ignorant people honestly.
Italian here. I can't stand people who come to live here, or anywhere else sbroad, then complain about everything. You are in a foreign country, you have chosen to live there but obviously there is a different lifestyle and a different culture than what are used to. What did you expect?Either you get used to it without complaining about everything or otherwise...it's not for you and you leave. I don't see any other solutions, surely the country will not change "for you "!
People can complain.
@@RK-cj4ocyes but not on everything, even on the time we eat or on what our habits or lifestyle are. If you can't stand them...ciao ...no one forces you to come to us and above all...live there.
@@gabrielesantucci6189 You are making Italians look bad with your over the top comments everywhere.
They were asked a question. They awnserd. You need to get a life.
@@RK-cj4oc - I agree, people can complain! But if they complain on social media, there's ALWAYS Italian men getting super defensive like this guy. They cannot deal with people discussing the inconvenient truths of Italy. Apparently he didn't notice that all the people interviewed are *choosing* to live there, and had lots of positive things to say.
I don't think they are complaining because they think it's wrong or because they are upset. It's just astonishment of experiencing something different, people actually like their minds to be blown or preconceptions broken, so a little complaining doesn't hurt anyone. In fact, it's very Italian! Your comment was complaining too. See, already a thing in common! Cheers mate.
The Moldovan girl seems to despise Italians, appreciates the beauty of the places but can't stand the people. I strongly advise her to return to Moldova where she will find a serious people, a nation that is not corrupt, a nation orderly and honest, with no crime, either individual or organized.
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must be because italian men tend to be really perverted with east european girls and in their face and some women who don't like that kind of attention have this tendency
That was my impression, too. She seemed so negative, and yet she stays, so she should not complain so strong,y as she is.
Having 60 yo men asking for her number when she was 15, certainly didn't helped 😂
Non avrei saputo dire meglio!
the mandolin and the music played with the mandolin has nothing to do with Tuscany. It is a typical instrument of southern Italy
In south Italy we dont play this instrument. Stop with stupid stereotype.
She's right about the "Casual American" dress code and wearing PJ's in public.
i will be ok to go with pijama to a mall , too much protocoles does not matter sometimes you need to feel comfortable
@@chillout914 Ok for you... I choose not
@@chillout914Not always cool to dress too casual, it’s got out of hand in some part of the USA, especially in the south.
@@chillout914 If you need to feel "comfortable", why don't you wear a kaftan everywhere?
I’ve been in Florence 4 months ago and omg I was shocked by how many tourists were there. In all other cities I’ve visited (outside my own, which is Milan) I’ve always linked up with local people but honestly they were hard to find in Florence 😂 it was mainly people from the US and Asia
"Where you come from?" "Germany, Spain, Mexico" Americans: "Massachussets, South Florida, Texas"... It's like I answer "I'm from Lombardia"
EDIT: the guy from Serbia is wrong: tourism is around only 10% of GDP in Italy, and we are the second manufacturer in all EU after Germany.
Go to Dallas TX, then go to New York city then go to San Diego, CA... The Differences are massive (in dialect, skin color/culture/ethnicity, beliefs, language, and DISTANCE) lol I get your point but there is zero identity in saying you are "American" you have to go by state. Annoying but if you go to the states its shocking on it own and you start to get why americans do that.
The moldovan girl giving behavioural lessons to Italians is really really really weird given what is Moldova like, poorest country in Europe where the level of behaviours is highy questionable, not to mention what Moldovans mainly do in Italy. She doesn't seems very happy to be here, but i guess she doesn't want to go back to her country either because it would be MUCH worst
Non metterti sullo stesso livello
@@luis16467 della moldava? Impossibile
hai ragione, qui tutti ci danno lezioni, bah!
@@Eddie_Barzoonit is the same everywhere,if they dont like it,well out then,not bitching.
Forse ritengo che gli rosicano, perché l' Italia e il paese dove abbiamo tutto per eccellenza, enogastronomia, cultura secolare, tradizioni, ecc.ecc..e se non gli stanno bene, che se ne andassero in quel paese, il loro, però chissà perché vengono a fracassarci i marroni con arroganza e non rispetto...p.s i tedeschi sono imbriaconi e magna crauti, i moldavi (non dico perché sennò li offenderei alla stragrande), gli Americani odiosi e spocchiosi come i Francesi, i Messicani no comment, e per il resto non vado oltre!!!!!
As an italian most of the things they said shocked me also. I think Florence is something really different than the rest of the country.
Ogni regione è un po’ diversa, io sono del Trentino Altoadige, ed è probabilmente una delle regioni più diverse dalle altre.
Guarda io sono di Siena, ti assicuro che a Firenze è pieno di centri commerciali, però non sono in centro, forse il tipo americano non ha la macchina, a Firenze come nel resto di Italia, nessuno mangia la pasta tutti i giorni, e io non ho mai avuto sessantenni che cercavano di importunarmi.. 🤔
I’m a Brit and holidayed in Italy for years, I have found that being respectful and polite and saying your sorry when you make a mistake is the best way,just don’t walk through someone’s culture and expect them to change for you,when in Italy respect respect
You are right…
I never heard about bad experiences in Italy if you act with kindness and politeness…
Italians are less patient with entitlement or the new gen Z things etc etc… as pronouns, tik tokers, streamers etc etc
avete fermato Hitler, avete fatto la brexit e in cambio avete permesso la sharia, se Sir Winston Churchill fosse vivo muoverebbe guerra al suo stesso paese.
Thank you.
Le donne Italiane non più tanto giovani, come sono io, e provenienti dal Centro -Sud Italia non hanno l'abitudine di bere superalcolici in luoghi pubblici. Forse un bicchierino in occasioni particolari, al termine di un pranzo o di una cena fra parenti o amici. Questo perché in un tempo non molto lontano la riprovazione sociale era molto forte nei riguardi di una consumatrice di liquori; to avrebbero subito qualificato come una ubriacona
@@ElisabettaGalvani-ey5yl noi beviamo per il gusto di bere e questo è cultura, mica siamo dei selvaggi.
Some of Japanese typically don’t realize that for cultures that values direct, open and honest communication, lack of communication actually has much more potential for damage. It is important to check the tendencies of the culture one is dealing with, using the scale provided. I learn that When dealing with more direct cultures, be proactive about communicating what is on your mind, even if it is something that you think the other person will not be happy hearing. I still learn When dealing with more indirect cultures, be careful to not overpower them, and create an atmosphere where they feel comfortable communicating.
Loved this video. Thanks for sharing
I love these videos because they make me understand even more how lucky I am to be Italian and born in Florence and live in Florence and not like most of the ignorant tourists who seem like horses with blinkers who leave their country with preconceptions and do not change their minds and do not inform themselves about the Italian reality ....
"do you have an advice to give to someone that is planning to move to Italy?" - "Are you sure?????" ...mavafancul
Still he’s from Florence but he was born in Serbia🙄
I’m Swiss planning to move to Sardegna. I think Swiss are by welcomed by most Italians, right? I don’t want to move to Sardegna and nobody wants to be my friend because I’m Swiss.
@@MissRed92837 if someone don't want to be your friend isn't because you are Swiss. I don't think so, anyway living in Italy didn't mean that people just are waiting to hug you in the street. You need to share experience with people around you, and they will share with you.
@@riverjohnny Good. I spent a lot of time in Intra, Verbania, sul Lago Maggiore and made lots of friends. But I do know that Americans have it difficult finding friends in many European countries. 😉
@@MissRed92837 naaaaaa 😉
Tell the American guy that thanks to their mall culture, Italian small shops are actually disappearing...
Oh grow up. It's not an American guy's fault that Italians have strip malls.
The thing of "Ti faccio sapere" is the best thing I heard in 1 month. I'm Italian and I totally agree with that ahahahahaha
Non l'avevo mai sentita "teorizzata" cosi', eppure e' vero
lmao I think I am this channel's biggest fan LOL hehehehe thank you so much for all these videos! muah! 😘
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Are there videos about italy without mandolin music? They remind me of a Simpsons' episode
Unfortunately the only version of copyright free music for Italy is the mandolin style. I would have loved to include something else
@@DatingBeyondBorders That can't be true, it's laziness.
Beh potevi anche scegliere qualcosa di classico senza copyright. Sinceramente il mandolino non fa più parte della nostra quotidianità neanche a Napoli che è la sua patria di nascita e ti parlo da moglie di liutaio che i mandolini li costruisce 😅
@@DatingBeyondBorders I'm sure that you can find a lot of Verdi or other Opera music so old that the copyright has expired.
The problem with mandolin and similar style music is that it's typical of the South. It would be like using country music in a video about Los Angeles or New York.
@@kaisersoymilk6912 The thing is that mandolino is something that belongs to the past even here in the south, it no longer is part of our daily life. I have yet to see that instrument in real life honestly.
Vorrei dire al ragazzo che si lamentava di ogni cosa: Perchè non te ne torni a casa tua se non ti piace nulla? Oppure vai a vivere altrove. Nessuno ti obbliga a stare in Italia.
Che poi ha detto anche un sacco di caxxate alla fine su industria, turismo, economia ecc
@@Lilla88able Infatti, ma sì, si è capito com'è il tipo. Di quelli che sputa su tutto che però gli fa comodo.
Quello è il classico pallone gonfiato che vuole fare quello che la sa lunga e poi non sa un cazzo, come si capisce dalle falsità che dice a fine video
Vero l'ho pensato anch'io. E' libero di andarsene dove vuole. Se poi i suoi amici vogliono solo bere potrebbe organizzare di fare altro😊.
The serbian guy has 0 clue about what italy is
The girl from Texas is still in the "honeymoon" probably (after 2 years, good for her), I'm sorry to say that it will end unfortunately (when and if it happens, I hope she will be still well in Italy).
The girl from Moldova instead maybe is here from too long, it's possible that Italy (Florence?) are not right for her, so why not change? It's not easy I know but you're young and is not like it used to be, young people can go anywhere if want (sure, this if, as I believe and hope, you've Italian citizenship also).
The other people seemed extremely evenhanded to me (regard good and/or bad stuff).
A thing (to refer) to the last words by the Italian-Serbian guy: tourism is important of course (as in every country) but much less than people thinks (it worth 6% of GDP, even considering the related industries, it don't reach 11%), I know the media talk a lot about that (specially after the pandemic years) but believe me, are other the "industries" (ie, the manufacturing) who keep this country still standing.
I wrote a too long comment, sorry (for English also), anyway, the ending sentence by the girl from South Florida is perfect and it should apply to every country: "you have to conform to Italy, is not Italy who have to conform to you".
The moldovan girl Is deluded and also said a lot of lies. Not tò mention that Florence Is a multicultural city today, so chances are that whoever bothered her was not even Italian.. 🤦
I’m an American and so far Palermo Sicily has my heart! The atmosphere is sooo vibrant and special feeling, highly recommend . Can’t wait to go back and take the train from Milan to Switzerland 😍. I have no desire to see Florence as it seems way too touristy. Tuscany area was also GORGEOUS!!
As an italian: for me, when you came in Italy you must learn before the politeness, in Venice the tourists are very rude: they eat on the streets, stay in the middle of the street and the bridges, enter into the churchs in unapropriated dresses. And, please pleas say grazie mi scusi per favore . Sorry is " sister" in my original region( Sardinia). This is a real city, not Disneyland. Ah don't walk whit this can of a sort of mix into the water and coffee named " american coffee beacuse this is our real impression for thats🤢, we don't walk drinking never.
I was in Italy last week, and in two different regions, I had my change thrown at me in restaurants. So if you want to talk about rude, look at your own country.
@@Positiveenergy68you definitely went to scammy tourist restaurants, so that's on you.
@@aselliofacchio How do you know where I went? I never listed anyplace but Mercato Centrale in my comment. And most of my trip was in Calabria which isn't even touristy to begin with. 🙄 Rome and Florence suck at making pasta. My Pomodoro sauce is 10 times better than any restaurant in Northern Italy. Only Southern Italy knows how to make tomato sauce correctly.
@@Positiveenergy68 k you're just retraded then. I'm literally Italian.
@@aselliofacchio My father is from Calabria, my mother from Naples. I know good Italian food when I taste it. Firenze is definitely lacking when it comes to good pasta, it's not even decent.
We have Supermarkets in Florence where you can get everything.
Yeah that was weird, also it's not true at all that nine o'clock is the earliest people have dinner in Rome and don't get me started with that unsufferable guy who said Italy only relies on tourism
Si e no, i supermarket a cui si riferisce il signore hanno veramente di tutto, e non inteso come centro commerciale con tanti negozi, no. Un unico posto, o meglio, negozio con un REPARTO vestiti grande quanto un vero negozio di vestiti completo, reparto elettronica paragonabile a Unieuro ecc. Fino alle meno convenzionali armi. Tutto in un solo negozio, ti consiglio di vedere le foto di questi posti immensi, con parcheggi inimmaginabili in Europa come disponibilita'. Pero' qui con i negozzietti e' piu' carino, secondo me.
@@Manuel-ds5lr A quel punto diviene discutibile la lamentela del signore, che dice di trovare stancante dover camminare tra un negozio e l'altro... considerando che nei supermarket europei è disponibile tutto insieme quello che può servire quotidianamente, è mai possibile che a questo signore capiti non di rado di dover acquistare nello stesso giorno roba come vestiti, elettronica e simili e di doversi barcamenare quindi trai vari negozi?
@@dudelebowski9746 Va bene, va bene, capito. Guai dire di non apprezzare qualcosa che riguarda l'Italia
@@Manuel-ds5lr L'errore non è non apprezzare qualcosa che riguarda l'Italia ma apprezzare qualcosa che riguarda gli Stati Uniti
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4:19 very true. We can meet for dinner and be best pal for the evening, but it is very rare that that friendship is going to last. In northern countries is very difficult to open up and make friends, but when you make one is forever.
Nobody makes a best friend in one evening just like you don't get married after one date. People already know this and appreciate that one night of warmth. But northern Europeans are cold and the effort to make friends with them takes forever if they even let you in. It's exhausting.
Such a nice interesting video❤!
Did anyone else notice the difference between Americans and others when they introduce themselves and where they came from? This is something I mentioned in another video thread.
That comes from how citizens of the USA view themselves. We are citizens of the State we reside in And we are citizens of the United States. So when you meet someone new in the US they will tell you the State they live in. If you meet a US citizen abroad they will name their State then US.
@@patraic5241 Bruh what if they say "I'm from Wyoming"... Now, I know about Wyoming and that it's in the US, but I guarantee my parents have NO IDEA lol
@@patraic5241 I'm sure there are reasons that make sense to fellow Americans but to non-Americans, that's like a very strange attitude. And I say this as your northern neighbour.
If I meet someone in Canada and they ask where I'm from, I'll say I'm from Ontario, but not if I'm traveling abroad and a fellow traveler asked me where I'm from. I say I'm from Canada.
As an American.. I think that they name the state they are from is because America is so large and each region is very different.. It is almost like each state is comparable to different countries in Europe.. Someone who is from New Mexico is culturally very different than someone from Tennessee.. Even though they are both Americans there are many differences...
@@vidiot57Thats not only for the States.Russians, Chinese,Indians etc. would be the same but they would not mention their region or province first when introducing somewhere abroad.Nothing bad though but weird for the rest of us.
That young man who is feeling so bad in Italy: you're an adult, go in another Country that suits you better. About the language: English is a bad Italian, because it comes from Italian. So why you don't learn the original language insted of asking a whole Country to talk to you in yours? About the tourism: of course Italy is full of tourists. Where else you can see such a variety of art, landscape, history, beauty? About habits: yes, we're different. Every Country is different from the others. Have us to change our habits because the prince/ss of you came here? And yes, we work for a living, we're not living for the work itself. We're not robots, we're human being and life is really short. But working 15 hours a day or fast, doesn't mean a better work. In fact, many Countries try to have Italian doctors, architects, etc. And you're annoyed by people talking to you in the shops? Buy on line or go live over the mountains. Sure, Italy has a lot of problems, and many of us sometimes think of go out from here, still I don't like someone's arrogance. And bureaucracy is a hell everywhere for strangers , especially in the world biggest towns, even if here papers and laws change every day.
L'essere chiusi, il fatto di dipendere dal turismo e altri punti di cui parlano sono caratteristiche particolari di Firenze, il 90% del resto d'Italia è molto differente
If you want to live in Italy you need to speak Italian, or at least very committed to learn it. If you are, and you let people know, we'll do the effort to help you out.
I believe you. I want to visit the town where my grandfather and his relatives lived- Montella. But I don't speak Italian and concerned how that affects the visit.
@@hootmanhootWow Montella, that's a few kms away from my hometown.Gorgeous mountains and views👍.Just make an effort to speak some Italian or the local dialect and the people will love to help you out.They'll also make an effort to speak some English with you,don't worry.
@@hootmanhoot find someone that speaks english, perhaps a relative. You should be alright. I am not familiar with the town/city you mentioned. I am from Puglia.
We Italians may have an impetuous character but at least we don't shoot people like in the United States, I would be afraid to live there!
Don't listen to the news I live in the US and it's very safe.
@@jacobsoto7228 Oct 26, 2023: Archive data has recorded the highest numbers of violent episodes in the last 3 years: 645 in 2022, 688 in 2021 and 610 in 2020. So far this year, 15,500 people in the US have lost their lives in accidents involving firearms, excluding suicides.
The United States has the highest rate in Western countries.
@@attenzioneallontanarsidall7940 Of course there are unsafe areas but so does Italy. Of course Italy is safer but to say it is all bad is not true. Come and see for yourself. Just avoid NYC and visit places like Florida, Texas, and North and South Carolina.
@@jacobsoto7228 Trump was shot, this is your safe country! You are a Hypocrite
@@jacobsoto7228 There are the cowherds there, who shoot at anything that moves 😗
mandolini mentre scorrono le immagini di Firenze... right :D
Stop with this fucking mandolino OMG. Non se ne può più
She claims it's the "only" music available for Italian videos which is nonsense.
@@spaniardsrmoors6817 🤦😅
È una canadese con mentalità anglo,secondo te conosce qualcos'altro oltre al mandolino?
lo mettono anche quando fanno dei video sull'Alto Adige! In volo sulle Dolomiti e accordi di mandolino, basta per favore.
I'm italian moved back to Italy 2 years ago and it has been difficult to say the least!😮
Politicians make life difficult for every body😢
Ne ho sentite di sciocchezze in queste interviste!
Sono opinioni personali, lol
@@Manuel-ds5lr ovviamente sono opinioni personali, lol
Why this music?
In the USA you don't ever yell in a person's face. This means you want to fight in my culture. In my culture you don't cross into someone's bubble, or space ect. It means you want to fight.
nobody with a brain yells at you if u are a stranger, maybe we get loud when we joke and laugh etc… we usually don’t talk to strangers at all ahaha
Very interesting. I'm an American raised by immigrant Italian parents from Sicily. We've always had access to my grandparent's house there so I spend a lot of time in Sicily visiting relatives and friends since childhood also traveling throughout Italy. I accept and understand both cultures exactly how they are, both the negatives and the positives. It also helps speaking the language and our dialect that I was taught as a child. There are certain things I can relate more with Italy than the US like how one dresses in public, food, that's all we talk about, and family being together quite often especially at meals. I can get loud and passionate myself about things at times so I can actually relate, maybe it's in the DNA. I can also understand people's frustration with the beurocracy in Italy and the further south you go, the worse it gets. If I were to go and live in Sicily, there wouldn't be any culture shock because I'm very familiar with Sicily, Northern Italy perhaps.
the passionate speaking is such an italian trait!
@@gn.punpunnope.
Tu sei Italo-americano ricordatelo sempre, e ricordati che i veri nativi Americani sono GLI INDIANI!!! Non era un offesa, anzi, ma era una precisazione!
@@Sally69117 Wow, qualcuno che dice le cose come stanno e come sono scritte sui libri di storia ma che tutti dimenticano. Sono commosso.
American-Terrun. Ora hai un motivo per odiare gli italiani anche tu.
Awesome video
why do you idealize Italy? Italy of Dolce Vita has been over for 30 years. Italy today is a normal country, it has nothing of which to be idealized
the golden age is long over
they think the food and buildings makes life in Italy better 😅
@@gametri-eq6lj If you've not money the life is a sh* everywhere.
BS/Top 10 in economy, military, trading nation, millionaires, wealthiest citizens in the world, #2 EU industrial power, member/founder G7 and every major world organization, dozens of world famous brands from autos to luxury items, not to mention #1 in history achievements, inventors on and on.
@@giorgiodifrancesco4590 fIND A JOB
Let people enjoy things
Every city in Italy is different, mentality, lifestyle, weather, so this is just focused on florence, not all italy
the German girl thought about the trains in her country which are always late!
For real, Germany has nothing on Italy when it comes to trains
But there are a lot of train connections in Germany, much more so than in Italy.. Italy is a stone age country in comparison.
@@Momoa786 Do some research before commenting
US-Americans (always): "I'm from the USA, which represents 5% of the world population, but because I'm arrogant and entitled, I'm going to assume that everybody knows the geography of my country even though I don't know the geography of any other country" 🤣 - If they were less entitled (and less noisy), I don't think US-Americans would be disliked here in Europe. Even the woman from Russia - which is the largest country on Earth - said "Russia" rather than "South Krasnorask", "Nizhny Novgorod Oblast", or whatever 😅
Many Americans think Europe is a country and many Americans can’t find the USA on a world map. 🙈 Greetings from NV 🇺🇸
That is true, but Florence, having a huge tourism from USA (I met so many people from USA in Florence), is a little bit informed about USA…
That’s why you can say “you are from Kentucky, or Colorado, Michigan etc etc and everyone will know you are from a specific state in US…
Some of Us (florentine or near Florence) would even know if that specific US’s state is in the north, south, east or west coast, center, or deep south South etc etc…
But I get your point…
Only Americans respond with city and state, when asked when they’re from.
I think they do it because, when you respond I'm American, or from the U.S we usually get the response, where in America, hence because each state is known for something (LA- Lakers, celebrities / NY- Time Sq. Statue of Liberty/ Florida - Miami Beach - Orlando (Disney)/ Boston -Harvard , MIT even though those universities are in a different city called Cambridge lol/ Texas - Cowboys, BBQ... ETC. for lesser known states its harder). I think we bypass having to answer the larger question. Also most Americans identify with their state.
It's annoying. Canada, China, Mexico, Russia and Brazil are also big countries with lots of diversity, but tourists of these countries don't assume that the geography of their country is something that a local would know nor care about. So they never mention their state/province. But Americans think that it would matter to any local that asks them where they're from.
It's funny how much prejudice is formed against Americans. Where then "everything" becomes annoying Americans do or don't do. Can't win
@@chrystianaw8256 Stay bitter and jealous that your tin pot country is no longer relevant on the world stage. When America whistles, peasants like start dancing and singing to their tune.
It's an interesting information. Do you think the USA are all the same?
Itaians are Fatalists (che sarà, sarà), whereas Americans are (rather foolistly) optimistic. They are also a lot more anxious than foreigners realise. Foreigners should also realise that things generally don't work (it's all old), and this is a country in which "urgent" means "within the month." (I've lived and worked here for 35 years.) The food is great, though, and rents are affordable. The countryside is breathtakingly beautiful.
Everything’s toooo old, you’re right
We don't have campus shootings nor police brutality nor all the stuff you have to live with in USA. To work here and talk bad about the country that gave you a wage is like spittin the hand that feed you.
@@Alfredo-mr2ow It is silly to be a pollyanna. There is both bad and good here, just like everywhere else.
@@michaeljohnangel6359America too has remained in the past... from the latest news events this is the case
@@Alfredo-mr2ow No, we're a free country and they can come here and critic it as they see fit. Everyone should be able to say what they think.
Una che dice che vive qui da 13 anni, e in Italia mangiamo sempre pasta..... mi sa che non ha mai girato l'italia o ha capito un tubo 🤣
'Take it easy' is a way of life.
Interesting and nice video
The Serbian guy is sooooo simpatico 😱🙄according to this scientist our main industry is tourism 🤫 and we got that the Moldavians are serious and we are fun fun fun fun fun😂😂😂😂😂
That guy is in many Italian videos, Serbia have no one else?
😂 where you've seen him before?
He doesn't have a serbian name.
Top 10 in economy, military, trading nation, millionaires, wealthiest citizens in the world, #2 EU industrial power, member/founder G7 and every major world organization, dozens of world famous brands from autos to luxury items, not to mention #1 in history achievements, inventors on and on.
Learn something, Serbian, not the stereotypes or trying to sound smart. And why is he in multiple Italian videos, Serbia have anyone else?
Serbian and Moldova not much to be said for,leave it at that
The guy is an ignorant smartass.
The usual video about the same stuff about Italy. The same of the same stereotypes.
....and the same mandolin
@@tic-tacdrin-drinn1505 🤣
Servirebbe far conoscere agli inglesi nati dall' altra parte del mondo la nostra cultura del MHANZ e del ESSIVAALLETTOH!
BRILLIANT VIDEO, YOUR CHANNEL IS GOING TO EXPLODE
I don't know what's the deal with the Bosnian guy, beside sounding so cocky he is so negative about the country that has hosted him since he was 5 years old.
How are they locals if they moved there? They are immigrants
I live in Lebanon and this video just confirms what we already knew - Italians and Lebanese are basically the same!
Please stop , completely untrue, just as Italians and Mexicans. The Mexican girl in this video debunked it. Every minority country wants to tie itself to Italy because of it's advancements, history, popularity.
My friend are lebanease and live in Sardinia, she say " Sardinia and Lebano are the same I live like my home.
@@spaniardsrmoors6817 Thank you saying this because we notice to as Americans how everyone wants to say they are like Italians. It seems to be like a trend that is getting stronger.
@@spaniardsrmoors6817very stupid!!!, read your history!
@@BigSmallTravelI hope you're smarter than that!
I hope some will go visit places like Viterbo instead of always the same big tourist cities. I love when people decide to move here.
Il famoso mandolino di Firenze
E il pulcinella toscano è il Darion!
I was born in Italy and worked abroad for many years. I found some comments disrespectful and trivial; Italy is certainly not a perfect country, but when you move abroad you have to get used to the new life and you cannot ask the locals to change their mentality just because our lifestyle does not fit yours. If you do not feel comfortable here, you can safely go back to your country of origin or emigrate to other nations that you consider more welcoming. Beside that I have heard many stereotypes and inaccuracies about Italy and Italians so I wonder if some of the interviewees really knew what they were talking about.
I'm Italian and I never had 60 years old men approach me!
Italian men do it often to Foreign women I have noticed.. and even more when it is women from Northern Europe that stand out.
After growing up in Germany for 6 years, Americans will definitely have culture shock everywhere they go in Europa.
The most snob are from Serbia and Moldova . Poorest nations in Europe .
The only person who was content with herself and understood Italy was the American white woman. The problem with foreigners living in different countries is that they bring their mentality with them (Or how they grew up), and compare everything to their country. The trick is you need to free yourself from such habits, and live in the now. Example, each time I bump into Germans or Eastern European, (no offence meant here by all means) who have settled in a foreign country, they always find the negative things first and complain accordingly, and hardly see the positive things first. They stay German or Eastern Europeans in the country they chose to moved to. Bad habits lol 😝
Lol they said Italians are not friendly just because they do not speak English. You live in a country and you are supposed to learn the local language, not the opposite.
Then an American and a German telling Italians tend to drink more than them, it’s just hilarious 😂
3:20 60+ men are asking for her phone number.... we all know why.....
Not "men", "a man".
The interviewers body language was totally different with the attractive guy. lol
(Excuse my english) This is the usual speech as for our food, etc. Every people or country have his traditions, culture, etc. We have our own. For example, for me pj is for sleep, it has been created for one only purpose. My dress must be 'decent' or appropriate as for me this meant to be respectfull towards other people.
Americans omitting the country they're from 🙄
The US is as big as the whole of Europe.
Why is the Moldavian flag upside down ,is it some hidden message ?
No, mistake in editing 😅
The American dude in taly: its frustrating to buy different items in different shops. Dahhh
15:45 FALSE, tourism is among the 10th or 11th economic activity.
Love is love
The Moldovan lady she might miss something, I suggest her to take a week of holiday in the Romagna riviera, I'm sure we have what she's missing.... 😉
Hahahaha grande fra 😂
This dolce far niente stereotype has to stop.
Also, I won't accept any critique about Italian public transportation from Germans after having to deal with DB for 6+ years.
The Russian lady sounds so smart!