How spot-on, thanks! When I read the title, I actually thought that this video was going to be from one of these judgmental, complaining people who live in their bubble. After being an expat for many years in Italy (one who luckily heeded your advice), I fully agree with everything you said ;)

Ha ha ha. So true. So sad. I am a very happy immigrant to Switzerland. And sadly I know of-I don't know them personally-I know of other immigrants who do exactly as you describe and are miserable. Sourcing mince pies for the holidays and such.

Brilliant!

A video I didn't know I needed 🩷

how to live miserably in Italy. Step 1: find a job. Step 2: find a rental in any big city. Step 3 pay taxes. SUCCESS!

Doesn t this behaviour apply to any and all countries?

I'm italian born and bred and i really dont understand why would anyone want to live here. Italy getting poorer and poorer by the day and young and not so young italians are moving abroad to find better opportunities. I cant wait to graduate and go away for good. I mean, if you are lucky enough and work from remote for a NON italian company, and you have enough money you can think about coming here , but if you're looking for a job, keep in mind that Italy doesnt have much to offer to italians, let alone to foreigners.

This reminds me of my own quote: I know where I came from but I have no idea where I am going “. I have often quoted myself here when people asked me questions. And usually this quote came out when on the verge of an a new venture. Mine was linked to work for new prospects that would change the routine comfort zone. New challenges you either go for or you don’t. I agree with your concept Claire. Congrats on your new move.!

Agree with all the things you said :)

Allow me to add one more thing about communication between the UK 🇬🇧 and Italy 🇮🇹: The British tend to beat around the bush, in other words blowing smoke up somebody’s ass, not directly telling you what they are thinking. But I believe that’s a London thing. Italian people on the other hand tend to tell it like it is. If you understand Italian mentality they are very honest and up front about things, which don’t often go down very well for somebody who comes from a country where people are very hellbent on being polite that are afraid of saying the wrong things even though it may be true. Authenticity is a trait that is very highly valued in Italy. 0:11:07

More than ready to change. Engulfed..challenged..no preconceived notions. Except about food! 😊

Wow one can talk themselves into making paridise miserable. But yes I am working on Italian, this can be done but requires study, lots of people do not want to work.

It's funny how some people want to move to a foreign country and then are surprised to find (the famous "culture shock") that things are different there than in their home country. But shouldn't the impulse to explore a foreign country come from curiosity to immerse yourself in and discover a new world, a new language (which can also have its own peculiar logic) and a new culture?

Îs not the same. Is like put cabbage on cake🍕🍕 Not trying to be mean but.. No, no

When I moved to London I used to go every evening to the pub, Chelsea, N.H.gate ect was a meeting social lifestyle, I used to drink pints of orange juice that used to give me acidities...then I started to drink too. Northen Italian in souther Italy I eat dinner at 20, when I lived in London I never ate lunch and dinner was early..you get used as others do. Yes I had a zip of wine when I was little but I didn't like it, northen Italians drinks much more than southern, they drink coca cola with their meal that is awful junk. My parents taugh me not to be loud or move my hands like the southern, but americans are loud and move their hand so much.

I moan about the food in Puglia , is crap, and neither the people are nice,is quite dirty, the services, transport is awful. I want to move central north Italy , I'm a very northen Italian we know how bad is the south, my relatives though I was crazy to move here, they never go below Rome, and this why all southern move to the north for job or even medical cure. The south is ok just for vacation the weather is better. I lived part of my life in London, Los Angels and Miami. To be honest I hate the word ex pat, anyway when I moved to London I was 22 years old and I did avoid Italians like a plague, I didn't pasta or pizza for 6 months ..and we northen don't eat so much pizza or pasta like the southern , I still have many british habits. I met some anglo people here in Puglia they always mingle with themself but I can understand . I think you are very brave to have moved to South Italy alone I will never have done that. I wanted to add that when I lived in London I notice also Italian gather to stay in flock with Italians, usually are those one low income with broken English from the south, they hardly speck Italian I used to reset the. Later on I had Italian friends but all had british patners as mewe were somehow more internationals, I had friends from Japan, Australia, France etc..

As an Italian who studied abroad and is now back in Italy, why do working age people from abroad want to come here? Some of your points are valid, some sound a bit like gaslighting. Horrible job? Second thoughts? Shrugging it all off is not a good thing.

23.46 last train to Salerno. Next train 5:40am. Best stay in a hotel one night, take a coffee next morning then there are many trains to choose from. Napoli life is slow and wonderful. Enjoy

1 with 2, don't compare the infrastructura from France with that from Italy

You can't change the world. CHANGE YOURSELF!

Fantastic presentation. I agree 100%. I think each of your points apply to expat fulfillment ( or, in your reverse psychology format, non fulfillment) within any adopted country. This video helps me "pinch myself" as an American living in the Philippines. Because sometimes, I find myself falling into one of these traps. One of my tactics of survival in the Philippines is to visit Italy at least once a year and indulge in the culture, cuisine, history. I speak more Italian than Filipino. Why? In Italy, most, if not all, appreciate my attempts to greet and communicate in Italian. Back in my home of the Philippines, when I try to speak the local language, people giggle and laugh; completely derailing any serious attempt at learning the language, especially since English is so widely spoken here. But Italians seem to appreciate and enthusiastically offer improvements, as needed. So thank you, Italy, for being patient with us tourists that seem to be overflowing your wonderful country.

Japan was like that... all the expats hang out together and complain 😅😂 and sorry, have to say, the Brits were the worst (or best,) at it 😮😅

How long will it take to get to a level of Italian where you can have more than just surface level conversations? Something deeper that has meaning? My wife who is a big extrovert who is the furthest from a superficial person struggled in her first 6 months here to cultivate deep friendships with the language barrier. It’s made her feel very isolated. It has not helped that we lived in the mountain countryside in Sicily so it was geographically quite isolating all ready. Any advice?

Americans are renowned for having this mentality. Even when they come to Australia, just because it's an English speaking country, they expect everything to be the same as they're used to. They ask things like "why isn't iced tea a thing here?" LOL. I'm American by the way.

exellent!

As a migrant to Austria and finding myself struggling with a lot of the cultural issues here as well, I must congratulate you for your splendid, respectful, cheerful, constructive and disciplined perspective regarding the good, the bad and the ugly about Italy, a country that one tends to idealise from afar but one that many other countries in Europe and in the global north, also possess its fair share of challenges, contradictions and tough spots that one must navigate in order to find elusive peace and happiness in our journeys. Your videos are truly inspirational, poetic and really resonate with my journey. Keep up the excellent work!

You are too funny. Haha. Do you pay rent and utilities by check, card or online?

I listened for about 1:10. Giggled. Then went about looking for Italian rentals. Ho hum.🙃😎

_You are mighty right_

as italian, thanks God I have never met and not even ever know the existence of those british expat groups.

Talking about moving with a Movo mic! 😄

Thanks for sharing this! I was wondering what would you recommend as a monthly income (post tax) for a single person to live well in Palermo? I know that you’re planning to move back to Salerno soon but was just curious what your thoughts were. I was just there a few weeks ago and absolutely loved the city and would like to plan a move there with the digital nomad visa. I speak Italian at a B1/B2 level and want to move there to get to C1.

You need to be a person who overlooks certain things to enjoy the things that are important to you.

I love your honesty thank you when you move to another country you haven't changed.

I have seen too much of this culture in Spain I don't know how someone would want to live like this 😂 I absolutely love Italy and the culture and my attempts to get to grips with the language I can't think of anything worse than living in a expat community and not interacting with the Italian people 😊

I agree with you.

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can you buy raw milk in italy?

This is what I've been doing with my Italian! Lots and lots of revision (which made me feel accomplished) but no new lessons as it was becoming difficult. I'm going to start a new lesson now. Thanks Claire!

Your very informative and i appreciate all you do " let your haters be your motivators" Respect to you for keeping it real❤💪

This is a great video. I’m moving to Italy for school in about a year and a half and this video helped enrich my knowledge on the move!

don't move, Italians (with a brain) run away, it's a trap!

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Just let your KZbin followers know they could make a phone call reservation with "Napoli Radio Taxi Parténope " operators - their affiliates drivers, appointed by Naples council admin, must all comply with company regulations and must always have their meters on - night service tariff starts within city boundaries from 7 euro initial additional fee - Pickup from airport might cost 10 euros additional starting fee - Access to motorway A3 bound to Salerno is straight direct outside airport passengers pick-up area - so there's no winding around town and costing extra money - distance from Naples airport to Salerno city centre ( say , central station) is 67 km ( 41,63 mi) As a neapolitan , I often rely on that taxi drivers cooperative company , they're reputable - English language responding operators available - for instance : a 10 km ( 6,21 mi) night service taxi ride within the Naples very city centre with pick-up at one's address to destination is about 25 euros ( considering meter shows the additional night service fee at starting point at your address of 7 euros ) Meters are quite checkable and visible on driver's dashboard - Taxi car recognition code given to customers over phone call reservation for pick-up is usually an Italian city name or country's of the world + a 2 digit number such as , by instance : " Palermo 11" so that customers can make sure they're getting what they reserved over the phone and it is printed on the car side - There might be some of them already standing by outside airport at all times with cooperative company name printed but always check out with phone call beforehand

I like watching your channel. I feel like you give YOUR honest opinion of YOUR experiences and I really appreciate that. If people don't like what you have to say it is an easy enough matter to not watch. Keep doing what you are doing. Other travelers like myself appreciate hearing someone else's honest assessment.

Thanks for your great video. I subscribed to your channel after watching this. One question, please. How much time it takes to from Salerno train station to the Amalfi ferry terminal? I have around 25 min to catch the boat once my train stops. Should I take a taxi? Can you please give tips on the way? Thanks.