5 Things You've Got WRONG About Italy

[@TheQKatie]

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[@danielaf1487]

I appreciate the effort to dispel those clichés, Katie. I'm Italian (from Rome) and lived for a fair number of years in the UK during my university years and as a graduate. Pretty much the minute I told someone I was Italian, they would come up with some generalization about my country. The first one in my case was usually "You don't look Italian", because I am a natural blonde with blue eyes. But the mafia one, the pasta and pizza one and the perfect weather one, were ever-present, too. The others you mentioned too, but these more than ever. To think that I eat pasta only about twice, occasionally three times a week and pizza just once a week...

[@mikedmartis1805]

Gaslighting. Italians when they leave Italy are suddenly frowned upon about their local ways. The Latin way goes full against anything what Anglo Saxon or Germanic Europe espouse. The French and Italians manage to stick a thorn in the side of this dominant Anglo/Germanic mentality of Europe. It seems the Irish are trying to drink themselves out of the mess they are in ...

[@matteodami4184]

Fun fact about weather in Italy: I live in the most rainy city of Italy, Pistoia, in fact we have the biggest nursery district of Europe. And nobody knows that the area between Florence and Pistoia has a similar amount of rainfall to that of Ireland, but here summer Is terribly hot

[@maffa2849]

A note on "pasta everyday". Yes you can eat pasta everyday, but not with the portions people use abroad. A portion for one person of dried up pasta is 60g top for an adult to 100g for a healthy, sporty teenager. When you cook the pasta, it soaks water and double its weight. Also, keeping it al dente makes it more digestible and healthy.

[@bellissima78]

Americans eat around 200g of pasta without even thinking. It could be more in restaurants with the mentality "more for your money"

[@flaviopons142]

60 grams? Maybe to test if it is cooked...

[@alemassa6632]

I eat pasta from 150 gr up.

[@filipporubino4163]

@@alemassa6632 quando inizierete ad ingrassare come tutti dopo una certa età, vedrai come diminuirai le porzioni se vorrai restare in forma. Anche io prima dei 25 anni mangiavo tutta quella pasta, e ora max 80 grammi.

[@flaviopons142]

@@filipporubino4163 io ne ho 35 e ne mangio tuttora 150 grammi, non a tutti il metabolismo scende così, specie se ti muovi. Se mangio 80 grammi di pasta devo piazzarci un secondo sostanzioso, o dopo un'ora devo mangiare di nuovo. 60 grammi è da obeso cardiopatico che deve dimagrire in fretta per salvarsi la vita, o da persona alta 1.40 m.

[@edguethsr.7123]

Yes,we have been to Italy three times and we have not experienced any issues and that includes walking some cities late evening.

[@vassallo49]

E' apprezzabile il tuo sforzo contro i luoghi comuni, sempre simpatica. Translation: Your effort against commonplaces is appreciable, always nice.

[@egemoniaculturale]

the thing that changes between the north and the south part it's that in wintertime and autumn the north is colder especially because geographically it tends to be often very foggy but summer it's hot even in north Italy... living by the sea it helps to get cooler and less humid summer than living in the inland parts both on the north than on the south but on the north it sometimes rains, more than Apulia for example. If you don't like extreme hotness or freezing, definitely you should live by sea both north or south, as you wish.

[@Evilberto]

All true, especially the 'unsafe' part. Italy has one of the lowest crime victim rate in Europe. There's an higher chance to get pickpocket etc in the south or big cities but no one will try to hurt you. Smaller cities in mid-north Italy are as safe as a city can be.

[@Norman_Peterson]

quindi se vai al sud vieni borseggiato. Scusa possiamo evitare di aggiungere ai luoghi comuni anche quelli dei soliti razzisti del perfetto nord? No perché io vivo VICINO al posto dove vive questa signora, da 52 anni, non sono mai stato borseggiato e non conosco NESSUNO che è stato borseggiato. Conosoc qualcuno a cui han rubato a casa, ma in TUTTA ITALIA. Se potessimo finirla con queste cazzate, magari nel 2022 è anche ora che dite?

[@Evilberto]

@@Norman_Peterson guarda Andrea, se leggi bene ho scritto quanto segue: "è più probabile essere vittima di piccoli borseggi nelle grandi città (no indicazione regionale) e al sud rispetto a piccole città del centro Nord" e se ti fai a guardare le statistiche è proprio così. A questa povera ragazza hanno rubato la macchina due volte. Non dubito che a te e a chi conosci tu non sia mai successo nulla ma la fama della criminalità al sud non nasce dal nulla. Se poi ci vogliamo nascondere dietro un dito facciamolo pure. Chiaro che è più 'pericolosa' una grande città del nord che non un paesino al sud.

[@tinalettieri]

Stop spreading the Southern pickpocket lie. Even when I was in Palermo last summer and the street was filled with Roma people begging, there was no pickpocketing going on. If you didn't give them a few eurs, they'd just move on to another person.

[@lislearnitalianwithsongs]

I can definitely relate with some of the things you mentioned, having had direct experience of them. I spent my holidays in Puglia last summer (my grandmother was from Gallipoli so we like to go there every once in a while) and it was so unbearably hot!!! My uncle had a car stolen some years ago in Puglia . Funny thing is that he parked the car to go to the beach, and when he was walking back from the beach to the park, he saw a car which was exactly the same as his, he waved and smiled in a sort “Car-camaraderie“ salute! Needless to say, it was his own car being stolen!

[@TheQKatie]

Oh noooo!

[@tinalettieri]

Back in the 50's there was a TV show called Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion, They substituted parts of Puglia for the Sahara and I remember an interview with the star, Buster Crabbe, talking about how truly Saharan the heat was. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZi8lmWhZptmr6c

[@antoniofadda3079]

Please, make one on the stereotype of eating a lot of Garlic which is Italian American and not Italian.

[@henrypuyi5485]

Your rent includes a “condo fee” (that’s what it was called in Catainia) and that is a protection fee so they don’t rob your place. Might want to ask around about a fee to not get your car stolen.

[@Nome_utente_generico]

2 cars stolen?? This is a record. I don't personally know a person with one car stolen. But 2? Che sfiga

[@mikedmartis1805]

The Italians have been gaslight by Anglo, Germanic, and Scandinavian Europe in variable ways. I think because Italy is the traditional base of Southern Europe, being the seat of Latin Europe with Rome, has meant a lot of unfavorable and mostly false stereotypes everywhere Italians go. Up is down and down is up.

[@tinalettieri]

@@OKuusava Sometimes stereotypes are true. The stereotype of Southern Italians is extremely viscious and nasty.

[@tinalettieri]

@@OKuusava yes, it's true

[@RozZinDisguise]

Grande Katie, sei un mito. Sono contento che stai vedendo coi tuoi occhi com'è davvero l'Italia e soprattutto che l'apprezzi per questo! Buon weekend! Ciao!!!

[@TheQKatie]

Ciao!

[@massimilianocorradini6871]

Ciao Katie, secondo me, purtroppo molti film in America, hanno creato uno stereotipo dell'Italia, come "The Goodfather,o The goodfellas",basate sugli immigrati italiani del 1900, l'Italia è molto differente,come quando vedo i vlogs di americani, che a Roma mettono le canzoni napoletane, è come se un italiano va a New York,o Chicago,e per sottofondo musicale mette "Dixieland", non c'entra assolutamente niente.👋👋👋🌹🌹🌹

[@cavalieriart]

Is kinda difficult to describe Italy as a whole by living in only one place. Food recepies, language, traditions...here everything changes every 10km. What happens in Trani does not mean much when related to the rest of the country. I think you might have mentioned it in other video. Anyway, waiting for you in Marche. You will not be disappointed

[@Waves-Days-Ten]

She lives in a small town in southern Italy so of course she knows Italy. Ha! Good point.

[@tinalettieri]

10 Kilometers? haha. My Grandma was born in Valsinni Provincia di Basilicata. Currently there are only a few thousand residents. There is, or was an upper town and a lower town. She was in the upper town. They cooked with butter rather than olive oil and spoke a different dialect than the lower town, the olive oil crowd. The two groups couldn't understand each other. Grandma had very light skin, brown hair and blue eyes. When she emigrated to America, everyone thought she was German.

[@Maxccc]

Katie se inizi il video parlando in italiano poi KZbin pensa che il video sia tutto in italiano e non mette più i sottotitoli in inglese, e per qualcuno come me, che ha sempre qualche con l'inglese parlato, sono molto utili 😵😕

[@alemassa6632]

*qualche problema...

[@giacomopeters9988]

I fully agree and much could be extended past the Italian borders. We should not confuse negotiating with scamming. If you don’t negotiate, have you been scammed? We like visiting now in September before the onset of colder weather. It is easier to pack too! We walked the streets in the wee hours in Venice and Porto, Portugal, for departure without any concern or problems. We so miss the availability of fresh produce. What castle did I see in the podcast? We visited Otranto and I am just wondering. Beautiful..when the weather is nice!

[@ChrisTenalach77777]

Mafia is everywhere in the world only there called different. I lived 20 years in the south of Italy i never see something like the mafia. Now I live in the Netherlands and at surprising me that if you need something from the government. You must knowing people that knowing people on the right positions to get something done. This is the same everywhere not only in Italy

[@bellissima78]

You saw the mafia, you just didn't notice. And anyway, they aren't stupid. They've come to lock in the north dove girano i soldi. You want to "see" the camorra or 'ndrangheta? Come to Veneto

[@ChrisTenalach77777]

@@bellissima78 that's not Mafia girl. That's investimentgroep to drive kapitalisme that's everywhere in the world. If you don't notice you live in a kapitalisme society. This is what I mean Mafia is everywhere just under another name. 🤪

[@AgenteET786]

@@ChrisTenalach77777 Yeah, and mafia is the first allied of Capitalism

[@quelodequelo]

Mafia is the local power structure that historically resisted invasions and government changes, its like guerrilla but in a financial and political way. Commoners have nothing to worry about it, on the contrary, if you are friend with someone who is charge of the local crime authority, it's difficult your car is stolen. Those crimes often rises money for inmates and their families. It's a very interesting thing to understand to grow your moral point of view of bad and good vs power and society. There is tons of movies about it "I cento passi",", "Salvatore Giuliano", "la mafia uccide solo d'estate", "gomorra" and books "cose di cosa nostra", il giorno della civetta". I grow up in sicily, I never experienced anything related to mafia, but it was always something we discussed and studied. You can literally change your point of view on human nature when you understand this complex games of thrones like and parallel power authority

[@spartanwarrior706]

No vabbè quanto ti ho vista scendere alla spiaggia di Porto Pirrone mi hai fatto emozionare sul serio!

[@WexMajor82]

Yeah, come in the North. You'll enjoy some "perfect" weather, especially in october/november. Remember to bring an umbrella.

[@dlevi67]

Perfect for ducks. Do you want to deny happiness to ducks?

[@AG-bw2oe]

Carino. Grazie! :)

[@alemassa6632]

Sempre bellissima, Katie!!! Thank you for demolishing these myths.

[@antoniodimascio5340]

Italy is beautiful and has different cultures I was born in Cambridge UK but I have a Italian heritage which I am so proud of I eat pasta a lot and pizza not often because here in Cambridge it's not good as in Italy Katie enjoy your day with lots of love and peace and a big cuddling hug to kyiro I adore

[@martinfitzgerald6357]

Can I ask what the pasta dish at 5:40 is? Looks delicious.

[@Arael_1]

Pasta all' assassina, it's a typical recipe from Puglia

[@dannyesse3043]

Number 4 Is actually true. I can recognise Italians anywhere looking at how they are dressed.

[@lilise3965]

It's a matter of taste, rather than what we wear. We take care that the different items we wear match well.

[@eduardocofrancesco4373]

Si, in molti hanno nel loro immaginario che l'Italia sia una specie di paese dove il bel tempo impera, mi rimase impresso un fatto che mi capitò una decina di anni fa, una signora italoamericana rimase profondamente delusa perché a febbraio non erano esposte le fioriere a piazza di Spagna, mi disse che non era giusto che non ci fossero perché sulle fotografie di solito le ritraggono e quindi si sentiva un po' imbrogliata, provai a spiegarle che in inverno non crescono fiori e che per questo vengono rimosse per poi essere rinstallate in primavera, ma non ci fu nulla da fare ormai era offesa. 😁

[@erasmus8576]

vivo in new york 50 anni epurtroppo l'ignoranza di quella donna e abbastanza comune tipica arroganza americana si sente che il mondo e dovuto a loro gli americani ,pero le loro bombe continuano a destabilizzare il pianeta ,altro che fare le moraliste.

[@eduardocofrancesco4373]

@@erasmus8576 più che altro mi sembrava un po' demente, probabilmente credeva che Roma non fosse una città ma una specie di parco a tema.

[@erasmus8576]

@@eduardocofrancesco4373 D'accordo

[@littlebigjohn69]

i love what your saying, and so true. i live in toronto canada now and born in south america and you talked about scamming , everyday here in toronto their are people trying to scam you from phone calls that try to pick your bank or your password on your computer. stolen cars in north america is continues venture its no news here, i can eat pizza and pasta everyday but my waist wouldnt tolerate it. i go to italy at least once a year because its my favourite place with japan and south korea in the world , it has 55 unesco sights the most in the world and china has 50.

[@meredithvaughn5272]

So I have only been living in Milan for a few months now but I do challenge myth #1 from my own experience. I have also heard this from other Italians and expats alike that landlords are always trying to get the most out of you, are "snakey"! For me this was really apparent when I was trying to find an apartment here in Milan, what people asked for as down payments without even seeing an apartment was astounding! I have also heard horror stories about not getting any part of the down payment back after the move out for trivial reasons. This could be more of a big city stereotype though. Other than that- no scamming!

[@angelacutrupi1555]

Well, it is true that sellers often try to scam you, but this is a common behaviour they have when relating with tourists or strangers, because it is simpler to misguide you about what the law says and which habits we have. And even if you've herd millions of horror stories, just think we have trillions that are nice or surprising in a good way, but obviously bad news spreads more efficiently and wider around the world.

[@loiracitr]

I live in Dublin and I always have to alert people who move to Ireland all the time about scams like that

[@annadelcol2428]

It depends in every major city where there is more demand than supply. It has happened to me in Strasbourg and Berlin. So it's not only a Milan problem. By the way, glad that you are in Milan, if you want to drink a coffee and have a chat, feel free to contact me.

[@andreasadi591]

is pasta growing at trees in italy 🤔?

[@cavalieriart]

didn’t you guys go on a SUP in December? Is almost November and I m still dealing with mosquitoes here in Marche.

[@asamicat8323]

This year is strange

[@cavalieriart]

Not really Where I live, except December, January and February, temperatures are alway very comfy People freak out for warm weather in these days, they call for climate change, but our grandparents call this “Estate di S Martino”. Has always happened, nothing new.

[@EuroCity82]

Colpa dei cambiamenti climatici.

[@littlebigjohn69]

one more thing because of this disease in the world im hopping to go to italy next spring, never in the summer yes too hot and crowded. by the way for a cooling period for you and family go to molise in the mountains and its beautiful and the water is amazing and its cool that whats romans and neopolitans do during the hot summers.

[@dsoricet]

Katie, tu confondi la mafia con il crimine comune; se vuoi vedere la vera mafia vai dove le aziende si quotano in Borsa. Un abbraccio

[@justinpetrini2298]

I moved to Italy about a month before you did. Totally agree with your list.

[@TheQKatie]

Such a fun (and fascinating!) transition, isn't it?!

[@justinpetrini2298]

@@TheQKatie Very much so. Even though I’ve been coming to Italy every summer since I was 7 months old, it’s always interesting to see Italians thought processes.

[@andrearegis1356]

Ciao, watch this vlog by a British black woman who has been living in Turin for more than 4 years: it shows her tour of one of the biggest flee markets in Europe on a mid October weekend. She says also something about safety while being alone in a big crowded place and filming it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ2bdpuPjKyWlZo ... on the weather at a certain point she says "autumn is not autuming" 😁, off course, that was a sunny and warmy day, but today is definitely autumning: here it rains, all the chestnuts have fallen down and this morning there were 3°C 🙂

[@Enthcreations]

Video molto belli. Complimenti. Love them.

[@janetlombardi2314]

Very good thank you

[@brunichildwalsing133]

How has your personality changed since living in Italy?

[@shrf1808]

interesting.

[@sasharama5485]

I'll add another silly misconception... We do not eat all that garlic!!! 😂😂

[@TheQKatie]

È vero!

[@bellissima78]

Sai che leggo la rivista Food e Wine sia in inglese americano che italiano. C'è una ricetta per l'agnello, che nella ricetta ITA chiede 2 spicchi d'aglio. Nella ricetta USA c'è scritto 8(!!!) spicchi!!

[@sasharama5485]

@@bellissima78 hahahaha lo so! Guardo spesso video qui su yt di chef Italo americani... Abusano dell aglio!!! Mi viene in mente anche il famoso "garlic bread" dell olive garden.... Mai visto in Italia un pane all aglio per antipasto. Chissà da dove deriva questa concezione 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@bellissima78]

@@sasharama5485 non lo so! Posso capire gli spaghetti e meatballs, per motivo del tempo (cioè, lavoravano dei turni pazzeschi, per mangiare un primo e un secondo in un piatto unico), ma l'aglio....boh!😂

[@sasharama5485]

@@bellissima78 misteri del New Jersey 😂😂😂

[@kroneker2966]

è arrivato il periodo dell'anno della raccolta delle olive, hai già fatto un video su l'olio d'oliva? Translation: the time of the year of Olive harvest has arrived, have you already made a video on olive oil?

[@AgenteET786]

Mafia is not a thing you directly see like gangs, is a different trouble, it is a much more subtle thing, you see it in the services that are lacking, in public procurement and the related collusion of politicians and entrepreneurs, in drug and human beings trafficking. Puglia is a region with a high Mafia density due to its proximity to the former Yugoslavia, a very important link for drug trafficking and cigarette smuggling. until the 60s the various groups from Campania, Sicily and Calabria went there, in Puglia there were only small smugglers, apart from Lecce where there was a strong presence of 'Ndrangheta, then with the advent of Raffaele Cutolo’s NCO various indigenous groups were born (Camorra Barese in Bari, Società Foggiana between Foggia and Cerignola and, as a response from some clans of 'Ndrangheta and Corleonesi, the Sacra Corona Unita in the Brindisi area was established). Today the two Apulian mafias are the S.C.U. in Salento and province of Bari and the cartel formed between Foggia, Puglia, Trani, Taranto and some blocks of Bari.

[@paoloerpotenza]

Here in Rome could be very hot .37 degree with 100% humidity you need air conditioner

[@ratagusc7867]

Wow that sandwich with the octopus!

[@TheQKatie]

SO GOOD

[@pile333]

Pure truth.

[@paolosacchi8254]

👍🏻good video!

[@carlolarena3469]

mi spieghi perché dagli Usa a londra all' Italia fissa?🇮🇹

[@nehrr1376]

Hi ! I want to know about health care in Italy, i live in France and many people told me that it is very bad.

[@TheQKatie]

My experience has been that it is accessible for everyone, which is most important, but they the quality of care varies a lot mostly depending on where you live (I.e. which region you’re in and how much financial support the institutions there get)

[@ereed311]

Ciao Katia! Io e mia moglie abitiamo a Milano 😃 #4 It depends on the day/neighborhood/occasion.

[@ThatGirlCoCo12]

I was so excited to see my name in the Patreon list! Ahhhhhh!

[@TheQKatie]

💜 💜 💜 💜

[@ThatGirlCoCo12]

I really love your videos! They are a great tool for me studying Italian! Grazie mille!

[@larouge4416]

un saluto da Bari katie 😘😘

[@maddys3955]

I used to live in Montana and the weather was trash 😂😅

[@jfr7160]

I could eat pasta every single day!! Love it!!

[@coat.thik1]

Io mangio pasta tutti i giorni a pranzo dal lunedì alla domenica

[@filipporubino4163]

Yes, most Italians do, but it's never the same kind of pasta/dish twice in a row. We got a huge variety and you can eat all existing vegetables with pasta. That's why we're generally healthy: pasta with vegetables or legumes.

[@mariorossi6832]

The mafia does not steal cars...in Puglia there is a lot of petty crime connected to drug abuse though.

[@mjordan79705]

They define “aria condizionata” very differently….

[@want2bk]

Thank you. Grazie. So we’ll done. Fatto molto bene. I hate how ppl stereotype my people here in Canada.

[@Claudio-ponterosso]

I like your videos but... if I can... would suggest to avoi music in background while talking, this because music mixed to voice prevent subtitling works.. subtitles are great help for the many of us (me included) that are not soo good with spoken english understanding.

[@johnwren3976]

A Domani! Until tomorrow...an Italian thing

[@TheCotton.Candyy]

i eat pasta every day actually.. and i'm italian

[@mymo82]

I think you forgot "garlic in food"

[@ChiccoMusic12]

Fortissima.

[@CouchPolyglot]

Ciao Katie, people assume weather in Spain is always great too. But to be honest if I would live in Italy I do think I would eat more pasta and pizza, simply because of how tasty it is 😋, so moving to Italy would definetly affect my BMI 🤣

[@TheQKatie]

It’s a struggle not to eat 24-7!

[@tinalettieri]

I lost weight in Italy because I walked more in Catania.. Oh those hills! The thing is, I ate like an Italian. I've never had a weight problem because despite my family being assimilated enough to eat mostly American, style foods, they ate like Italians. Toast or a croissant and coffee for breakfast, moderate portions, and no snacking. I grew up before the fast food craze but we did eat out.

[@felipeiglesias]

I would like to complement something about fashion: yes, not all Italians are obsessed with fashion BUT, 90% are going to spend a lot of money in good shoes and good-quality materials to wear. And it's something I've really embraced living here and being married to a Sicilian woman. Very nice channel, you have a new subscriber!

[@alphanuevo]

Not sure if it’s a KZbin bug 🐛 or if my comment is being deleted (seems unlikely). Great video. Unfortunately the mafia is still a problem in Naples. It’s still a beautiful city though. Cheers.

[@alphanuevo]

@corsaro nero Vero. C'è un problema anche con la criminalità organizzata negli Stati Uniti. Ciao.

[@AgenteET786]

Ma anche in tutto il resto di Italia, poi Foggia è la provincia col più alto rapporto di omicidi per popolazione dopo Caltanissetta

[@alphanuevo]

@@AgenteET786 Triste

[@cosnikdogsaidso8323]

I know Italy is not so big but there's an incredible amount of differences between North, Centre, and South. Language, accents, food, weather and more and more. Speaking of weather , for example, don't forget Sicily is just nearby Africa (I know you stay in Puglia but you almost have same temperature). Probably Liguria have the best italian weather thank to the Ligurian Sea and Alpi and Appennini protecting from northern cold wind.

[@glori30175]

Taxes?IVA?Dont Evade?Avoid?The taxes are Outrageous?

[@jorehir]

As others pointed out, Italy is MUCH safer than the US in some aspects. Murder rate is 9 times lower. But, yes, car thieves thrive in Italy. They won't harm you, but they'll get your car stolen. Still, similar rates compared to the US, statistics say. As for fashion, wearing thrashy stuff as everyday clothing is more typical of Southern Italy and of smaller cities/villages. I guess that economic depression takes its toll even there, to an otherwise quite fashionable population.

[@AnthonyLHarding]

The scammer thing gets it’s reputation for the busy tourist attractions and Naples so many bracelet scams and pickpockets. Earlier this summer I was in Naples for 10 minutes and I got my passport and vaccination card lifted from me.

[@claudiocappelli3908]

Sono napoletano. Puntiamo solo gli stranieri che ci stanno antipatici.

[@bbmcgee33]

@@claudiocappelli3908 That's a shitty thing to say!

[@AnthonyLHarding]

@corsaro nero 😂

[@tinalettieri]

@@claudiocappelli3908 ahaha! Bravo Claudio

[@claudiocappelli3908]

@@tinalettieri Mi fa piacere che apprezzi ... Sei napoletana o anche no ...?

[@vic6820]

5 out if 50 is a good score 😀

[@christophereverest4547]

Whoops. I should add (as am bound to be criticised for this) that Palermo does have one or two "Indian" restaurants. The food, however, is unrecognisable as Indian cuisine and barely edible in any respect. The worst I've ever had. My Sicilian wife of almost 21 years has explained the position to me on numerous occasions. She says that: "Italians like their own food." Well, it can certainly be nice on occasions, but big mistake................

[@francef16]

The same happens with italian restaurants outside of Italy. Most will have things we woudn't even feed to our dogs.

[@Sara-fd3dd]

In reality it's not true everywhere: it's like this where there are few foreigners in a city, who may not even know how to cook but open a restaurant in order to earn something; but this is not the case where there are some/a lot of foreigners. Only in my city there are at least 4/5 Chinese restaurants, even good ones, and I'm talking about a rather small city; then there are also Japanese restaurants (even if those are generally not too good) and lots of good kebab restaurants. And Thai, from northern Europe, etc... are also opening, and they aren't that bad.

[@AgenteET786]

Why you go in Italy to eat Indian food?

[@tinalettieri]

Yeaa, there was one take away joint on Via Maqueda. Awful. Overall, I didn't like the food in Palermo as much as in Catania and I'm Italian so I know how to order.

[@doccal5896]

Wheter on the east coast is worse than the wheter on the west cast of Italy because of the bad climate coming from East Europa. The west coast is protect by The Appennini Mountains. 😊

[@rino30428]

IF you see it… is not mafia .. 😉

[@AgenteET786]

Esatto.

[@simonettaguerrucci9232]

Poi potete spostarvi in Toscana ❤️ then you can move to Tuscany

[@Norman_Peterson]

russian, chinese, japanese etc. mafia doesn't exist? so why in Italy we always talk about the mafia and are afraid of the mafia, while if you go to Moscow the tourist doesn't think about it? answer: cinematographic propaganda. The mafia is EVERYWHERE not only in Italy right.

[@irenetafani627]

how was the procedure for you and Connor to get the Green pass and the vaccine? :) Just curiosity if you want to talk about it

[@TheQKatie]

That's a good video idea! It all is coordinated through the pharmacies here. I'm an Italian citizen, but we were a little worried they wouldn't let Connor because he's a foreigner, but it wasn't a problem.

[@LucyMirando]

Well that was fascinating! I live in Toscana, and still have yet to see anyone adhering to a Mediterranean diet. It’s pasta, fagioli, maiale, e pane. I now have a monthly Amazon delivery subscription for Metamucil.

[@erasmus8576]

its always a choice you make but the med cuisine is there because that's what the land produces you can also move back to your country and eat %HIT.

[@LucyMirando]

@@erasmus8576 what's with the hostility? I didn't say the food was bad here. It's just not fiber rich. Calm down, Mary.

[@krishivgarg_]

Bella Italia^_^^_^

[@marcomerkbruno]

About weather. You guys picked the warmest summer ever experienced in my entire life 😅 don't take it as a standard summer 😉 Then I agree with all the rest of broken-stereotypes you explained 😁👌 Ciaooo

[@TheQKatie]

Marco!!!! Ciaoooo

[@alemassa6632]

@@IlGrinch87 I think so, It's true.

[@adeliomoro2069]

How old are you? I mean in summer 2003 we had around 40° C ( 104° F) from May to September Ma quanti anni hai? nell'estate 2003 avevamo 40° C da Maggio a Settembre

[@stefmgf8739]

E bbbasta per oggi 🤣 You’re doing great, sorry about the 2 cars issue I’d be glad thieves spend their profit on anti-diarrhoea medications though

[@donatoditale6335]

Bellissima e bravissima 👍❤️🌹

[@Enthcreations]

The stolen cars were rented cars. These ones who rented the cars had a deal with thieves. 😁 Don't worry, It was just a show.

[@nicolettastrada5976]

Luckily you went back to your country

[@sonosoloioeindiscutibilmen8322]

4:06 well, you don't run a business so they dont really care about you

[@dlevi67]

The "everybody is out to scam you" has a foundation of truth. There is often less of a sense of 'common good' in Italy than there is in other countries, and there is also a widespread poor relationship between 'public services' and the public they are supposed to serve. There are plenty of exceptions, but remembering that one Italian proverb says "fatta la legge, trovato l'inganno" (once a law is written, a loophole can be found) is not a bad thing - in general.

[@danioa9414]

quindi TUTTI vogliono truffarti? ma dove cazzo vivi in italia? ma per piacere! sempre a legittimare stronzate!

[@tinalettieri]

Mafia is currently more active in Northern Italy, especially the major cities like Milano. You definitely are eating better. An important point about pasta is that it's not our main course like in America. It is a first dish and the portion is way smaller than anything you'd get in an American restaurant.

[@TomtomWaits]

No, la mafia è molto più presente al sud (d'altronde mica nasce al nord). Che poi abbia anche a che fare con il nord è ovvio ma non troverai mai un cittadino del nord che deve pagare il pizzo a un mafioso, cosa che invece avviene spesso nel sud. Io non ho mai visto o conosciuto un mafioso e sono del nord

[@MAGRIPPA1]

Haime’ , l’ignoranza a scala globale su gli Italiani e lItalia è raccapricciante.

[@patriziasilvestrini2432]

Scusami... Si scrive Ahimè 😊

[@MAGRIPPA1]

@@patriziasilvestrini2432 diritto d’autore. Thanks

[@patriziasilvestrini2432]

@@MAGRIPPA1 mandalo a scuola questo autore altrimenti non puoi parlare di ignoranza (nel senso di ignorare) se poi ti fa scrivere in modo errato. Almeno dimostrare, a chi italiano non è, che la nostra lingua la sappiamo parlare 🤗🥰

[@MAGRIPPA1]

@@patriziasilvestrini2432 Patrizia, Non esagerare e cerca di apprezzare un po’ di umorismo. Io sono un’Italo Americano emigrato dalle vostre parti dopo la naia. Vissuto a Chicago e trasferitomi a Las Vegas da pensionato. Come vedi ho una certa età e credo di aver altrettanta esperienza . Il punto che lei accenna può essere fallace , e ti spiego il perché. Può’ uno straniero , non conoscendo la lingua Italiana , insegnare l’umanesimo in Olanda o Zimbabwe? Può uno straniero , non conoscendo la lingua Italiana , insegnare il rinascimento? Può uno straniero , non conoscendo la lingua Italiana insegnare la storia Romana monarchica , Repubblicana oppure imperiale? Ed il risorgimento? Parlare di Platone oppure Copernico o Machiavelli? Non ho la laurea come lei ma solo diplomato all’Orazio Flacco di Bari. Capisco l’importanza dello studio molto meglio di tante persone , infatti i miei 2 figli sono medico ed avvocato. Sono arrivato in America e nella scala sociale ero all’ultimo posto subito dopo gli Afroamericani. Ho fatto tanti salti inavanti nella scal sociale Americana infatti appartengo al 5 % società’ Americana ed i miei figli all 1% . Mi può credere , oppure no ma non è’ importante dal mio punto di vista , non bado a piccolezze od a parere altrui. Buona giornata

[@patriziasilvestrini2432]

@@MAGRIPPA1 buona giornata anche a lei, senza rancore.

[@fotogian]

weather, mafia.. south italy is only a part of italy

[@TheQKatie]

...non c'è tempo nel nord italia? 😂😂😂

[@fotogian]

@@TheQKatie è molto diverso da quello del sud. it's is very different from weather in south of italy

[@bellissima78]

@@TheQKatie eh???

[@bellissima78]

@corsaro nero finalmente uno che capisce!👏👏👏 Non sono stupidi, vanno dove girano i soldi. E come ho scritto l'altro girono, la lavatrice è sempre accesa.

[@kimkennedy123]

#1 Based on my direct experience, yes there is a higher incidence of scams in doing business dealings in Italy than in the United States! I also find that Italians seem eager up front to do a paid job for you for example yet never follow through... Or there's the old line "it is the Italian way". Buyers beware.

[@christophereverest4547]

Don't worry about the food. What I can tell you is this. Italian women are the best in the world. Bar none... Enough said.

[@mrbushlied7742]

An automobile theft is not a "victimless crime".

[@christophereverest4547]

Another excellent and incisive video! Pasta every day is definitely a very real possibility, especially for lunch as per my Italian mother in law of 90 (soon to be 91). Believe she is quite typical in this regard, at least of her generation. She even likes it fried, which presumably is a hangover from the war when food was scarce. God bless her. But quite right re pizza. Not so much of a daily item. It's a bit of a treat really, and will generally always be eaten for dinner. No offence intended, but there really is very little variety in Italian cuisine. Sorry to say so, but the myth of Italian cuisine needs to be addressed. You've lived in London, so you must know what I mean... No doubt I'm a bit of a Philistine when it comes to food. My Italian wife says as much. But I could certainly do with a good Indian curry about now..... No point in the Italian readers sledging me as I don't go on social media that much... As for the weather, Rome is on the same latitude as New York, so not surprising that the climate kind of s*cks from about November until Spring, even in the deep south! The summers are, however, extremely hot, as you so rightly suggest. Better get yourself some AC in Puglia. I had a hard time convincing my Sicilian in-laws about AC as they automatically regarded (and still regard) it as unhealthy! Well, it is if you sit in an office all day with the air circulating... But perhaps it's sitting in some God awful office all day that's actually the real problem, not the AC. Anyway, you will definitely need AC if you are going to stay here for longer. Otherwise you'll go nuts. As for crime, touch wood but I don't think it's too bad down here. I certainly feel much safer here than I do in, say, jolly old London town. Take care.

[@angelacutrupi1555]

Nice reasoning! However, every cuisine lacks the variety that comes from a big mixture of cultures.. And, about the air conditioning matter, the problem is not its safety, the main point is environmental pollution, which you can't deny, especially if you use it all day long, 24/7 (I've heard in the USA the ac is active even when there's the perfect weather outside, and This Is Really Bad!).

[@andreabruno7095]

very little variety in our cousine...🤦‍♂️. I'm not the type of Italian Food Patriot, but I can say with absolute certainty that if you want you can have a three course meal, three times a day, every single day for a year and never eat the same thing. Every region have a different culinary culture and different cooking method and recipe of the same dish. You can never get bored here with food 😁. Sorry for my poor English. Good day

[@angelacutrupi1555]

Guys, you're misunderstanding the message: the point is not having good products or variety of recipes, she and as well this fellow here, Christopher, are trying to say that we know only Italian cuisine, which I find to be so very true. It seems that to find a Thai restaurant in southern Italy is nearly impossible, let alone finding one whose food is appealing...

[@alemassa6632]

'No offence intended, but there really is very little variety in Italian cuisine.' No offence, dude, you don't know the Italian cuisine, really.

[@vitorn6496]

@@angelacutrupi1555 It has nothing to do with north or south, it depends on where you live. If you live in a small town both in the north or the south you won't find lots of ethnic restaurants. If you live in a big city both north and south you won't have many problem to find thai restaurants. Not all the north is like Milan and not all the south is made up of small villages.

[@j14ne]

you can't fool me i know italy isn't real

[@MsWarriordiva]

It's got to be safer than the US these days. Also, I've read there's more mafia type activity in Naples & It's the least safe bigger city in Italy.

[@roseromano]

Speaking of scams, I'm an Italian-American (Italian blood, born in US) and I came here alone 18 years ago with citizenship. People very often try to cheat me out of money. They do that with most foreigners if they think they can get away with it. And if you weren't born and raised in Italy and you speak Italian with a heavy foreign accent, they don't consider you Italian. One landlord, when I moved into the apartment, tried to trick me into paying three of his water bills. A real estate agent tried to steal 300€ from me by having me sign a paper saying I wanted an apartment which turned out to be unavailable. The "landlord" never showed up to meet me and if I said that I didn't want the apartment after all, I'd have to give up the 300€ fee I had paid the real estate agent. If an Italian wants to buy something, they'll given one price for it. If you ask for the same thing, with a foreign accent, they'll ask you for twice that price. It just goes on and one. Tell people about immigrants of African descent, Chinese or Romanian. You're a privileged young blond with a man to protect you. Tell the truth about the rest of us.

[@AgenteET786]

Yeah, some Italians try to scam you if you are a tourist.

[@sinenominecc]

You only THINK you're not dealing with the mafia. They don't model themselves after the Godfather movies.

[@bellissima78]

Exactly. Most cities have various "normal looking" locali, hotels or businesses operated by them. La lavatrice è sempre attiva...

[@sinenominecc]

@@bellissima78 😆 That's right. I grew up in the New Haven, Connecticut area, one of the highest per capita Italian-American locations in the Northeast. You never met Mafia. But Mafia was known to be everywhere. You minded your own business and you were fine. Just pay attention to your own wash. 😉

[@robertoposa1120]

Sorry but two cars stolen is enough - in 50 years of having cars only one was stolen and that was in northern Italy. I am an Italian living abroad and I do not see any reason to move to Italy and summers are almost everywhere in Europe. you do not feel or see the Mafia because you are may be not rich enough, luckily - like to watch your videos - enjoy Italy as long as you can

[@robertopezzutto5843]

In the North of Italy 90% of people stealing cars are People from Eastern European countries, 10% people from the South of Italy..

[@bbmcgee33]

@@robertopezzutto5843 Lies, damn lies and statistics, eh?

[@lenase7396]

@@robertopezzutto5843 You got any stats? Or is it slander?

[@ArtsySati]

lol.. Even my Italian husband from Milan believes everyone down there is out to rob you! haha..

[@alemassa6632]

I live near Milan and I can't do anything else to share this.

[@bellissima78]

Perché il trash non esiste nella periferia di Milano? Yeahhhh ok. Uno schifo proprio, e diglielo

[@StefenP]

yeah, but take care, don't take the southern accent! (sincerely, from a Milan guy)

[@lenase7396]

Stefan P I think she will do whatever the hell she likes. Also you're insulting her own family who spoke the vernacular since they originated from the area.

[@lenase7396]

Stefan P I think she will do whatever the hell she likes. Also you're insulting her own family who spoke the vernacular since they originated from the area.

[@StefenP]

@@lenase7396 insulting? why? just warned to don't get that accent.