Italy’s Youth Crisis: 1 Million Have Left in the Last 10 Years, Here’s Why | Firstpost America

[@TranceElevation]

A country ruled by the old, made for the old by people with old mentality.

[@Poptop-z6n]

How many billions Indians left?

[@Zergul_Zai]

This has been happening since thousands of years. Isn't most of South America mixed from Italy Spain

[@blanckieification]

A glimpse of the future in every country. Aging populations in every country. For some countries it is clearer than others, for the moment. It wil come more clear in the coming years

[@alexandru5369]

That's the west in general. Heck, gonna be the same for places like China and Latin America. Outside of most Islamic countries no one is having kids

[@RescuedogsItaly]

@@Zergul_Zai no south America is mainly Spanish and Portugese decendents. Not Italian.

[@5otam854]

we leave Italy and we are better off economically, but then we miss our family, our food, our landscapes... and as time goes by we lose our sociality, our way of being Italian... I've been living outside for 10 years and I'm only improved economically...for the rest it's all a disaster

[@Mgjuvfoss]

Sono totalmente d'accordo con il tuo commento.

[@josephmueller3752]

Sei solo depresso

[@derek4412]

What else is there? What do you mean?

[@GiovanniLee-jx1dp]

Sad 😞

[@javastream5015]

You can eat Barilla products everywhere. 😅

[@daneurope9167]

i have a nephew graduated in rome but left for germany for much higher pay…even in spain has better opportunities..nepotism is rampant and special connections from friends…

[@1972Ray]

Yet Germany is suffering as well with an aging workforce, and a dying economy.

[@yugiohfanatic1964]

@@1972Ray exactly Germany is much worse than italy now. LOL ahhahahaha your nephew is doomed, in 1 year he is done

[@elisabetta4571]

You are correct. Greetings from Milan. ;)

[@daneurope9167]

@ dyan ba sa milan marami na ding nag migrate?

[@huggybear441]

Watching the video, I was telling myself perhaps Italy has too many family owned businesses and jobs only go to its own people. Then your comments seem to validate that.

[@joachima]

Italian post office, banks are full of slow 60+ year olds occupying the jobs, and young people can only work a shift at the bar

[@m_a_i_l_l_i_w]

Why can’t the young people go to school to become bankers so the 60 year olds can retire?

[@shrektheswampless6102]

@@m_a_i_l_l_i_w It's because they keep rising the retirement age bruh

[@Чех-б2ю]

@@m_a_i_l_l_i_wIf you need to go to either bank or post office in person in 2024, then something is really wrong with the country…

[@alessandrom7181]

And you are what, a Chinese? We have nothing to learn from you bruh.

[@SoniaGelli-y2o]

È molto cambiato, non ci sono più file in banca o alle poste, continuano ad andarci solo i molto anziani che hanno problemi anche di andare al bancomat

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

Here in Denmark we have had a huge influx of young Italians coming here to work and live. I personally welcome them, but it’s also worrying that the reason why they come is because they don’t see a future in their own country.. 🥴

[@TravelTechie415]

then you should also welcome the African migrants

[@ambraschettini3057]

Hard to see a future when the demographic is old and cumbersome in their ideology. Having said that, many leave for a few years and then come back with a new perspective.

[@GianniDN]

It depends, in North Italy, life is amazing if you have a wealthy family. In Milano center you don’t find a tiny apartment under 1 million euro. But wages are great. In the South it’s much cheaper but they gain a lot less too.

[@TravelTechie415]

@@GianniDN in the U.S. it's expensive almost everywhere

[@GianniDN]

@ no not at all. Have you ever been to Milano, Texas and all the red states are 1/10th of the price of Milano

[@mrduckman8381]

I am Italian and i can confirm that the main problem is not only the lack of trust towards the youngs but also towards everything new. We have a saying: "cavallo che vince non si cambia" (you don't change the winning horse), not only the businneses apply safe tattics that worked in the past, but the governement does that too. The tipical italian doesn't trust the "new" and thus it doesn't trust who represent the new. Also there is a toxic working enviroment with workdays with more than 40h a week and less pay, this is due to the wrong belief that the employee must be grateful to the employer because he was kind enough to give the worker a job and he shouldn't dare asking for a raise. That is the reason why youngs go away, but to the old people "they just do not want to work" because "At ThEiR aGe, LiFe WaS hArDeR" (even if much of the old people now, lived the economic boom of the 60s...) Basically our main problem is old people at power beliving their way is the ONLY way and the youngs are wrong simply because the old's way proved (many many many years ago) that works.

[@DEZZ6]

So it's all the fault of the seniors??? 🙄

[@Alberto-zx9ic]

cavallo che vince non si cambia, il problema è che il cavallo non vince ormai dagli anni 90' unica soluzione: andarsene e, aspettare, con i popcorn pronti, che salti l'italia

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

The seniors left you a nice safe country. You imported migrants and now you complain your country sucks?

[@nikolaizaicev9297]

I bet the native americans said same thing " you don't change the winning horse", why change bows for guns? Same goes for the China, why buy cannons if you have swordsmen? Same went for Japan, why build raillroads and teach engineers if we have samurais, etc. The only reason that Itality has not sunken like Titanic, are the dotations from EU as a matter of fact is the case for a good half of countries in EU.

[@GianniDN]

It’s the typical boomers mentality and Italy will change for the better once the boomers are gone.

[@cristianmorar5558]

I don't understand today's journalism, flee to where ??? everybody's fleeing from everywhere but nobody knows the destinations !

[@JasbirSingh-zj1fg]

Wherever the pay is higher for your skills. It could be anywhere but usually is to large cities in any part of the world.

[@davidevignes9731]

​​@@JasbirSingh-zj1fg where the Population is stable. Immigration contribuets to keep stady Population in small countries with high salaries and Low (Not AS Low AS italy) fertility rate, Like belgiun Switzerland, netherlands, Ireland... But Press doesn t tak about small countries. Also Germany, that is in crisis yes, but offers very good living conditions, I live in Germany and the difference with Italy Is big: way better almost in 90 PC of the cases. Someone that is more Business oriented maybe goes to Dubai, UAR or singapore too

[@JasbirSingh-zj1fg]

@@davidevignes9731 What are the top three things that you like about living in Germany than Italy?

[@yetanotheryoutuber4271]

Australia

[@kingdomofgeorgia1751]

they flee to Germany and the UK

[@enricodedonato8529]

Simply the tax burden is too high as there are too many people on pension or benefits awarded in 80s and 90s, where the system was too generous to say the least. Also life expectancy grows to the point that baby boomers might get to 100 years, whilst most of them retired at barely 60. It is a system that's doomed to fail.

[@Earendilvingilot13]

My gf left Italy and came to Canada. She was never able to find office job despite having a stem degree. Here she found an office job (still not related to her field) within a few months. She still misses her food and family in Italy. We are planning to go to US and eventually go back to Italy with bit more money.

[@HStaning]

By the way, Italy is a G7 country like Canada.

[@Da1its0Uf8oma]

The scenario is the same across all over the world. Because of globalization, employees/workers need to compete from all over the world. Capital is allowed to move freely, but people are not. The monetary policies from central bank which resort to unlimited money spending, rather than allowing the free market to take its own course, means asset prices keep growing up, Inflation keeps going up and while wages are stagnated are going down. The huge population of India is preventing this collapse, because of the labor movement, consumer spending and still many in our country believe hard work leads to success.

[@Poptop-z6n]

There’s no job in India

[@des_moines840]

Not true italy is worst

[@1972Ray]

Indians are crossing the US borders in record numbers.

[@carmineingaldi47]

While i agree with your comment, there are aspects that make the situation better or worse for some countries. Italy is in a steady demographic decline that creates a compound effect: less young skilled workers -> more of the state budget goes to pay pensions -> less room for investment on education/healthcare/infrastructure -> less young skilled workers. In the meantime there is a huge housing crisis (also driven by cheap tourism that is taking away slices of gdp from high quality manufacturing) and a precarization of labour that makes impossible for young couples to plan to have a family. As more the country gets poorer, the more young skilled people decide to go abroad, leaving in the country only less educated and economically disadvantaged people. Take all of this an multiply it by x3 for the south of the country, that is becoming literally a desert, hence reducing the economic potential of the entire country There would be a way to break the cycle, that is accepting and integrating immigrants and set them up for entering the labour force (not as literally slaves as it happens now), but guess what? Italians don't want it!!! The situation is dire and even irreversibile, because the people that are currently in the country are not really bothered by all this mess....if you are (= you don't belong to that minority that is able to protect their old money and privileges) you just pack up and it's not your business anymore Some people indicate the current far right government (as well as previous fake-left governments) as the cause of all evil but they're actually an effect of a country that is preparing itself to go back to the second world

[@Da1its0Uf8oma]

@@carmineingaldi47 Thanks for your response. Agree with you. The native population knows better. I have never been to Italy or any other places. I do closely watch the income inequality issues across the world, and it is causing all these issues. When Meloni made that speech about family and globalists (the famous video), I thought you folks were lucky. But it seems nothing changed on the ground. Seems globalists always find a way to circumvent. I wish all the working class and younger generation prosper and live a happy life.

[@filipepedro8272]

Italy relies heavily on tourism, and tourism is a deep dive on low paid jobs

[@alice_agogo]

Italy 🇮🇹 used to be an industrial power. But they were conned into accepting the €

[@filipepedro8272]

@alice_agogo used to is the right word...not anymore

[@RescuedogsItaly]

It's actually a huge agroculture powerhouse. Unfortunately nobody wants to farm anymore.

[@alice_agogo]

@@filipepedro8272 if they separate from 🇪🇺 and stop being a puppet of 🇩🇪 they can be again.

[@greedyreader15]

​@@alice_agogo that is a far fetched fantasy. Italy as it is now has no chance of competing against the world

[@Sonny111]

Not just in Italy. It's everywhere in Europe. There is no more life in Europe. None in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece,... where to go? ASIA AND AFRICA. Be alert people.

[@greatman-k9h]

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[@ardi08]

More people from Asia and Africa to Europe than the other way round, because better quality of life, wages, in European countries.

[@emmastokes-o3u]

Statistics say the total opposite, though.

[@llalachrishayes.ocampo5424]

It's ironic that we asians want to migrate to your country. 🫂

[@des_moines840]

​@@ardi08maybe uk or northern europe but not italy

[@suzannederringer1607]

It's happened before. My Italian Greatgrandparents migrated to the US in the mid-19th century in their Teens and early 20s. They were from Genoa, Milan and a small town in Abruzzo. Many young Italians did, up through the 1920s.

[@Marco-bt3cv]

As a Young Italian thank you for covering this topic, all you said is true, and most of us will never be able to afford a house, even rents are unaffordable for a single person. For the same price you can rent almost anywhere else in Europe where they are willing to pay more per hour ofr the same job

[@Dailysiksey]

La raccomandazione e non la meritocrazia è quello che rende le cose difficili in Italia. 🇮🇹 Io amo l’Italia e sono molto contento di essere tornato dal Canada 🇨🇦

[@Afro_Updates]

The reason is because of the poor salary. Imagine Italy is still paying Senior Devops Engineer and Senior Cloud Engineer 40k euros per year. A Bsc graduate in germany without experience will not accept that money. Kudos to the italian youth fleeing

[@DEZZ6]

Money isn't everything......

[@Ronald-de9yj]

For those jobs, if given sufficient experience, you can demand $125k - 150k USD, in USA.

[@SawSaw-zd1cy]

​@@Ronald-de9yjeven more than that.

[@duskmemories1191]

@@Ronald-de9yj italian cost of living is lower, but not so much to justify a threefold difference.

[@CaFe73100]

​@Ronald-de9yj just to go bankrupt for unpaid medical bills later 🙄

[@mcf-662]

What a load of crap. I left and can't wait to go back. The grass always looks greener on the other side but it never is. Southern Italy undoubtedly has quite a few issues, but northern Italy has a higher GDP per capita and a higher HDI than Germany, France and the UK. All over Europe is the same, for one reason or the other. So...where should we all go, sir?? Mars?

[@HStaning]

Thank you for stating this! I am an American living temporarily in Italy, and my wages in Northern Italy near Switzerland are high. These types of videos are misleading.

[@duskmemories1191]

Try to rent one flat in Milano and one in Sicily and then maybe you' understand who's sayin the a load of crap. you do nothing with a higher local GDP if you burst most of your income in a rent...

[@HStaning]

@@duskmemories1191 You assume like too many left-centered Italians. I own property in various places and rent as well. Secondly, I am discussing my reality near Brescia. If you want to discuss Sicily then that is fine but a different topic.

[@gaia7240]

Oh shit up I'm from the north and I lived so much better when I was in England

[@duskmemories1191]

@@HStaning I assume what 99% of people whit a brain doing its task do. Probably you own also the flat where you live and of course it changes the perspective. Otherwise all the ones who move abroad are stupid, the ones from Varese and Como going to work in Switzerland and stupid and you are the only wise man! What an honour to come across you!

[@tlhogid663]

🇿🇦 I am from South Africa Freelanced remotely for an Italian firm for some time. I could tell they were really struggling to find young talented employees... and my young Italian colleagues woefully underskilled, underpaid and unhappy. It was an extremely toxic place - even with the remote work set-up 🙈 The generational narcissism, patriarchy and racism were off the charts!

[@trooth9066]

Italians have always fled Italy

[@deanhowell5936]

Have they? Italian is an amazing country

[@stannis7656]

@@deanhowell5936to you sure, to many who have grown up there, it’s nothing special

[@oniricPrj]

Very untrue. After the war we had 40-50 years of wealth. People were overpaid . They happily stayed. Now those people are old with overpaid pensions and the younger generations are paying those pensions (that's how it works here). So there is no money...in general. Just...there is no money.

[@alessandropinto_xsan]

Living a quiet life in Rome is like living a life of freedom and luxury in Cuba.

[@giusemineo]

I'm 21, Italian, and make just over 100.000€ / yr as a freelancer. I moved to Poland because my girlfriend is polish and for tax reasons as well. If you make 100.000€ / yr in italy, 50-67% of that GOES to TAXES. Do you know how fucking insane is that? You work so much as a freelance / entrepreneur, and the State comes along and says "nice, i'm gonna take 50+ % of it and there's nothing you can do about it". And for what? Streets are just messed up, cities are dirty, grocery shopping and housing has become expensive as fuck, theres a lot of crime especially in big cities like Rome or Milan, healthcare is a fucking joke and public transport sucks. Don't even get me started on the insane bureaucracy, corrupted old politicians that just can't resonate with the youth, low wages you cant live off of, and so on. It's absolutely terrible, and the worst thing is that Italy is romanticized on social media for "la dolce vita", the food and "oh but I'll miss my family and friends" as if you cant find all of these things in other countries as well. I'm telling you, if you don't leave italy as a young man / woman because of those reasons, you're a moron. Have you noticed that basically nobody that has a bit of brain dreams of moving to italy? There are better countries than Italy. You just don't travel enough / don't have a passport to see what the rest of the world has to offer. Yeah, money isn't everything but if you don't switch your brain on you're gonna be complaining for the rest of your life. But hey, at least you have the "cornetto and cappuccino" every morning. That'll keep you entertained.

[@oniricPrj]

Word! Agree 100% with you. I'm an Italian too and I've decided to stay because I had a house here. It's a nice place, very quiet and I'm happy about my decision. But fuck! Everything is extremely hard here. Bureaucracy is the worst of it all. It's made to steal all your money.

[@giusemineo]

​@@oniricPrj I get that not everyone wants to move. But the option is always there; where there's a will, there's a way. If you decide to stay in Italy it's fine, what I don't like is people complaining, especially young people. Like dude, do you realize you can move if you truly want to?

[@oniricPrj]

@@giusemineo of course I do. I in fact lived for 5 years in America. A very awesome experience. Yeah people complaining for the sake of complaining is pretty fruitless. What you've got to do is try to change things. As you say, where there's a will there's a way :-)

[@sn6owe]

Per reale. Riassume quasi tutto quello che penso praticamente.

[@gaia7240]

Man you can't even be a freelancer in Italy

[@alessandrom7181]

I have always wondered why Americans who have lot of economic and social problems, with a big debt owned by China too, always speaks obsessively about Italy . Some Italians could have gone outside Italy for better work conditions, ( especially from the South as always happened) but on the other hands Italians like to travel and meet new people, unlike Americans who never set foot outside their backyard and think Usa is the center of the world. That's why they are stereotyped as very ignorant.

[@gaia7240]

Ecause after the second world War we became their vacancy village basically, they imported so many Italians for labor and the only things Italian can do is selling themselves, so they created this mistic cult about Italy

[@oceanwave4502]

The more we look at EU, the more we see it is hopeless in multifolds. Aging population. Rise of Far Right. Lack of cheap energy. Less digitalization. High bureaucracy. Mostly 19th-century techs. Uncontrolled immigration. Chaotic governments (France/Germany right now).

[@gopalramanathan7062]

And rapid rise of looney Left Wokism and constant threat of Jihad fuelled terrorism.

[@isiahjean-baptiste434]

Very good point, their brief period of peace and prosperity since WW 2 is coming to an end

[@estebanmunoz7486]

Don’t forget is becoming a caliphate

[@gopalramanathan7062]

@@oceanwave4502 Not to forget the damage done to most of Europe by “leaders” like Angela Merkel who let in millions of fanatical Jihadis who now run rampant across Europe aided and abetted by looney Left Wokists.

[@NikiBechusWTF]

Why does the swing to the right always get reported as 'Far Right', coming across as something sinister and detrimental for Europe? When everything you state the worst policies for the Europeans themselves, was ushered in by the likes of Tony Blair and Angela Merkle. These disastrous decisions just doubled down continuing to prioritise everything else but their own citizens needs by Macron, Stamer, Von Der Leyen, etc. Encouraging and supporting an unwinnable war in Ukraine, sending hundreds of thousands of men to their death so as to enrich an elitist few With billions of taxpayers money handed over to drive the destruction plus death with military equipment, arms and ammunition plus all the extras that go with it. All the while allowing into their united countries millions of mainly males from an entirely different culture whom are treated with kid gloves, shown leniency and have a softer set of rules apply to them. The politicians have failed miserably being so out of touch and unaware it boggles the brain. They've allowed Europe to be taken over by Arabs whom are having all the children and by 2050 all will be an Islamic State, Sharia Law will be imposed. The USA narrowly dodged a similar fate this time the WEF working its way into most Western cabinets. Trump has thrown a spanner in the works lets us hope that he can lead America away from the brink of destruction. These lefties will be getting exactly what they deserve they must also all go get their 9th Booster shot to help our cause.

[@marcbiffi6430]

I was making twice as much in Moscow, Russia, than Milan, for the same job.

[@rajes6392]

Then why Italia taking thousands of refugees. If their own youths not getting jobs.

[@Sean-bo2lb]

Companies do not want to pay good salary, and government still nèed to run country by bringing people ready to work in farms and factories. Everywhere same story, good and bad salary is reltive how do you look at it.

[@louferrigno4712]

the youth are leaving because refugees drove the wages down and cant maintain the same quality of work but get equal pay.

[@RescuedogsItaly]

The refugees are the only ones willing to work for 25 euros a day. I live in Italy and nobody wants to work here because you get more money from the welfare state.

[@VishalsSolotravelerDigit-eq1fv]

They are doing labour and farming jobs with sub human conditions which Italian people will not do... European won't do manual labour or stay satisfied working in restaurants/hotels for 2000 euros netto

[@RescuedogsItaly]

@VishalsSolotravelerDigit-eq1fv nobody working in a hotel or restaurant in Italy is making 2000 euros. Average pay is 25 to 35 euros per day. I live and work in Italy. Those are the worst paying jobs. I agree with everything else you said .

[@gkh_92]

Same in the UK. As usual the politicians won't even look at the issue.

[@Benjymations]

As someone who lives in Italy, I have seen several people who struggle themselves to save the Country it self. But the Italian politics are lazy as heck and don't wanna get their bum off and take their action too seriously!

[@Bhethar]

I’m one of the many millennials that left. Honestly, too many taxes, too many red tape. You cannot open any businesses or even find a job. And something many don’t mention is that we don’t just leave the country, we often also take capital with us. The situation seems to be slightly improvement lately but not fast enough.

[@deanhowell5936]

What country are Italians emigrating to?

[@SawSaw-zd1cy]

​@@deanhowell5936They are all over the 🌎.

[@massimodueuro3392]

​@@deanhowell5936those richer than Italy

[@gaia7240]

​@@deanhowell5936Germany Denmark England France Canada USA mainly, some even Brazil

[@surfingtheworldww]

The only country where salaries have declined instead of growing yet at the same time it is the EU country where politicians earn more than any other country. So don't be fooled, this is the governments fault over the many past years.Going abroad is a wonderful experience. I left for many years but could not resist returning. I love my country so much.

[@gaia7240]

Why do you love it? I despise it and I will leave and never look back honestly

[@surfingtheworldww]

@@gaia7240 Then you should leave, it will be good for you. I have done that already and for many years. I guarantee at the end (if you are Italian) you will understand.

[@9-9-v5t]

When the elderly population is almost equal or surpasses the younger population it's a big problem! Creation was not meant to be that way.

[@Delibng]

I live in North western italy, based on 2022 data in My area, about 30% of people are 65 and older, only 9% is 14 and below Now is even worse, before 2028 Italy is predicted to have more pensioners than workers The only good side about that is that housing market is plummeting here(but not everywhere ex. Milan, north east and tuscany this last because of tourism)

[@DEZZ6]

😕🤢😢💔💩The other way around is MUCH worse. Infanticide/grinding poverty/malnutrition/starvation of children/excess orphans/unwanted children/disease /conflict/war/depletion of resources /land degradation/pollution/decreased life expectancy/poor education/environmental destruction/mass extinction of species ect. ect......

[@humpparri2053]

​@@DEZZ6 Thats not true, the media,only shows you what you want to see to make yourselves feel relieved, better and less Rebellious.

[@CaFe73100]

This is happening everywhere

[@boogeyman4937]

Italy is part of the EU and if Italians go to other EU countries, it is not an exodus. The meaning of the EU, apart from diminishing the importance of national borders in order to prevent eternal wars on the European continent, was exactly the freedom of movement. Economic conditions are constantly changing from better to worse (and vice versa) and these are the main reasons for temporary emigration. Trends change. Eastern European and Mediterranean countries like Italy have always been a source of labor in more developed economies. Eastern Europe has reversed that trend and now the traditionally immigrant countries have become the ones to which other people immigrate. The problem with Italy, and as it seems to me with Spain and Greece too, is partly the economic situation and the lack of opportunities for an educated local population, but I think the bigger problem is the total loss of national identity, frustration and general growth of insecurity. What are the reasons for these three criteria, judge for yourself.

[@Alexander-rr6yn]

Well there are few countries more developed than Italy in Europe. We are the 3º economy of the continent, on the richer half in terms of gdp per capita ppp, 1º in Europe for private wealth. Northern Italy is probably the most industrialized area in the whole continent. I might be biased because I’m Italian but stats don’t lie. I wouldn’t put Italy in the same category as Eastern Europe or other southern European countries.

[@boogeyman4937]

@@Alexander-rr6yn I mentioned Eastern Europe only as an example that trends are changing and that this situation with Italy may not be as dramatic as the video tries to show. What is dramatic are the social changes caused by low birth rates and insane, uncontrolled (illegal) immigration. On the other hand, maybe you should check the economic data for Eastern Europe. Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Estonia, measured by GDP p/c, are already approximately at the level of Italy, and several other countries (Poland, Croatia, even Romania) have been recording significantly higher economic growth than all Western European countries, including Italy, for years. Of course, the base in these countries is also smaller, so it is easier for them to record such growth, but what is most important in this comparison and why I mention it, is exactly the reverse trend. Italy is still richer than these countries, but people from Italy are moving out, while they are returning to the countries of Eastern Europe. The difference is in the feeling of development (growth) and the feeling of stagnation. Italians won't move to Poland or Slovenia, they'll move to Germany or Scandinavia. The problem is that they'll encounter the same things there that made them leave Italy, and then they'll realize that the reasons for leaving may not have been economic at all.

[@SoniaGelli-y2o]

Purtroppo abbiamo tanti nostri connazionali che oltre a cambiare paese hanno bisogno di parlare male del proprio, mentre altri paesi hanno problemi pure loro ma non lo dicono, gli italiani in questo sono maestri.

[@gaia7240]

I'm in that demographic, since we were kids we weren't asked what we wanted to do when we grow up, we were asked where we wanted to move, France? Germany? England? Honesty and initiative were punished, things are only handed to you by someone you know and you have to be loyal to them forever, I'm 26 and never had a legal job, when applying for one you are not allowed to ask when or how much they will pay you, no free day, but they tell you you should be grateful they are even giving you the opportunity to work, where I'm from your boss is still called "paron"= master/owner. Socially Italians are very classist, you are either with me or against me, so if you aren't born in the right families you are emarginated. The only job that grant you a profitable career is the mafia. This is why we are effing leaving

[@susyzee6093]

100% correct Gaia. I was born and raised in Canada, Italian father. He wanted to move back to Rome. He did not tell me how the situation was and there was no internet in the early '90's, so I didn't know anything about Italy. Well, my dad ended up literally "begging" someone for a job, he was only 46, but considered "too old to work".. we lost at least 70% of all our money, the house we sold, etc. Finally he gets a part-time job for 2 cents, and only with a "connection". So i leave University to help the family, and work in the airport, the pay was ok at the time, but treated like a slave. No holidays for 2 years! I had to be "happy and grateful" i had a job, that i got hired. That's how they make u feel. Now we are going back to Canada....

[@gaia7240]

@susyzee6093 yes I feel you, my dad was a mechanical engineer, and yet we were poor, he couldn't find long term jobs, he once didn't work for 2 years and not because he was lazy, he was a wise man and always told me the only thing I needed to do was learn English and go abroad, I'm saving money to be able to do it one day, but until then my life is in pause mode, then they have the audacity to ask us why we aren't making children or marrying or buying a house, I can't live that's why, and don't get me started on the level of corruption

[@gaia7240]

@susyzee6093 also I'm sorry for your dad, it must have been a hard hit realizing how things were

[@susyzee6093]

@@gaia7240 we had all regretted moving to Italy... I stayed because my brother got married and had children, and I thought this was my onlly family, but it turned out that his wife(they live in Milan) did not want to share her kids with us, and mostly her parents, they wanted to be the only "relatives", so they decided to get rid of us as if we were pieces of garbage that don't mean anything. After all the gifts and money I spent on these "people" we don't even talk anymore. So now we've decided to move back to Canada. But this was the only reason we remained in Italy.. useless... if I would've known, I would've left many years ago...

[@susyzee6093]

@@gaia7240 my dad knew darn well how things were, but didn't care!!! All he wanted was to come back to Italy.. that's all... and at all costs!!! He had a family he had to support, but was selfish and only cared about himself.

[@ReadWell572]

there are opportunities on Pluto....free housing etc

[@alpha3305]

This is not only in Italy, it's happening all over the EU. I'm in Sweden and young people are stuggling by sitting in schools, hoping some industry will take them in. But most companies are ignoring the junior employees, including seniors transitioning into other industries. Especially high talent and educated foreigners. They only focus on the citizens who match their short term job market needs, ignoring long term benefits..

[@SawSaw-zd1cy]

It is called capitalism. Survival of the skilled and powerful.

[@Madeguydo]

​@@SawSaw-zd1cylmao most rich people here in italy have the skill of having been born with more properties than poor people, the social contract promised by capitalism which is 'if you work hard you will be rich' has become 'only if you break your back you shall survive'. If social mobility is non existent people gradually lose their will to work and eventually they check out, this is also why people aren't making any kids as there is no incentive to do so and is by the same capitalist ethos treated as a bad investment that no one in their right mind will make.

[@themahesh2168]

Indian millionaire also started fleeing.... Make documentry on that also.

[@debanikgoswami4834]

But Italy is a developed country with high standard of living .

[@Poptop-z6n]

@@debanikgoswami4834 Italy is developed yes but they only moving within the EU . Just like you moving from kerela to Chennai

[@MsDesiree39]

you make your own docs

[@karavi2000]

Indian stock market is the best stock market to invest for the last 10 years and you are saying millionaires are leaving.. I don't know who the idiots are.. is the people leaving or people who vomit someone else's agenda..

[@alitoch4876]

@@debanikgoswami4834 yes the birthplace of Mafia that had Berlusconi as a president for decades is an incredibly developed country, RIIIIGHHHT......... LOL

[@johnnypham2850]

A nice place to visit seems to be the motto which applies

[@justasking9670]

Thank you Italy for giving me your citizenship I was able to get the FK out, went to France only to see that France is in the same condition so I left it for Germany, luckily is much much better than Italy and France.

[@sn6owe]

Just leave Europe altogether, unless you enjoy not having your freedom.

[@gaia7240]

Honestly I can't blame you

[@justasking9670]

@ a country that hates his own people will never accept outsiders. I guess there is nothing to blame, i did the right thing I will never again set a foot there not even for holidays. Lo sporco Marocchino is doing well now.

[@blackbelt2000]

Italy's greatest skill is complaining how other countries prepare Italian food.

[@AntonioIaccarinodesign]

No, is about how the entire world prepare food, because you don’t have any food culture. Sorry but it’s just the reality.

[@WillieFungo]

​@@AntonioIaccarinodesign The most unique thing about your culture is the pretentiousness and arrogance.

[@WillieFungo]

That's Europeans in general. All their glory comes from the past.

[@thomasturbato7021]

@@WillieFungo and without it you wouldn't even exist... muricans..

[@johngaetani]

Landed in Italy a week ago and can't wait to leave again. Hopefully I will never come back 😂

[@hendrx]

lol wtf did you see bro

[@anthonydrago]

Cleveland awaits you 😂

[@sgsrider00]

Lol id love to hear what dump you were born and raised in.

[@imhassane]

@@hendrx I was there 2 weeks ago and honestly besides the touristic attractions such as the coliseum, there’s nothing there. Dirty streets once you live the city center, bad roads, expensive city, bad public transports. I once had a bus late by 72 min but they were very very kind.

[@SawSaw-zd1cy]

​@@imhassanewelcome to the world. Have you tried trenitalia. Even the frecciarossa. They are never on time.

[@seymorefact4333]

🇺🇸 Same in the USA... young are leaving to Latin America and Asia

[@kwakuali2893]

It's not entirely true. Most are still making American $$, and the majority of the permanent movers are old retirees

[@seymorefact4333]

@kwakuali2893 they did say 1/3. I figured other 2/3 is everyone else.

[@TruthTeller8888]

😂😂😂😂😂 good joke

[@markelraya10]

Yeah a lot of old white males to go to Asian countries to touch lil girls.

[@Sankkham10]

Asia😂😂. Asians don't want to live in their country. And in china, Korea, Japan there is language barrier

[@harimakani2316]

Italy should maintain its economy and gdp for better living standard

[@SawSaw-zd1cy]

A lot of Italians are leaving for Lugano Switzerland (the italian part), Germany, US, UK, anywhere that pays more, etc. You cannot believe that in Italy, doctors are paid 3500 dollars. The minimum wage is like 1500. But many make less than 1000 dollars a month. if they (doctors)work in Switzerland, they earn like 7000 dollars or more. Some doctors i know do not make ends meet in Italy. I lived and worked in Emilia-Romagna in 🇮🇹 and visited the South a lot of time. You can't believe the poverty i saw. The population is mainly old. In general, many of them are racists and out of touch with the world. In their ignorance, they think they own the world. However, they still have good people who work in public places like the Questura, postitalia, restaurante etc. The food is good and the country is an open museum and good for tourism if you are interested anyway. Arrivederci. Grazie mille.

[@Prince09859]

That's the reason so many italian doctor in uk ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@WillieFungo]

Old and young Europeans have the same mentalities in different degrees of severity. The young spend much of their time online trying to talk down on and belittle Americans -- a country 30 years ahead of them 😂

[@gaia7240]

Yeah my dad was a mechanical engineer and we were poor, also there is no minimum wage in Italy

[@Ettore88]

I can assure that not only young people left, also up to 40+ y old

[@Modi_Prime_Minister_4_Life]

While Italians flee their country, Afghans, Africans and Indians move it.

[@nicolettastrada5976]

Ah ah ah

[@hendrx]

A sign of this, is old people electing politicians that can't identify with the youth

[@DEZZ6]

So you want Justin Trudeaux as your political leader??!

[@hendrx]

@DEZZ6 You're making up an argument to have something to debate about

[@prabuddhamaduranga4889]

Rather than selling your properties to foreign investors, such as the Chinese, consider starting or continuing your family business. Italy is a truly wonderful place, known for its charm, culture, and timeless beauty. It offers the perfect environment for slow living, a lifestyle that so many people around the world are yearning for in today’s fast-paced world. In a time where constant hustle and rapid living have left many feeling disconnected and drained, Italy stands as a beacon for tradition, relaxation, and a fulfilling way of life. By preserving your heritage and investing in your family’s legacy, you not only safeguard the essence of your roots but also contribute to the enduring charm that makes Italy so unique.

[@gaia7240]

You are so ignorant

[@rajibsikder3315]

I live in palermo south italy from 1995 i was born in 93 ... here is beatiful there is evrything but a good job

[@Sayonara301]

For poor countries, Italy is heaven

[@gaia7240]

I've met a man fleeing from Afghanistan that said it is better here in Italy but only because the alternative was war, its not a good thing

[@mattjwayad9639]

Young people want economic opportunities. To establish themselves in desired careers. The quiet is for those who no longer want that. Italy needs to recognize what the youth are moving to and determine if that can be found in Italy.

[@MaximilienRobespierre1]

Young people are low paid and politicians are highly paid in Italy...

[@nouseforaname4328]

As an italian, this is good news. Gen z is mental

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

Millenials and Gen Z ruined Europe with migration

[@gabrielito.lopezz]

I am into phyaical theraphy in italy the admission is hard with less than 50 Seat per year after that u get paid 1500€ that why I am the next one to move abroad

[@SawSaw-zd1cy]

I saw it first hand. Go to Switzerland. Don't tell anyone I told you.

[@rahulakram7878]

I think Italy is Great 😊

[@des_moines840]

Well think again

[@rahulakram7878]

@des_moines840 Is Georgia Meloni doing wrong

[@svart3917]

Idk, who's the worst these days: Italy, UK or France.

[@ayushroy9268]

UK ​@@svart3917

[@rahulakram7878]

​@@svart3917but I thought she'll fix it

[@lucianocattabiani4250]

Low salary is the reason why everybody is leaving

[@dayatec]

Italian Chefs are required worldwide.. We love to taste Italian food and different Cheese receipe from India.. Italian herbs 🌿 So Aromatic

[@pompei1968]

Better living in Italy than the US or Canada..with the high cost of living high rent and houses

[@sebastians1770]

It’s not though. I moved from Italy to the US and my spending power has increased a lot. Sure it is more expensive here but the salaries are also muuuuch higher, so even if the daily life is quite similar as when I lived back home, now I can afford to travel everywhere and live a completely different lifestyle than I could before. I can travel back home and go to all the most expensive places and it feel like nothing, when I worked in Italy I could only dream of living like this and only a very few people in Italy can, especially young people

[@TurnaboutUOEX]

Si vede che hai capito tutto della vita.

[@pompei1968]

@@sebastians1770 tell this to the 60 million Americans who go with no food or shelter

[@pompei1968]

@@sebastians1770 look at the current situation in Los Angeles...people camping in the streets....ask those people if they can travel.....the states is going down

[@sebastians1770]

@@pompei1968 If you want to compare only the homeless people here then you have to compare them to the heroinists in the tunnels next to Termini, or in Tor Bella Monaca or Scampia. They are talking about why YOUTHS leave Italy in this video, not about addicts or mentally ill people like the homeless people in LA. I moved to LA after spending my whole life in Rome and working in Milano, Milano has the highest salaries in Italy despite that it's 1. VERY difficult for young people to find good jobs in Italy 2. Very low paycheck in Italy 3. Even if it's cheaper, the paychecks doesn't make up to the cost of living anyway. 4. Now I talk about Milano, go try to find a job in the South.... I live in LA now, the majority of people here don't live on the streets unless they are addicts and mentally ill. Most people with any work earn more than people with what is considered a very good job in Italy. I work for the same company, in the same industry and same role in the US as I did in Italy and I earn more than 4 times more per year than I did in Milano, which means even if it's more expensive, I can still afford a lot more, especially when I travel back home. If I still worked in Italy I would struggle to afford traveling anywhere abroad because everywhere feels expensive. Now when I travel anywhere in Europe it feels like I am super rich, which makes a HUGE difference compared to when working in Italy even in a high paid field like the Tech industry. I understand it's not for everyone to leave their country and money is not everything in life, but for many young people like me the opportunities and salaries are so much more abroad so it's worth the pain of being away from home for a few years instead of living with your parents forever.

[@junedashraf]

but italy have beautiful prime minister

[@Ruth-os4mi]

Immigration lowers wages.

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

They are too stewpid to realize this

[@utkarshg.bharti9714]

Italians are struggling because of the stupid policies of the EU that are catered to address American interests. Italy should leave the EU and operate on a Swiss model.

[@rohandante]

@utkarshg.bharti9714 - What is Swiss Model?

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

Yep

[@abdiali6820]

Most of western Europe is wasted already, there's absolutely nothing can be done about it. See you in another dimension 😂

[@intersezioni]

more than a million Germans have left Germany in 10 years, so what?

[@deanhowell5936]

Where are Germanys youth emigrating to?

[@jaygenglish2669]

Same for Germany … the gaslighting of Italy continues.

[@Prince09859]

​@@deanhowell5936 Many German settle in North England country side. Mostly are 60 plus years

[@MarioOliveira-p5q]

They’re showing tourist spots and saying that old people will need more services. What do old people in other countries do when they get old? They go on a cruise to Italy. Stay in your country. The person working at the British travel agency sell as many trips. Or the price may go up for retirees trying to go there. You said the wages are low. Workers leave until wages go up. It’s supply and demand. If the ratio is one to one and the wages don’t go up they don’t need the worker. Unless you are rigging the economy.

[@stonemclaughlin7455]

Because it sucks

[@jilouk5552]

One of the countries that will disappear in 150 years, just like South Korea and Japan...

[@MrRobcher]

Behind the glamour of the fancy ancient cities there is a dire economy where the avareg salary is low even for doctors. Avarage salary is 1200 and even a doctor after 10 years gets 2500-3000. Its much easier for a youngster to study at a moderate price(max 1000 euros per year if you have high family salary) and then go away. The only people who stay are the ones that come from money and have connections in the big companies or if your family has already a successful company and you can inherit it. I myself left in 2018 and since then the maximum i stayed was 1 month when i changed jobs elsewhere but in Italy if you are ambitious and want a "normal" salary for german and nordic standards rthey either ask super high dregrees,20 years of experience or its in fields where to enter its corrupt as af(notaries, university professor are paid very well but to get in you need to have connection or you are rejected in 2 seconds)

[@rosshilton]

Many are coming here to Australia, but now we have more and more Germans and French coming.

[@Miss_miss-u3b]

But where did they go? 1 mln people??? Greece? USA? Australia?

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

Most likely Australia. Even their Prime Minister is Italian

[@gaia7240]

France Germany England Denmark Canada USA Australia Brazil Spain

[@anthonybatissa1417]

I hear SYRIA' s nice this time of year!

[@rilbel]

Its temporary, they all come back after a while. The goal is to stash money and then come back. Same as others do from other countries. No difference. Americans have left the most this year over 10 million.

[@gaia7240]

No no we are happy abroad

[@rilbel]

@gaia7240 Non credo.

[@mrGoldt7x]

THa's a real shame...such a beautiful place! I actually know a couple of Americans who are moving to Italy as small families. THere's movements in all directions at this point!

[@Jan-xh5ee]

I hope they have international jobs and money lined up

[@gaia7240]

Rich people live well every where

[@Crusader1984]

Every country is facing a birth crisis, low population there’s more elderly and almost every country now salaries have been decreasing all over the world

[@rockyr2991]

Don't include us Africans in that "Every"

[@distinctga5811]

Most developed countries....

[@vitaminprotein7786]

@@rockyr2991Africa fertility is also on a decline lol

[@Deathsboyg]

India 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Although 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@markelraya10]

@DeathsboygAfrica and India. But mainly Africa. We will be 50% of the world by 2080 and 25% by 2050 lol.

[@alexpavlides2047]

I love Italy, lived there for a while and wanted to move there from UK. But unless you have wealth already it’s a risky prospect. I’m considering Spain instead as at least there are jobs.

[@PS3456]

People at the Top keep getting richer at the expense of common people. It is more or less the same everywhere nowadays. Inflation is high and jobs are challenging to get.

[@johnsterlin211]

That is the main reason we in the US encourage immigrants to just come. Smart!

[@gencis44]

Nice video , i work with very smart and intelligent Italian and i was wondering why are you leaving the sun and nice life to cold countries ?

[@gaia7240]

The sun only burns you and I've never lived a nice life in Italy

[@visittavee7773]

Many problems but people who live there they knew but wouldn’t said ?

[@earving3245]

Numbers don’t reflect the truth. Most of these young Italians are from the south. Actually more young Italians used to move from southern Italy to northern italy, today is easier for them to go abroad but most of them come back to northern italy when they’re settled

[@guilhermemb9213]

Easy to fix!! Young people should pay less taxes, couple with children should pay less taxes…

[@marcocarlson1693]

As an Italian I can tell you Italy has always had people leave, only actually less than most 1st world countries statistically. It's nothing exceptional or new. Italians have always been travellers and curious. Also, Italy has almost near nothing in remittance money sent back to Italy, though it surely could. Interestingly, India leads that with $125 Billion sent from other countries to India Per Year. Mexico 2nd at $67 Billion, China $50 B, Philippines $40 B, France $34 B, Germany $21 Billion. So I can surely state it hasn't anything to do with financial matters in the least.

[@des_moines840]

That's because italy has a smaller population and less young people compared to the other countries (usually it's the younger people who send money back). Italy is going downhill

[@marcocarlson1693]

@des_moines840 By no statisitical report anywhere do younger people have more money than middle aged and older people. You are obviously just grasping at straws.

[@alessandrom7181]

@@marcocarlson1693 he's grasping at straw in every comment he left in this section about italy

[@Alberto-zx9ic]

The difference is that other countries attract foreigners. Italy has it only in one direction, without the other.

[@TruthTeller8888]

You can’t survive your life on Pizzas and Pastas 😂😂😂

[@WillieFungo]

What about that amazing "standard of living" Euros brag all over the internet about?😂

[@MsDesiree39]

the one that migrants keep flooding there for? they would love to have peaceful, sophisticated societies but the third world keeps invading rather than their own shit at home

[@AS898-h3u]

Italians go to other EUROpean countries.. 🥸

[@editfazekas3854]

It is only true for those with 20 years of experience and local network of "friends".

[@Madeguydo]

Health Care 💅

[@WillieFungo]

@@Madeguydo Government healthcare is not "standard of living". I've worked outside the US, and American-style private healthcare is actually seen as a privilege for the wealthiest in society.

[@JM-gu3tx]

Singapore doesn't have a minimum wage either and they are among the richest countries in the world. Minimum wages price the poor and low skilled out of a job. People just don't think this through, which is foolish. Australia learned this the hard way.

[@Marie-jb9cr]

Yet MELONI doesnt want immigrants 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@edsteadham4085]

Good idea. Your young people can't get jobs so bring in a bunch of people from other countries.

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

​@@edsteadham4085 the stewpidity of their logic is astounding

[@leodeldominguiano2162]

That's when the economy becomes luxury everywhere You cannot afford to live

[@Poptop-z6n]

What about India gen Z? They’re in Latin America trying to get into the USA or Canada

[@MsDesiree39]

that's for you to talk about, the host of the story is American

[@antoniobranciforti8314]

Quando guardo i video di altri paesi sento raccontare le stesse cose.Magari in Italia stiamo peggio ma il paese delle meraviglie nn esiste.Non illudiamoci.C' è chi in Italia ci vuole tornare di corsa.

[@europeanlover]

Old people , old politician and old billionaires are destroying our life ! Youth under 35 years old should find a way to replace all the old people 🎉 ! How can we replace them ? I think we are not living anymore the gladiator glory times just a shit times 😢

[@Followthesuntarot]

Yeah, but to get the app, they want all your personal information, which they will sell, and what for, a toothbrush, no thank you.

[@theenergizer248]

I don't think that this is typical for Italy. Anywhere in the world young adults move to other countries, as the grass is always greener over the fence! Also, people's knowledge about other countries is now limitless with anything you need to know available on the internet.

[@gaia7240]

For pleasure or ambition, not for necessity

[@claudiofrancescocapoluppi2958]

Game over for Italy.

[@LaEscuelaDelEncanto]

We need the context of how many have stayed in the last 10 years. If 49 million stayed was the 1 really a big deal?

[@woori1983]

My hubby is Italian and he made the big move from Italy to the US. I think it’s mainly ‘cause he can snag a better paycheck here. I have a soft spot for Italy, but it’s tough seeing how things are for the younger generation over there.

[@AshishGeorge-kd8zu]

Why not abolish income tax and provide Economic incentive packages to enterprising young people to establish their own business in feild of their choices.

[@Sergio-ze4gu]

"With a WOPing 1/3 of them leaving the country" The writers of this piece were definately giggling to each other when they wrote this.

[@naveedrehman2987]

Everyone is fleeing all over the world for better life. Eventually everyone will be fleeing earth to live on another planet……lol

[@jcbguy4099]

Why Firstpost didnt report Bangalore Techie Suicide ? This is a biased feminist channel I UNSUBSCRIBED. BYE.

[@Davidkuver1986]

Spain is the same...

[@earving3245]

Is it possible to use a speaker without such an heavy accent?

[@makedredd299]

Italy is very similar to China except for the CCP communist thing. 🇮🇹 🇨🇳

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

China isnt US lackey thats why their economy is 18T ajd Italy is 2.5T

[@hoopxnation]

Sounds like our country. Philippines

[@editfazekas3854]

Sounds like all developed countries where the cost of living is getting higher and higher without wages increasing.