Geography Now! Italy | American Reaction

[@gwaptiva]

Next to Stromboli is the island that named all volcanoes: Vulcano

[@basstard13]

The island itself took its name from the ancient Roman god Vulcanus, God of Fire.

[@konyvnyelv.]

It's the name of the Roman god equivalent of Ephestus

[@Knochensack74]

Italien ist sehr geil! Schönes Land mit netten Leuten. Gruß aus Deutschland!🤘

[@irenecarrillo6750]

Grazie mille 🇮🇹🇩🇪

[@abgvedr]

Scheisse

[@ionelabijan4147]

Deutsch Sprecher goail

[@alemassa6632]

Ich verehre die Deutschen, die Freundschaft zwischen unseren Völkern ist Jahrhunderte alt. Grüße aus Italien!

[@giuseppeamato0987]

@@irenecarrillo6750 Oh ti è caduta questa:🇯🇵

[@ratflail215]

I went interrailing some years ago and Italy was without a doubt my favorite country. People are so friendly there.

[@matyy_.]

Italian Anthem is fkin great and fun fact actually the are only 2 countries in the world that their anthems mention each other in good way and overall from this what i know and thats Italy and Poland

[@3-methylindole730]

What do you mean? How does the anthem mention who in a good way?

[@matyy_.]

@@3-methylindole730 depeneds on point of view but italy mention Poland when Poland didnt existed due to partitions and main rival of Italy was austria which took part in partitions of PL and Italy was ally of PL due to similar intrests on political stage. And polish anthem March, march Dąbrowski from Italy to Poland which metntions legionaries of Dąbrowski in Reggio Emilia that went there at the end of XVIII just after last partition so it means that it was like a safe space a shelter at least this is my take on that

[@francescoviscomi4258]

True, but only the Poles news it. Italians don't sing the second part of the national anthem.

[@Hellbrus]

"Son giunchi che piegano Le spade vendute Già l'aquila d'Austria Le penne ha perdute Il sangue d'Italia E il sangue polacco Bevè col Cosacco Ma il cor le bruciò Stringiamci a coorte Siam pronti alla morte Siam pronti alla morte L'Italia chiamò" Fifth verse of the Italian national anthem. 🇮🇹

[@79Testarossi]

🇦🇹🇮🇹🇦🇹🇮🇹🇦🇹🇮🇹🇦🇹 greetings from Austria and Italy

[@briciola.bixiofabrizio5935]

La Cultura Austriaca è decisamente molto profonda in gran parte dell’Italia

[@raumzeitrelativ8615]

🇮🇹🇨🇭🇮🇹🇨🇭🇮🇹🇨🇭🇮🇹🇨🇭 Grüss dich aus der Schweiz zurück... E in Italia, di dove sei? Io, o meglio i miei genitori vengono da Catanzaro, Calabria... ✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@79Testarossi]

@@raumzeitrelativ8615 ciao, ich hab für die schweiz gschaffat, aber da ist eine in den Kommentaren, die es nicht mag, wenn die österreichische Flagge neben der österreichischen gepostet wird, lies es mal durch. Glg in die Schweiz 🇨🇭 🇦🇹🇮🇹

[@classicrockdefender]

Even the tiniest Pizzeria in Italy serves better food, than any pizzeria in any other country. Believe me, I tried it. Italy is the place to go: The people, the food, the lifestyle, the landscape. I love Italy.

[@zarzaparrilla67]

Argentina, specially Buenos Aires, makes really good pizzas too. Lot of Italian immigration there

[@79Testarossi]

@@zarzaparrilla67 si, saluti dall'italia 🇦🇹🇮🇹

[@79Testarossi]

Grazie 🇮🇹🇦🇹

[@orfeoassiti6669]

@@zarzaparrilla67 You wouldn't tell but as an Italian that has travelled most of the world, the best pizzerias outside Italy are in Japan. They usually have lots of respect for our culinary tradition and they make great Italian food. Totally unexpected

[@aldeonuwu2634]

You can finde really bad pizzas in Italy, and really bad food too, and all the tourists trap all over the major city like Milano, Rome, Venezia, all the capitals and tourist place, so if u want to finde good place where to eat go outside this cities

[@ChokyoDK]

Italy is one of my favourite places to go. Great weather, amazing food, beautiful nature and friendly people.

[@sampeeps3371]

There is an American reactor called Favour. She was amazed Italy had mountains. She also thought Montenegro was a racist name for a country because it had negro in it. Ahhh Americans

[@arnodobler1096]

I saw that too.🙈🤣

[@sampeeps3371]

@@arnodobler1096 she was the news in Wales for some ignorant comments she made 😂

[@irenecarrillo6750]

Terroni is kinda an offensive way some people call people from the South, it comes from "terra" earth since they were mostly agricultural and poor regions when italy unified, it's like calling them dirty since they do heavy and difficult jobs. I think it's getting better, now it's more said in a jokingly way, also the North is always referred to as snooty and greedy. (and often from the centre we tend to separate ourselves from all the chaos) We're feisty and competitive but we come all together for sports events and when it comes to pride in food and art

[@alexandrorocca7142]

Given that several political parties have emerged from a sense of resentment towards the South, I have doubts about whether our relationship is really that amicable.

[@stefanomartello3786]

My parents are from North and South so I can see both pespective. Where my grandparents (the ones from the south) are from people told me that using "polentoni" not only refers to polenta but is also similar to the phrase "po' lentoni" (meaning "quite slow") so they use it as "stupid people" if not outright as "mentally challenged". Some people there really think northerners are stupid and easy to deceive. I often hear complaints as how bad the word "terroni" is, but since a word is not intrinsically bad but becomes so depending on how is used I think they are both pretty the same. Luckily they are mostly used as a joke nowadays, we are all italians after all.

[@irenecarrillo6750]

@@stefanomartello3786 right, i really hope it's always used in a jokingly way, i just avoid both terms, i don't like generalising

[@CoffeeSipper555]

​@@irenecarrillo6750 It's never used in a non offensive way, it's a stupid and offensive word.

[@andreanecchi5930]

polentoni is what people from the south call people from the north, but no one thinks it's offensive

[@PeterBuwen]

Another greetings from Germany. I love Italy. We often spend our holidays there. Last year we were in Rome for a few days. BTW: I like your channel.

[@briciola.bixiofabrizio5935]

E gli italiani amano la Germania

[@unpatriotaitaliano]

@@briciola.bixiofabrizio5935 Bullshit

[@tigeriussvarne177]

I have only been to Lake Garda, but three times, it's absolutly amazing, beautiful and the food is the bomb.

[@solidsteel3634]

There is nothing better than an exciting football (soccer 🤢) match between Italy and Germany. During the game we are bitter rivals and no matter who wins, we celebrate together afterwards. Germans and Italians have a very, very long friendship if we leave Arminius aside. And you notice that when you go on vacation to Italy🥰

[@lucapolidori8817]

Beer creates friendship

[@mojitobevandanazionale7059]

I Love Germany! I've been there at least 20 times ... almost always end of September/beginning of October 😉 ... German culture and people are amazing!

[@-scrim]

soccer*

[@solidsteel3634]

@@-scrim Football :-)

[@lbhh]

Thats true, we italians are as competitive as you germans but we love to play with high level teams as yours, nothing is so exciting as a soccer game Italia-Germany. But when Italy is not playing, we root for Germany.

[@marcocrespi1617]

One of the best experience you can have is to visit "Borghi" (plural or "Borgo") that are small size towns that are wide-spread throughout the country that represents the real italian life, apart from the fact that are historically relevant places with stunning landscapes and buildings. If you come to Italy, really, visit one of them! Thank you again for the video, hope to see you here!

[@alemassa6632]

My favourite part of Italy is.... 'ALL ITALY'. Cheers from Milan.

[@gpolonia]

There were very few minor errors in the video, but he absolutely captured the spirit of the nation

[@chiarafonzi9613]

Yeah, just a couple 😂 già che non hanno messo mandolino in giro...

[@hazhoner5727]

Yes probably just 2 stereotypes missing

[@gabrieleomaggio1461]

Fun fact: in Piedmont there is a town called Gurro, where people drink whisky and wear kilts. That's because it was founded around the XVI century by Scottish mercenaries who had become stranded in Italy due to the winter and could not cross the Alps.

[@beaconeersofthesevenmaps3467]

Ecco una cosa che non sapevo. Davvero non basterebbe una vita...

[@antoniorosmini1862]

Unfortunately no one really wears kilts in Gurro (as for how many people drink whisky, I can'tell). I say unfortunately, because I'd had liked to drive - or take a bus ride - to my little Scotland-in-Italy, which would be but a few tens of miles from where I live, Milan. A very, very popular online encyclopedia, which I will not name (and which everybody knows) states that, in the opinion of the majority of historians, all the Scottish links in Gurro have just been made up in the middle of the XXth century, for tourism purposes (though tourism - as far as I know - didn't really b(l)oom there…). It's a pity.

[@giovanniclemente6089]

🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂ poor Iulia Augusta Taurinorum

[@crnwr4293]

Italy is amazing! The south has warmer weather and cheaper but personally I prefer the north because of the mountains and lakes.

[@Tannhauser666]

In the South/Centre Italy there are a lot of mountains and lakes. The region where I was born, Calabria, has both...and you should skiing watching the sea, an example. Cheers

[@nicoladc89]

To be honest a bunch of people prefer the North to the South. Veneto (the region of Venice, Verona, Vicenza and part of Garda Lake and Dolomiti) is by far the most visited region in Italy (top 5 in Europe), it has more tourists per year than the entire Southern Italy. The Veronese part of the Garda Lake has more tourists per year than Naples or Florence. The province of Bolzano (or Alto Adige - Sudtirol) has more tourists than Lazio, the region of Rome. The top 5 most visited regions in Italy are all in the North except Tuscany (Central Italy): Veneto, Lombardia, Emilia Romagna, Sudtirol.

[@Nome_utente_generico]

The south has mountains too. You can even do rafting

[@tuccio75]

sud is the best!! sicily is the best

[@caliberto5087]

Mountains are everywhere in Italy.

[@mikoske]

Catacombs in Rome were pretty great! Definitely football. Italian traffic is CRAZY for sure! I've only driven in Sicily and that was very non-Finnish driving experience, lots of honking. Enjoyed visiting Sicily, had no problems with the mafia.

[@Jeorgios]

Yes it’s pretty true but it depends very much also where you drive like if you drive in Bergamo: a city near Milano the people will drive way different than in sicily

[@lucapolidori8817]

I'm from the crazy traffic of Rome, but I have driven in Palermo (Sicily) and they are even worse.

[@LeccareNewHandle]

If you ever visit Sicily, the village of Noto has a nice selection of churches. Valley of the Temples has some nie Greek temples. Syracuse has a beautiful Baroque style build island called Ortigia, after an eathquake destroyed older buildings. Local cathedral has been built on top of a temple. You can also find a Roman amphiteatre and a Greek theatre from Syracuse. From Taormina you can find nice scenery and great beaches. In Messina you can find an amazing atmosphere and beautiful architechture.

[@tbirdparis]

Don't forget the food, some of the best cuisines in Italy. I love visiting Sicily :)

[@sirfauxington2810]

I don't know when it started or why but right now the flooding issue in Venice is kinda under control. They've built the M.O.S.E.: a massive retractable wall in the sea in front of the city in order to limit the high tides in the city.

[@stefanomartello3786]

I watched some of your videos before, which I really appreciate, and I'm happy you reacted to something abouy my country. There is plenty of other videos about it like the ones that shows the best places in Italy for example. I'd be glad to watch them too if you decide to react to them.

[@AnnikaRamhqvist]

I love Florence, just walking around in the town and dropping into a small restaurant or cafe. I suggest a drive around parts of the country side of Toscana. Beautiful part of the country. ❤

[@otto1449]

My Italian history teacher told us that politically Italy is a chemistry laboratory. They try everything possible and it only becomes dangerous for the world when we Germans start imitating them. Also, and I hope an Italian can give me their opinion on this, I have a feeling that Germany and Germans as a people in general have looked up to Italy a lot, especially on an artistic and cultural level. I mean the Holy Roman Empire was basically a German fanboy project commemorating the First Italian Empire. Many of our greatest artists got their inspiration from their trips to Italy and then unfortunately we also have the Second World War where Hitler's vision for a great empire was also very much copied from Mussolini's fascism and also the aesthetics of the Roman Empire. And whenever you ask Germans on the street about Italians, nothing but good things come up. Often something like, unlike us they know how to really relax and work to live not the other way around. But I wonder what do the Italians think about the Germans because I have the feeling they don't love us nearly as much as we love them? Anyway, love to Italy from Germany!

[@irenecarrillo6750]

I mean we look up to Germany because it got put up together after losing two devastating wars and is now the most economically powerful country in the eu. A lot of young people also move there in hope of finding a job since the situation here is terrible. Some might be envious of your flourishing society, but mostly it's sought after. The stereotypes we have are kinda bad, sorry, "cold, angry sounding, only drink beer, eat potatoes and meat" (we do love German bread and beer, but we tend to criticise food from the north of Europe). Music from germany is great, any musician here will know of all the composers and culture you have in that regard. And personally even if nazism was bad not every german was at the time, my grandmother used to tell me about how her father was taken away by german soldiers for a whole day, how they were scared, how he returned on a car looking really happy (he was a barber they had just taken him to cut their hair) and how they let her on the car as well to go around the city (it was her first time seeing a car). Also it's cool how efficient germans are, and i would love it if we took example from the improvements you're making in the public transport sphere

[@otto1449]

@@irenecarrillo6750 Very interesting, thank you for your insight. A lot of Italians helped with the development of Germany, my grandfather was a painter and a large number of his colleagues were temporary workers from Italy. It's a pity about the jealousy, but I can understand it well, like a reflection of Italy's northern and southern regions, unfortunately in Europe we also have the "rich" north and "poor" south and I very much hope that this will balance out in the future and that all EU citizens are not forced to change countries for economic survival as this of course only increases the problem. In Italy, I experienced that I was misunderstood as angry on a school trip, simply because I and a few German classmates were loud and excited about the sights and landscapes around a small Italian village (We spoke German of course). The residents who were probably not so used to tourists looked very scared of us, it didn't help that the ones I was traveling with were probably two heads taller than the people in the village. So yeah, I felt bad that I made such a threatening impression, it is certainly not a door opener. It's true that we eat a lot of potatoes, as far as I can tell, but pasta is also quite common. Fancy restaurants aside, German dishes are primarily meant to fill you up and taste good, not particularly unique or delicious just plain good. Nevertheless, we have a very diverse range of dishes at the regional level, but I have to admit that German dishes are usually built around the piece of meat. We are very good at sauces and salads... but salads are made from pretty much everything except healthy things. And yes there is Potato salad and it's delicious. XD German music is really a great achievement, it's definitely one of the first things I would present to aliens to spare our humanity. But I must say Italian music can be very cheerful and there is a lot to dance to. As for fascism, I see it that way: We Germans were gears in an evil machine, you can take each one out and the individual cog must not have been evil but as a whole we have undoubtedly brought much suffering to europe. And as a German, I don't necessarily see it as a hereditary guilt, but as an hereditary responsibility for us never to allow something like that again and now, as in the Ukraine, to show a clear edge against expansionists and genocides.

[@irenecarrillo6750]

@@otto1449 really liked the part about responsibility and a bit sorry for your experience of being seen as threatening

[@otto1449]

@@irenecarrillo6750 Don't worry, that was the first and only time I've experienced that, most of the time we were in typical tourist zones and there we only encountered open and friendly Italians. And of course I didn't find it unfriendly either, we were the strangers who frightened them and thus certainly strengthened the German streotype at least to the people who live there. I also had one of my best experiences in Venice, we got lost on the class trip. Were hungry from searching and walking around and didn't really know what to do, Google maps wasn't really a thing for us then. And then a super nice Italian chef came up to us, he probably saw us staring stupidly into the area. He knew some German because his son lived there and happened to work in the same town where we came from. He served us one of the most delicious pizzas I've ever had at a generous discount. Then he helped us to find the way to our class meeting point. It was really a great experience and yes, I couldn't imagine that in a German restaurant. To be picked up off the street and served personally by the chef.☺

[@scrumblednuts]

we italians love german people and germany. 🇮🇹❤🇩🇪

[@gawkthimm6030]

Italy is very good friends with the US, as part of NATO they hosted large bases of US troops for decades and have been extensive trade partners since the end of ww2

[@VolMacros]

As an italian i was waiting for this one! Hoping you'll be able to come visit Italy soon!

[@gabrielemangialavori8732]

nice reaction, I'm glad you would like to come and that you have Italian origins, I also recommend you to react about the best places to visit in Italy, about the history of Italy, things to know before visiting Italy, facts about Italy , like being Italian, cultural shocks etc...I'd be curious to see your reaction, love from Italy 🇮🇹❤️🤗

[@dansattah]

True, different cultures/countries divide the world differently. In German, "Amerika" can refer to the USA, but the terms "US-Amerika" or "Vereinigte Staaten" (United States) are more common. Usually, we don't use an equivalent of "The Americas". Instead, Northern America is "Nordamerika", South America is "Südamerika" and "The Americas" are called "Amerika".

[@ipezmusic]

Trentino-Alto Adige. The river means a lot, we fought here in WW1, WW2...

[@7UDRO]

terrone e polentore are bad words from an ignorant past we don't miss at all.

[@primategaberocco]

My only advice visiting Italy, don't be scared of the South. It's beautifully delicious, stunning in natural beauty and the people are boisterously warm and welcoming. LOL 🤣

[@irenecarrillo6750]

I'm so happy and honoured you want to come to Italy

[@andrew_koala2974]

01:43 ---- Of course it should become obvious to you - It is where the English word Barber originates from. Easy for me to understand it as my {Late) father was born in Kent County MI - of Italian parents who migrated to the U.S from Modena - Italy 102 years ago

[@stefano_etrusco]

Venice flooding is mainly caused by the fact that they opened larger accesses to the lagoon for big ships. Right now a mobile dam system has been put in place to try and stop water flooding in during high tides.

[@johnah2]

Heidi, when you go to Italy prepare yourself, Italian food is different from Italian-American. Don’t order “pepperoni” pizza because you’ll get a pizza covered with green or yellow or red bell peppers. Remember, Venice is sinking and partly global warming. It was flooding in 1987 when I went. I think, it didn’t start flooding occasionally until 2000’s? I’m not sure when it started flooding consistently.

[@pirangeloferretti3588]

I'm sixty and Venice was in the news for flooding since I was a little kid. In fact it might be better now, with the MOSE dam; but the town is sinking, it's built on wood for god's sake.

[@UnluckyHistorian]

Venice: It's a double problem. It's getting heavier with more people, more wares, and more of everything, so it sinks (this city is built on literal stumps of wood). On top of that, waters are indeed rising.

[@alessandrocarrabba5459]

Don’t worry, Italy has very good relationship with US, we are allied and we share a lot together. I’m Italian one I love the US

[@outis4]

Non proprio verissimo, l'Italia (come una bella fetta d'Europa e, ahimè, del mondo) è sottomessa agli usa. In più verso la fine del 1800 (1891) a New Orleans vennero giustiziati in piazza decine di italiani, come conseguenza di sommarie indagini con basi razziste, a cui seguirono da parte della stampa statunitense (arrivando fino ai vertici governativi, con dichiarazioni abbastanza vergognose da parte del presidente statunitense) vignette e bufale che hanno creato lo stereotipo dell'italiano mafioso. Stereotipo che perdura ancora oggi, ovviamente, e sempre ripetuto dagli statunitensi.

[@clobo70]

From Venice here, the flooding has become more intense in recent years due to a combination of factors (climate change plus bad management); however, they built a complicated system of movable barriers so it has stopped being so severe. Nobody really knows how long this system is going to last but for the moment it appears that the situation has improved.

[@veradokic861]

2:16 America is a continent (or two if South and north are not the same) It is just that many people call the us “America” even though The us is not the only country in America.

[@petebeatminister]

Funny, the very first time I've seen you, I thought "She looks like a Italian." :)

[@leonardopizzimenti7620]

As Italian I've always been curious on how the world sees us I like this video❤ PS if no-one already answered "terroni" it's a nickname given to the South of Italy because the south is always been like the country of Italy working the "land/terra" therefore "terroni". I hope it was clear. 10:13

[@mimmopolichetti2057]

Please note that the new US Navy Frigates will be Italian . Not only pizza and pasta.😊

[@gioringia2080]

If you ever come to Italy and doesn't want to visit the usually visited cities like Rome or Milan, I suggest you to come to Bologna or Ferrara, those are really fanstastic and gorgeous but unfortunate not as famous as Rome o Milan

[@gioringia2080]

I know those two in particolar since I live near but there are many other cities undervalued that are incredibly beautiful

[@danielefabbro822]

I live in Friuli. It isn't so popular because probably is a bit too far off, it's a border region of North-East Italy. It shares it's boundaries with Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. There are the Alps, the Hills (where we produce some of the best wines of Italy, google "Colli Orientali"), plains (it's the fartest eastern extention of Padania plain) and last but not least the sea. In Trieste we hold every year the biggest regatta of the world, the "Barcolana", with hundreds of sailing ships and even our training military vessel shows up every year for such event. There are a number of notable archeological sites but after all the whole region is basically an historical site... As like the whole rest of Italy. Oh, we have the mummies too, at Venzone. A small urban center in the hill region. We speak our language, the Furlan with a distinct dialect, the Cjarniel. We also have one of the most largest, but also shortest rivers in Europe: the Tagliamento. 1100 meters wide. We have also a great respect for environment at the point that basically the whole alpine area of the region is kept in really good shape. We have althought problems with bears and wolfs but... Unless you don't walk alone in the forests, you shouldn't have problems. Recently we have welcomed a lots of migrants from both Mediterranean routes and from Ukraine. They both integrated quite well in our society and are more than welcome here. They both are good workers and good neighboors. Friuli is sometimes called "A small compendium of universe". 😎👍

[@surfingtheworldww]

Near the Bomarzo Horro Garden there is Viterbo, this large town has the broadest and best kept medieval center that is just amazing to visit.

[@lorenzocretella4759]

The nickname for the people that are coming from the south “terroni” comes from terra witch means earth because a lot of people that lived there used to work as agricultors so terroni basicly means “poor because you are from the south so you are probably working as a farmer as the tunned color of your skin is suggesting. And yes if you’re wondering i’m Italian ahahah

[@irenecarrillo6750]

We have lots of Americans friends, and also youngsters consume lots of American media, the only thing is we kinda joke about the stereotypical american tourists (like loud, wearing baseball caps, shorts, gym clothes, sneakers, mispronounced words and capouccino drinked during lunch). But really, it's fun talking to Americans because they're always bubbly and happy

[@noemiditella]

Venezia wasn't used to float before, from what I remember, but now if it rains ( a lot) venezia could float.

[@Kasai-Shibata]

Che bello vedervi così appassionati alla nostra cultura ❤😢

[@dave_h_8742]

Venice is built on top of logs piled into estuary mud so it's sinking also the waters rising. They have almost/have built a wall around it to regulate the flow of water. It doesn't help that massive cruise liners sail up to it.

[@lairbox]

We are very big friends with Americans, we still see America as the place of dreams, where anything is possible. We love so massively your movies, tv shows and a lot of other things that made our culture very dependent and close to yours.

[@Milleisol]

I'm Sardinian, those are not seadas, not even close! About places for you to visit, I would say Sardinia, but I'm biased 🤣 It all depend on what you want to see and how long you stay, but you can basically throw a dart on the italian map and you can have access to ancient history, delicious food and beautiful beaches (exept if the dart ends in the far north, but you can always take the car and drive to a beach in reasonable time)

[@Momo_Kawashima]

"NOOO IT'S CALLED FOOTBALL YOU CAN'T CALL IT SOCCER" "NO IT'S SOCCER AND YOU'RE WRONG" Italians: "You kick the ball. It's called Kick" "Yes"

[@fabio2243]

8:50 About Venice, It is not only because of global warming, but also because the ground on which Venice was built is sinking slightly. Articles referring to a study conducted between 2000 and 2011 say that the water rises by 2mm every year, while the ground drops by 2mm.

[@dadidadawi]

Fun fact in case you didn't know America is named after a famous italian explorer called Amerigo Vespucci and yes also Cristoforo Colombo the first sailor to discover the new continent was italian!

[@gowest19]

hi Heidi your reactionlook is so funny,it safed my day. stay well

[@Damonkyking]

Thanks for the appreciation

[@purrpurr6618]

"acqua alta" has always existed in venice. the season starts in september and goes till april. the peak is around november. there are several reasons why it became stonger. change of climate is also a factor. due to the sinking groundwater level venice also sinks every year about 1--1,5 cm

[@micheleduritto]

this^

[@ilBraso]

Nice reaction! and i have also to say, you have a beautiful smile 🥰

[@kartdriver92]

Interesting fact bout Venice or Venezia being flooded. People expected that the project that has been made, the "Mose" to literally help the levels of water from rising, tho being completly blind and oblivious the problem is majourly in the foundations where Venice is standing. Those are the same ones that thousands of years ago have been made to keep it afloat, and are definetly not tested for millions and millions to stay on every year, so they are slowly giving in and sinking. If I recall should be 1 Cm of sinking every year? or something like that.

[@johnnyringo80]

Don't listen to him for the soccer argument, cause what he says is invalid; Australia, New Zealand and Ireland just call it soccer to differentiate it from their regional variants of football (Australian and Gaelic football, respectively) as the US does - by the way, what you call football is actually rugby. The Philippines, Japan and Papua New Guinea adopted it directly from the US. South Africa probably does it only to tease the British and Canada is once again being polite to you. Every other civilized nation calls it football, including its homeland, the UK (and Scotland, of course). Except Italy, they call it "the kicking game", because there it predates modern rules on physical altercation between players - the old-style "calcio fiorentino" is more like an MMA battle than actual football...

[@ILMAXONE]

Saluti dall'italia, we want you here in Italy Heidi, you gonna love it ❤

[@RivenCloud-ss7di]

10:17 i've always thought, as an half-north-italian, half south, that south italians were called terroni bc they were farmers (terra = earth, field)

[@matteocolpo7140]

10:19 terroni derives from terra wich means ground and has a variety of possible etymologies like: farmers, inhabitants of earthquakes lands, ground eaters and more… Each of that has a specific reason so no one knows for sure where it came from

[@Kompromist]

In German "Po" means Butt... There is a butt river in Europe... If it's not dried out... We have a little problem there for the last 5 years and it's propably getting worse... And yeah... Venice flooding is due to global warming and rising sea-levels. It happened before every 10 years and not that problematic... Yeah the streets got wet... What ever. But since the 2000s it happens nearly twice a year. So they built Moses... No joke... They built Moses. Go watch a video about it.

[@pgabrieli]

small note from sardinia, the "cheese fritter dumplings" look nothing like the picture (never seen those), they're more like oversized ravioli...

[@nicolamadrigali8713]

What did he say!? Po does not end in Venezia!!! And Lake Garda has glacial origin and not volcanic.... OMG (I'm italian)

[@FrancescoBatocchipanzer8]

Terroni is a name gived from the Roman Empire at the populations that comes from Naples area. They tipically work the land in italian language is terra and from that the word is terroni.

[@MemoMemoP-q5e]

Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹 🤟 👌 👍

[@robertwilloughby8050]

You can do the Netherlands - that's a really good one - and Ireland is also a very interesting one too.

[@798jeremy]

She already did it (not Ireland yet though).

[@ipezmusic]

We as italians gesticulate. A lot. Don't be scared if you ask me something about, say, my city and I begin to describe it that way. We are not aggressive, it's our way to argument, interact, argue. No wonder we speak loud too. A true italian has to put his soul in what he does. That's why we cook, paint, write this way. I'm from an older generation, by the way...

[@jesperolsen8727]

"Some people think America is a continent". Erm, yes it is, 2 of them in fact.

[@francescauguccioni2379]

I'm italian and I think that Italy, such a small country, has a lot of personality: everybody in the world knows italian monuments, musicians i, painters, and italian food, luxury industries etc So : come in Italy as soon as you can, we wait for you!

[@MellonVegan]

Don't quote me on this but I believe Venice is sinking for the same reason Chicago is (was?) sinking. Or Mexico City. It was built on marshland (on stilts, in this case) and the soft ground can't support all that weight.

[@giovannimoriggi5833]

In Venice iI's not the earth that sinks, it's the sea that rises. Chicago is younger, full of heavier building and extremely larger than Venice. The real reason is the brutal alteration of the lagoon bed

[@MarcusAgricola]

Venice is known for "Aqua alta" (High water) for centuries. There is nothing new about it being flooded every year.

[@Kompromist]

If you visit Italy, don't forget little San Marino and Vatikan State.😁

[@giovannimoriggi5833]

San Marino is a bit out of the way and not exceptionally interesting, while in Vatican City you can only access the museum areas.

[@michimix]

I'm from the noth of Italy, and Terrone is like an insult

[@Random_voice_actor]

We are racist between each other😂

[@MelgaInMoto]

If you guys ever come on Garda Lake, feel free to write me and I will be happy to show you around some places and taste some foods.

[@danielevallainc2537]

wow he did a good job, you are welcome heidi !

[@olivierdk2]

4:00 The rose parts are occupied zones from WW2. They had to get Germany's help to take Greece or stay long enough in Egypt. The war Italy launched against Ethiopia was savage. Ignoring the 1925 Geneva Protocol which it signed along with 15 other major countries committing them not to use chemical agents in war, fascist Italy unleashed mustard gas during its invasion of Ethiopia in the second Italo-Abyssinian War. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a precise casualty toll may never be determined. But an estimate stated that 15,000 of the 50,000 Ethiopian civilian casualties in the war were from poison gas.

[@irenecarrillo6750]

Yes, that was horrible we always talk about it in history class. That was such a useless and cruel war crime

[@irenecarrillo6750]

The most worrisome thing is that now that we have a philofascist government there have been some attacks on students by gangs of fascists

[@SpinningBread117]

I'm italian but i swear i never heard before Polentoni, but Terroni yes, a lot

[@Nome_utente_generico]

Ask yourself why

[@herrrorschach590]

2:20 "some people think that America is a continent"... Well, it actually IS lol

[@beaconeersofthesevenmaps3467]

You are welcome anytime!

[@agnesefundoni]

Ciao Heidi, sono italiana ed ho visto il tuo video che tratta l'argomento Italia. Ho trovato il ragazzo del video molto veloce nelle sue spiegazioni, comunque per il poco tempo a disposizione direi che ha dato molte risposte generiche alcune anche valide, volendo, anche se devo fare una piccola correzione ha detto Sicilia (il cui capoluogo è la città di Palermo) e poi Napoli e Milano. La Sicilia è una Regione del nostro Stato Italia, mentre le altre due sono città, inoltre all'inizio dice Barbato, ma la parola corretta è Barbaro ossia chi era estraneo alla nostra civiltà ed era ed è un violento, mentre Barbuto è colui che ha sul viso la Barba Hi Heidi, I'm Italian and I saw your video which deals with the topic of Italy. I found the guy in the video very quick in his explanations, however given the little time available I would say that he gave many generic answers, some of which were also valid if desired, even if I have to make a small correction, said Sicily (whose capital is the city of Palermo) and then Naples and Milan. Sicily is a region of our Italian state, while the other two are cities, furthermore at the beginning it says Barbato, but the correct word is Barbaro, that is, someone who was foreign to our civilization and was and is violent, while Barbuto is someone who has Beard on his face

[@asmodon]

4:28 The word soccer originates in England. It’s an abbreviation of Association Football. They used the word synonymous with football until the 1960s. So the English insistence on calling it only football is a bit hypocritical.

[@bluebear6570]

Aqua alta - the flooding of Venice is for centuries a common occurence in winter.

[@morthasa]

Venice doesn't flood every year, it is more like every few months (depending on the season, and how high you want the water to get before you consider it "flooding"). AFAIK it isn't so much due to global warming, as much as a combination of high tide and the wind blowing *just right*. That said, human influence is still felt, as massive ships and industrialisation have eroded the lagoon's bed increasing the phenomenon's severity. In sept. 2023 the MOSE project (essentially a massive system of moving dams) is due to be inaugurated which should mitigate the phenomenon a bit. Also, "terroni" refers to "terra", meaning ground/earth and essentially implies that the people from the south are farmers (implying uncultured yokels). You don't want to call a southener terrone to their face.

[@VitaMea-di9zx]

Bellissimo video .Felice di saperti di origine Italiana.Sei la benvenuta in Patria Una faccia una razza . Ciao dalla Toscana🇮🇹🫵🏻🌺

[@nikkogr]

try with Bulgaria you will like it :)

[@TiDeviSpaventareeeeh]

nice video! greetings from Rimini, Italy

[@MassimoCappelletti-e5m]

The best wines are in northern Italy (Barolo, Amarone, Barbaresco)

[@coldlightmoon1814]

Do Spain next please!! :D

[@akela408]

One thing he didn't say is that in Sicily there are Greek temples dating back thousands of years

[@zaynalsikder9213]

❤Italy.Strong country by history, culture, food, fashion,cars and other things.❤

[@Deailon]

Do not go to Italy in the summer! It is hot and full of tourists. Go in the spring (April is best IMHO) or Autumn (October is great). It is still sunny and warm, but not too hot and much easier to navigate. No long queues to the museums and monuments. The prices go down as well. When you look for a place to eat, always follow the locals. Italians make a lot of money from tourists who do not know their way but know places that are good and cheap.

[@davidvrobel1801]

Czech Republic episode is good :)

[@SpinningBread117]

Fun fact: Naples have more than 400 church

[@Augustus_Imperator]

Now you should do an italian snacks tasting😀

[@Moribax85]

Speaking of Venice (since I live 40 minutes away from it), it's not really because of global warming. Let me elaborate: the city is sinking, literally, it was built on small islands (and with small I mean small, the size of football fields) made of sand in the middle of the lagoon, reinforced and connected with wooden stilts that petrified during the millennia. You know what they say about building anything on sand... This is exacerbated by the ship traffic, as it causes waves that further erode the petrified wood stilts, increasing the pressure. So no, global warming isn't really the cause, without it the city would still sink, but, you know, if the city sinks and, at the same time, the sea level rises, you can imagine it accelerates things.

[@Limmosee]

Hey @HailHeidi If you're going to Italy, you might wanna check this video out, What NOT to do in Italy 🙂

[@ginosidari9474]

la storia, l'arte, la cultura italiana non ha uguali al mondo. Essere italiani, avere sangue italiano nelle vene è un orgoglio.