How to Deal with Initial Culture Shock in Italy.

[@Pat10Ireland]

Great video as usual! Number 1 is a big mistake I’ve made myself!

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Eh. It happens Thank you 😊

[@carolc1543]

I bought a place in Italy above a pasticceria and many other sources of food etc… waiting to close…but ferragosto. I will immerse immediately. Scary. But dive in. Your suggestion to travel is exactly my plan. When I get overwhelmed or bored… see more of Italy. Enjoy the beach!

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Exactly ! You’ve made a courageous and admirable choice to buy a house here. This country was made for traveling , pity the roads aren’t always well maintained

[@Rualnys]

I see that you’re taking the approach of catering more to the people that intend to move and live in Italy, rather than the ocasional traveler. Good thing about it is that your advice translates also to the short term tourists in the sense that they can greatly benefit from learning a bit deeper before going there than just what places to visit.

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

I never thought of it that way. Thank you. Yeah I think it’s wiser to cater to people who are looking to move and live here than tourism. Although I can certainly make those videos from time to time.

[@secretariatgirl4249]

Thanks for this!!!! I'm old but want my last big adventure. I've got the lawyers working, trying to move beyond the menu/curse word/weird dialect stage of my Italian language skills! I've lived in England and traveled all around Europe so I'm always open to the native population...that's the reason to move there, to reconnect with my people! My Sicilian cousin in London was so wonderful and I am waiting to reconnect with the relatives in Campobasso...other family members have. Love that you got to Sicily!! I've done all the basic research on the food situation for me (special diet) and there are no worries there! My big problem will be resisting the food! And, no kidding...I'm monitoring the volcanoes...Vesuvius destroyed Torre del Greco once in the past and that is where my great uncle Mike moved back to when I was a kid! Have tons of pictures of them in the 60's with my favorite volcano looming behind....

[@paulfreitag8267]

Ciao! They have so much more scientific monitoring of volcanoes and warning systems these days that I wouldn't worry about it too much. I'm 53 and live in Florence, but I would like to end up in Sicily one day soon. Stick to your dreams!!!!

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Yeah but they’d have a hell of a time getting the population evacuated if, No, WHEN it explodes again.

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Sorry what are the lawyers working on ? I believe TDG was hit around 1794 and the tower next to the main church was spared but not the church. Nice. You seem already well prepared to live here. I’m sure you won’t look back once you get here.

[@secretariatgirl4249]

@@DavidsDoseofItaly Dual citizenship...!

[@secretariatgirl4249]

@@DavidsDoseofItaly They have "a plan" but I doubt it will really work!

[@mirkofrollano1265]

"Some Italians don't speak Italian very well"... TRUE! 🤣

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

🤣.

[@orinocoplay1876]

Grazie mille

[@TheSicilianLife]

Hope you have a great vacation. 🙂

[@22Jeffreyb]

Another good video with great info. Hope all is well.

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Hi Jeff. We’re good thx. Thanks for being a part of my channel!

[@louisdangelo9375]

Nice information David. Thank you

[@massimilianocorradini6871]

Ciao David,buone vacanze a te e famiglia 😉👊😎

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Ricambiamo!

[@giovanniserafino1731]

“Fresh of the boat” at Ellis Island in 1900 works very well indeed. . Not too sure how many foreigners are arriving at the port of Naples “ Fresh of the boat” in 2022. I did enjoy the historic reversal of the phrase. Absolutely brilliant! As always, excellent content in this video. Very helpful for foreigners some of whom are returning to the “old country!”

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Hehe, I know, I don’t think anyone is coming to and from Italy by boat these days. Still it’s a good term to use and historically speaking it keeps it alive. Thank you for the positive feedback!

[@janetlombardi2314]

Italy is amazing but it is difficult to know which part to live permanently. Thank you

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

It really is! You need to come here first and get an idea of what the area is like before you make the big move. The best thing to do is to reach out to people like myself and others in order to get a good idea of how your town/area of interest really is.

[@janetlombardi2314]

@@DavidsDoseofItaly I do like Calabria but my worry is medical services there it appears very low on the scale. What do think of Salerno as you lived there? Thank you for your help.

[@_aaroneous]

Your advice is practical and inspirational. Super video!

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

I can live with that combination! Thanks amico mio!

[@patriciacastaldo9821]

Another excellent video , David ! Thank you !

[@bistecca1048]

3:16 Whoa, so You really made it up to my city! I didn't know that. Good job! Feeling homesick might be better translated as "nostalgia di casa". Or not. Ciao !

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Yup. Loved Trentino ! I put “sento mancanza di casa” because I’ve heard that much more but of course there are always other ways to say it.

[@bistecca1048]

@@DavidsDoseofItaly Mind it, we're somewhat picky (and by somewhat I mean VERY) about many bordering towns, provinces and regions. Like in this case, Alto Adige and Trentino are two completely separated realities 😉

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Oh definitely. Regional differences are stronger in Italy than in the US. Accent. Dialect. Food. Attitudes. It’s more compact here

[@englishwithhubert5692]

Excellent video as always! And useful, too. Thank you for uploading!

[@russwoodward8917]

Thank you David! I really enjoy your videos. Hope to be living in Italy in the next few years

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Looking forward to having you here !

[@utkutrustcrypto-chainprice4539]

Hello, such great information! 💯

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Thank you!

[@Niculous]

Thank you for your tips, David! I'm working on getting dual Italian citizenship and planning on living out there in the next few years! I'm not sure if you've done a video on the general cost of living comparisons between the US and Italy, I'd love to get your input on this! 🇮🇹

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

That is an excellent idea and I just might do that because I think others who want to come live here are asking themselves the same question. Thank you 😊

[@Rualnys]

Nicholas, you should definitely check all of David’s videos. I’ve been a follower for a long time and every new episode delivers new knowledge and insights from the perspective of a local that so happens to be an American rather than an American than so happens to live in Rome. Subtle but important distinction.

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Can you reword that please 🤪😄

[@gliazzurri849]

Sarò a Roma in due settimane. Purtroppo non è un biglietto one-way… ancora

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Nel senso che vorresti viverci ?

[@gliazzurri849]

Yes:)

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

@@gliazzurri849 scegli bene il quartiere. Ti consiglio di cercare una casa con più silenzio possibile e non una che da su una strada principale !

[@artnunymiss2530]

"Marrying an Italian woman helped me further insert myself into their society" LOL!

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

😎😎

[@amberfur5750]

David, perché non parli delle hit dell’estate? Anche in usa sono così importanti le hit estive?

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Perché in realtà non è una cosa che mi interessa più di tanto. Io sono metallaro a vita e quindi sentirei strano parlare di questa musica ! 🙃

[@amberfur5750]

@@DavidsDoseofItaly ahahahah ok!

[@paulfreitag8267]

Ciao David. May I ask what Visa you had when you first arrived in Italy? I have my one year Student Visa but I need to figure out how to stay, well forever honestly. Grazie, Paul in Firenze

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

I’ve never had a visa in my life because I’m a dual Italian and American citizen. I’d look into getting a permesso di soggiorno and for work purposes which I believe can continue to be extended indefinitely

[@reginapolo3357]

Ok David, I'll follow your advice, but you better hook me up with somebody when I get there....😗

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

🤣🤣. I’ll try

[@ConanNYC]

Did you know Italian before you moved to Italy or did you learn it there?

[@DavidsDoseofItaly]

Yes I did and this was a great benefit. Obviously, over the years I have improved it. I begin studying Italian seriously when I was 18. I took a few courses at a community college and then I went to Florence to study at a language school for three summers. I also studied at college in America because I was thinking of teaching Italian in the United States and then I ended up coming here because I knew that it was the only way to perfect my Italian.