How to live an Italian lifestyle wherever you are

[@riccardocostantini6560]

Questo video mi ha rapito dal primo secondo fino all'ultimo. Bellissimo, complimenti, davvero!

[@MsBritaly]

Grazie mille 🙏🏻

[@stefanogabrielli7130]

My secret Is how managing your worries. Worry, in italian, is "preoccupazione". It's a long word made of two words that literally mean "occupying before". Worries usually OCCUPY your mind BEFORE the right time. You have to face up to your troubles in the right time. You don't have to keep occupying your mind with future troubles. The eyes of imagination see more serious troubles than they really will be.

[@MsBritaly]

Yes! I love this interpretation

[@MsBritaly]

Yes! I love this interpretation

[@violetsinspring5863]

This makes so much sense! I am working on my “worry gene”! ❤

[@spuvenk]

When I get asked by friends and family in England what am I doing in mid August 2027, I tend to want to say: “ How the heck do I know? I don’t even know if I will be alive so far ahead! “. But I keep polite and say that it’s too far ahead to know and we can discuss it in a couple of years! I just cannot believe that people think so far ahead. And yet they do. Not here though. I prefer how it is here. I hope I didn’t think so far ahead when I lived in London. Maybe I did. Food is number 1 in the whole of Italy. The top priority and can be made with the simplest of ingredients. I am happy that you have acquired another culture and that you are really appreciating it and understand more about life in general and about your own self. I did get some insights to this because I did Italian literature at school and beyond but to come here and experience it first hand makes it real. North, centre or south, I think the people are welcoming in each area. I have lived in all 3. I feel at home anywhere in Italy. This episode is philosophically lovely. I enjoyed listening to your words here, Claire.

[@spuvenk]

In mountain communities in Italy every place is open 7 days per week. The pace is slower but constant. You get the old fashioned shop that shuts for lunch ( 2 hours ) but most do not. The shop is their home so when you go to a shop you really feel at home and you always have a chat and catch up or talk about situations that arise. The shops are family run so at lunch time there is always someone to hold the fort. I can compare London to Milan or Florence and the bigger Italian cities but nothing beats life in a mountain community in Italy. It is an oasis. A totally different lifestyle. Realistic but totally different to being in a city. The weather is different. if it snows the roads are cleaned before you wake up. There is no way that you will be stuck at home and get a few days off work. These communities are so equipped that they help the cities to clean up with their machinery and staff in times of freak weather such as snow. Helicopters to deal with fires in the forests. The place is monitored very closely to keep the population safe. The climate is different but with more sun than in the valleys because high up the sun shines from sunrise over the clouds in the valleys that clear around 11:30 am in winter. No frost at altitude due to the trees. It’s like living in another country with the benefits of a mild climate with few extreme situations that can occur but do very rarely.

[@SomebodySaid...]

I visited Italy for the first time a couple of months ago. It’s never left my mind or heart.

[@MsBritaly]

Beautiful!

[@HeartyJune]

I am not from Italy and still yet to get a chance to visit. But I always felt a certain connection to the culture and a way of life. This perfectly sums up why

[@MsBritaly]

I'm so glad it did. It's complicated here yet there is a beauty deep within

[@tic-tacdrin-drinn1505]

Among the "culture shocks" experienced by foreigners in Italy (and in Germany), it is often mentioned on KZbin that shops are closed on Sundays, probably because Italians are lazy (although this is not always the case in big cities or tourist spots). However, now we're glad you've finally discovered the positive aspects of taking a day off to recharge your batteries.

[@MsBritaly]

It’s simply a difference in culture which when you come from a culture that is fast paced and doesn’t stop - it takes you by surprise. However with time, you come to appreciate and recognize the importance of slowing down.

[@josephaugello1527]

The us is even more intense than the uk. Example you see Christmas trees and stuff in stores in October. People's behavior here is Intense and stressful. Most major us cities and even many smaller one have a high crime rate which make people stressed and scared and intense

[@MsBritaly]

Yes - it is a lot more commercial in the UK and America

[@ErmyPedata]

I loved this! So true about Italian Sundays and food!!! I am glad you came to appreciate this as a Brit, as I do believe these are things that in the UK are kinda missing and should not be taken for granted!

[@MsBritaly]

Yes! There are so many benefits to these that people just don’t realise!

[@ivancorellas3417]

Filmato straordinario accompagnato da bellissime e sincere parole. Complimenti, in assoluto il più bel filmato sullo stile di vita italiano che abbia mai visto.

[@MsBritaly]

Grazie mille!

[@davebanko4759]

Hi Clare, we’ve arrived in Puglia! We’ll be here until Christmas using nearly all the 90 of 180 days we’re allowed. We’re looking forward to this opportunity to reset our life and learn and adapt some of the Italian way. Thanks so much for continuing to share your journey! ❤️🇮🇹

[@MsBritaly]

Incredible and what a beautiful time of the year to experience! Really embrace everything! ❤️🇮🇹

[@janetlombardi2314]

A superb video it doesn't get any better than this. I couldn't agree with you more. I love the Italian way.of life and the philosophy that the Italian's adopt s pretty spot on. Viva Italia. Thank you so much and enjoy 😉 😘 😊

[@MsBritaly]

Thank you! I honestly think we can all learn so much from it

[@BlueSuedeShoesDance]

I agree and can relate to everything in your video. I have never been able to put in words my attraction and love of southern Italy but you have put it so eloquently. Thank you 😊

[@MsBritaly]

Thank you! It is hard to put into words I agree - it’s a feeling

[@markm1565]

Thank you! Such a brilliant insightful video. From the heart. Real! This is exactly the sort of thing I want to learn about Italy. Great to see you growing in wisdom and enjoying it . . . ❤

[@MsBritaly]

Thank you so much! I hope you gained something from it!

[@barrios4458]

Thank you for reminding me of this ,just had a long slow Sunday it was great,

[@MsBritaly]

Perfect!

[@soniaemmanouilidou1139]

everything you said in this video I have experienced living in Greece

[@MsBritaly]

I think it’s definitely a Mediterranean vibe

[@enricomonti156]

Hope you enjoyed your time in Bologna, which literally is a good place to live and you can everything you may desire. I was born there and lived there until I was 17, maybe someday I'll move back

[@MsBritaly]

Yes, it was short but sweet and I would definitely like to return! It gave me London vibes in the Autumn!

[@enricomonti156]

@@MsBritaly I had a taste of autumn in North-Western England in September, but it was definitely clearer than the fog that usually happens in Bologna during autumn at certain times

[@KristinaMBuffetti]

Thank you for these beautiful, wise words!

[@MsBritaly]

Thank you too!

[@pinucciobisceglia5469]

Wow. Hai un talento da Poetessa incredibile. COMPLIMENTI. 👍👏

[@MsBritaly]

Grazie mille!

[@pattiporco8598]

Beautifully said.

[@MsBritaly]

Thank you!

[@suyashneelambugg]

This is also the way of life in all of Asia. Seems like older civilisations are indeed wider.

[@MsBritaly]

They are indeed wiser

[@spruzzal67]

La vita va presa con molta calma, non sai cosa ti succede domani, «Mentre parliamo il tempo è già in fuga, come se provasse invidia di noi. Afferra la giornata sperando il meno possibile nel domani.» Orazio, carpe diem. Bel video bellissimo borgo, L'unica cosa che rendono gli italiani uniti è il cibo e il buon vino.

[@MsBritaly]

Grazie - E anche parole sagge

[@Beherenow-p5e]

This is a truly helpful video with most loving and practical advice. I love Italy, it's people and lifestyle. I love to live the Italian way...food, love, family, friends and fun...🎉

[@MsBritaly]

Thank you - I’m glad it helped!

[@DMills-un1tl]

That was an awesome video, thank you!

[@MsBritaly]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fk-rm6xs]

Lovely and well done, thank you❤

[@MsBritaly]

Thank you!

[@kflecha1]

The video message is so inspiring ❤ love it ❤

[@MsBritaly]

Thank you! ❤️

[@travelvideos]

I can't imagine working hard from 9 to 5 and then trying to relax on weekends, and having nowhere to go on Sundays because everything is closed due to some government rules.

[@MsBritaly]

It’s not to say everything is closed it really depends on the city/town but there is a much slower pace of life on a Sunday which I have come to appreciate

[@wahidmehmood890]

Come vorrie ❤

[@gennyshark]

❣

[@angelogio8229]

Vai piano piano, vai sano... e lontano... :) my nonno used to say in Napoletano

[@MsBritaly]

Mi piace - piano piano sempre!

[@PurpleAmiga]

Maybe Mindfulness started in Italia 😊

[@MsBritaly]

Quite possibly!

[@pile333]

👏

[@marcellominasi41]

If you ask me, my long term goal is to die. Having clear in mind my final destination, all i can say is that i don’t want to arrive at that moment full of thoughts about things to do, things to avoid, things that i shoul have done or avoided, desires, regrets, complaints. I don’t want to “ stay hungry, stay foolish “ and die like a dog. I prefere to stay in contact with every single second of my life. I prefere to enlarge my life instead of extending it.

[@MsBritaly]

Expansion and being in the moment - two very important aspects

[@maxdic1171]

Grazie delle belle parole sull'Italia, ma è un'immagine un po' da cartolina... In ogni caso, più calzante forse a piccoli centri del Sud. A Milano la Domenica i negozi sono aperti e moltissimi lavorano. Non è che siamo così rilassati e in pace con il mondo :D

[@MsBritaly]

Questa è stata la mia esperienza nel Sud - naturalmente nelle grandi città del Nord ci saranno differenze

[@beaconeersofthesevenmaps3467]

Ti darei la cittadinanza italiana

[@MsBritaly]

Haha ah grazie!

[@jaiganeshanvelmurugan8406]

Hi really impressed with ur video can i have i mail id to contact u and talk about things

[@MsBritaly]

Yes sure - [e-mail]