How to be more Italian! (In Italy)

[@TheQKatie]

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[@ancomarzio8190]

heeeey, Katie, 7:07 ma infatti voi americani siete più generosi, purtroppo noi non salutiamo e non facciamo facilmente amicizia con gli sconosciuti, e siamo un po' più inibiti in generale, ma beh, ci sono tanti altri lati positivi! ;) noi temiamo che se uno sconosciuto ci ferma o ci saluta, abbia semplicemente cattive intenzioni, sia un seccatore, un molesto o un accattone

[@ancomarzio8190]

non perdete mai la gioia e la meraviglia di stare in italia! 😳

[@MrUsermister]

Sorry Madam ... how to be more Italian ??? who do you think Italians are ? Some kind of cartoon or fictional characters ??? You can't use the expression ITALIAN like an "adjustable" parameter, like how to be blond-er or how to be tall-er ... Talking about stereotypes and prejudices ...

[@ancomarzio8190]

@@MrUsermister bro, stfu Her love for Italians and italianness and her creativity don't need to be pulluted from sterile and flattening polemics such as yours Do people think that all Italians are Mario eating pizza? Hell yeah that's a great way to give a soul to a people, a characterization Stop with the Twitter-like 14 year old hysteric whining, bro, that'd only flatten her nice creativity

[@FedericoSpada13]

About number 8, it's good practise to say "salve" or "buon giorno" to people who you meet on mountain paths

[@michelelaraia7358]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@combatjeyj6234]

Verissimo(so true)! Otherwise the awkward silence makes both of people walking by each other uncomfortable

[@ElizaBez]

And also "buondì" in the Dolomites lol

[@doccal5896]

Io lo dico in ascensore, e a volte, ardisco, anche al mare.

[@michelelaraia7358]

3:51 Vino a Trani e' pure un cognome/surname-last name.

[@lukebeich]

A bit of trivia: the reason why 17 is an unlucky number comes from Latin, since with roman numerals 17 is XVII. But that is an anagram for VIXI which in Latin means "I lived". And if you livED, it means that you are not alive anymore...

[@antoniodettoli2845]

Grazie per aver colmato una mia ignoranza

[@trygveskogsholm5963]

That is so indirect no one would ever figure it out unless they were told.

[@MarcoBissacco]

Bellissima! oltretutto ha un significato ben meno fumoso di tante altre credenze

[@TheQKatie]

🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@frrusc1]

Comunque io il 17 non esco di casa....

[@zanizone3617]

"Fare tredici" (making a thirteen) refers to the Totocalcio lottery, where you bet by putting on a ticket the results of all 13 matches of that week's first series soccer tournament (serie A). If you guess correctly the results of all 13 matches you win the jackpot. It happens pretty rarely so the amount grows from week to week, and it's usually in the millions. So, as "fare tredici" can set you for life, it is used figuratively just to mean that.

[@orianaglamiastoria4483]

And I'd like to add why 17 is bad. It's a Latin tradition. In Latin numbers 17 is written XVII, if you shuffle it you get VIXI that means "ho vissuto", "I have lived". It'd be like saying "I'm not alive any more, I'm dead". So that's why we don't like 17. Moreover, lot of times you won't find it as a room number in hotels or as a place number in theatres or cinemas.

[@marriusmal]

Your italian level is already quite impressive for living in Italy for just a few months. Pronunciation on point, just a few mistakes you're doing a great job. Keep up the good work!

[@TheQKatie]

Grazie. Sto provando!

[@marriusmal]

@@TheQKatie Figurati. Le cose giuste!! Ho bisogno pure io di migliorare il mio inglese ahahah. Comunque mi sono iscritto :).

[@cannetara]

😆😂🤣

[@giancarlocerza9159]

brava

[@thenineofgossamer]

I think your Italian for a 6 months being here is SO GOOD, I LOVE ITTTTTTTTT!

[@TheQKatie]

Aww 🙏 grazie!

[@paolomonai9511]

@@TheQKatie I can't believe....have you been in Italy for only six months???Your Italian is incredible good...congratulations. I am struggling to learn English from my childhood and I know that I make a lot of mistakes...

[@alessioartioli3323]

Very accurate video, as an Italian I do agree with you 100%. Just a couple of things to point out. When it's about the lunch/dinner time, there's a difference between the north and the south. You're living in the south, so what you say is correct, as in the south people have lunch/dinner a little bit later than in the north. Where I live (Modena, in the north) to have lunch at 12:00/12:30 is not that strange, as well as to have dinner at 19:30/20:00 while in the south this might look strange and too early. Finally, the "ciao" thing is totally true, you almost never say "ciao" to somebody you don't know or you're not familiar with. You can use it if you're an elder person addrssing yourself to a very young person (e.g. you're 60 yo and you're talking to a 20 yo guy/girl), in this case, even if still not that "polite", it might be considered accaptable. The "ciao" is always acceptable when an adult is addressing himself to a child/kid, even if they don't know each others. The "salve" is the perfect replacement for the "ciao", it is considered quite friendly but at the same time perfectly respectful. This beacuse the "salve", coming from the latin word "salvere" (which means "to be in good health") is a kind of good wish towards the other person. It's like if you're wishing "good health" to the person you're talking to. This meaning was almost lost during the centuries and nowadays "salve" is just the replacement of "ciao", when you want to be friendly but polite and respectful at the same time towards a person you don't know.

[@bellissima78]

💯💯💯 "Ciao" is rather rude to say to someone you don't know. Anyway, I'm in Veneto and it's normal to say "buongiorno" to random people you may pass in the street. And we have the same hours as you for lunch and dinner.

[@michelelaraia7358]

Io Salve lo dico spesso e in Marina a Manfredonia nel 1991 avevamo i pasti proprio ai primi orari che tu menzioni.

[@petera618]

When visiting my relatives in Sicily, lunch was usually at 14:00 then a "siesta" and dinner at 20:00 and we weren't off the table until 22:00. Love the south!

[@alessioartioli3323]

@@petera618 in Spain this is the normal routine

[@michelelaraia7358]

@@petera618 and Sardina is your surname.you had the latest lunchtime.

[@girasolemree3418]

I am from Calabria I moved to the USA when I was 5. I picked up the English language easily and very quickly. We spoke Italian in the house though, that was a rule my father was very adamant about. As I was growing up and friends would come over to my house they would listen to my parents as they spoke to each other. Very soon after a few minutes they would whisper in my ear and with a worried look ask if my parents were arguing with each other.

[@michelelaraia7358]

🤣🤣🤣🤣Even Harry Wayne Casey had a Calabrese grandfather.

[@domeniobattinelli7391]

ahahahahah mi hai fatto sbellicare :) saluti da Napoli!

[@enricofabbiani93]

“Italy is not only pizza and pasta” (standing ovation) 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheQKatie]

:) :)

[@margotmargot4426]

indeed, she might have overlooked, things like the roman empire, the Church, the renaissance, music, arts, etc..

[@giannicolombo3993]

Yeah, there are thousands of different dishes in Italy from North to South.

[@brandonlee747]

It pretty much is though.

[@cri7249]

Sai che scoperta

[@lucafusillo5987]

Hi, italian here, just wanted to make aa few corrections: -the glass of water you get with coffee is actually to mouthwash AFTER you drank your coffee -it is pretty normal in Italy to walk inside a "bar" (cafe) and politely ask if you could use the restroom. 99% of the times they will let you use it (for free). I usally try to at least buy something like a pack of chewing gum or something before asking, to be polite, but it's not that weird if you don't.

[@Yiannis_Voyia]

My friend luca, what do you mean the glass of water is for mouthwash? You put the water into your mouth, you wash your mouth and then spit the water? In Greece we drink water with our coffee because coffee make you thirsty

[@ryol6048]

@@Yiannis_Voyia it's just to wash away the aftertaste of coffee.

[@reezlaw]

@@ryol6048 why would you want to wash it off though. I'm Italian and a lot of people drink the water beforehand just like she said. Keep in mind that this is also a regional custom that varies wildly across the peninsula. In Milan most of the times you won't get the water at all, unless you ask for it

[@ryol6048]

@@reezlaw l'Italia è così diversificata che è impossibile dare una risposta giusta.

[@gobbidimerda1]

Ma cosa dici? L'acqua è da bere PRIMA per pulirsi la bocca e gustare al meglio il caffè

[@Noname-xi7xi]

Rest assure, no one is making fun of your pronounciation because you're simply so brave to dive into a new culture with such enthusiasm that you deserve only respect, not everyone is capable of doing what you do....brava, continua così!

[@mygetawayart]

one extra thing for you guys from an Italian: never, EVER wish someone a happy birthday BEFORE their birthday, it's fine if it's late BUT NEVER EARLY, it's considered bad luck or something, idk we grew up with it. I get a little chill up my spine whenever i see foreigners wishing happy birthday before the actual date and the person whom they're talking to cheerfully thanking them....it feels so strange to me. Never do that here!!

[@TheQKatie]

Haha good to know!

[@lisapiselli2176]

I never knew that. Thank you!

[@helljoll478]

The problem is you could actually die before your birthday, so it's better don't wish anything in advice... Ahah

[@paca7429]

Si, can agree on this one. Underrated comment lol.

[@ilbrasciolarochearrostelac8762]

Si, si dice che porta sfortuna.

[@pippocannelunghe1411]

It's true, in Italy it's friday the 17th the unlucky day. Some people also consider unlucky friday the 13th but it's just because of the influence of hollywood movies.

[@pile333]

Right. Actually 13 is traditionally a lucky number in Italy.

[@Gigi_Latrottola]

I heard that Friday the 13th it deals with something about the Knights Templar...

[@adeliomoro2069]

@@Gigi_Latrottolait's The Last Supper again, it was the Friday before Easter and there were 12 Apostles with Jesus that makes 13 on Friday it comes from there

[@anvi3728]

Non è vero che non si può ordinare un cappuccino il pomeriggio... lo choc per gli italiani è vederlo ordinato dopo i pasti al posto del caffè

[@bellissima78]

Finalmente! Speravo di vedere un commento del genere.

[@puisnode]

o, peggio, durante il pasto!

[@TheMule71]

È così. Alla fine di un pasto decisamente non ci sta. Se uno straniero lo ordina sicuramente il cameriere come minimo esita. E comunque non è solo un discorso legato al latte, se si ordina un caffè macchiato non ti guardano male, anche perché nulla impedisce di avere qualcosa a base di latte come dolce. Come merenda, cappuccino e brioche è un po' strano, ma non credo che il cameriere ti tiri un'occhitaccia.

[@badipaddress]

Tipico tedesco il cappuccino dopo il pranzo :)

[@bonfire50]

@@TheMule71 è un discorso che se lo ordineranno una volta a fine pasto, poi capiranno perché non si fa. A spese loro.

[@stefanogabrielli7130]

La tua pronuncia dell'italiano è molto, molto buona. Ci sono americani in Italia da decenni che parlano con un accento più marcato del tuo 👍

[@TheQKatie]

Aww ☺️

[@DottorIndigo]

As an Italian, I can actually endorse and confirm most of these advices. It isn't a perfect video, but it can help greatly, I can really see you've been learning a lot about Italy. Good job!

[@TheQKatie]

Grazie 🤩

[@enricocazzulo1083]

You're now really getting Italy and Italians! It's amazing to see how a foreigner, ehm, now a fully italian notices the little details we take for granted. Having lived for a bit outside Italy, I have to say I would like to greet every human being I came across during the day, with buongiorno and ciao but I guess it's just not a thing here. You usually say it to people you already know or you interact with but it would be nice not to ignore the others. Anyhow, keep up with the great work and enjoy spring and pasticciotti!

[@artmann7684]

So glad to have now found your postings and l am looking forward to catching up on them all. We're just now planning a trip to Italy for 4-6 weeks starting in September, 2022. Can't wait to return.

[@robertomarino5756]

spero tu possa goderti un po' di tempo qui in Italia senza le restrizioni del covid, ti garantisco che è 100 volte più bello viverci ^^

[@elsafranco7407]

I am Italian and I totally enjoyed your video. Brava! Being from Florence, I loved the way you pronounced "Firenze": I noticed that Americans pronounce the consonant "z" differently from Italians. But it's cute!

[@Strap89]

first rule: do not order a latte, you will get milk here 😂😂😂

[@TheQKatie]

hahaha true!

[@iiAngelic]

Hi, what do you recommend to order if you just want a balance of milk and coffee as a just beverage?

[@Strap89]

@@iiAngelic hi, well if you are talking about milk and coffe, then you you can choose from 3 options: - cappuccino: this is a breakfast beverage, is creamy and has the famous foam on top. this is served in a 250 ml cup - latte macchiato: means "stained milk" and is more similar to your latte. is just a 250 ml cup of milk with a shot of coffee in it. you will not have the foam on top, is just milk and coffee . this is also for breakfast - caffè macchiato: means " stained coffe", if you order that you will get a shot of coffee ( 75 ml cup, same cup that we use for the espresso) and they will add milk until the cup is full. this is not only for breakfast and you will see many people ordering it at anytime of the day, is just considered the same as coffe. just keep in mind that the cup is a 75 ml shot cup if you are interested on other things that we usuallly add in coffe, well here you are few of them: - caffè corretto: this is a shot of coffee (espresso) were they will add alchool, you can also choose what to add , if you just say "caffe corretto", they will add "Grappa" in it, but it depens from the bar: some will add sambuca or Brandy and in some regions of italy they have a characteristic regional alcohol for it ( in Marche for example, we usually add Varnelli that has a similar taste to Sambuca, it has the main taste of anise) - caffe al ginseng: espresso with ginseng, that's it

[@PaulGoss]

I remember many years ago ordering a pepperoni pizza in Italy. The pizza had sliced peppers on it rather than meat as we have over here. The waiter was happy to get me another pizza but it was my mistake so I didn’t want to make them waste food, at their expense, on my behalf. It’s also an example of learning the language by making mistakes.

[@ajrwilde14]

@@Strap89 helpful!

[@tinalettieri]

Katie, your soul is obviously Italian and you are doing great with your pronunciation. The fact that you can rrrrrrrrroooooool your erre is a huge step.

[@mjordan812]

6 years in Italy with the US Air Force between 1968 & 1978. 6 of the best years of my life. Great country and people.

[@TheQKatie]

Amazing!

[@lucamacchi8218]

Hi! I have just one thing to say about the video: dinner time mostly depends on where you are in Italy, for instance if you are in the north it’s more likely that you’ll eat at 19/19:30, if you’re in the south it’s more likely that you’ll eat at 21/21:30. Thank you as always for the video!

[@peggyclio1199]

All corretc Katie! Tutto corretto, soprattutto la tua bella pronuncia delle parole con le "doppie"! Your anchestor will pride of you!

[@TheQKatie]

☺️☺️

[@GhostSal]

Great video! Standing out as a tourist is also in the way you dress and act. For example it used to be if you (men) wore shorts, use backpacks or wear baseball caps it instantly gave you away as a tourist (now shorts are more common). At a restaurant some giveaways were if you were in a hurry, ordered a pizza to share (everyone should get their own pizza), if you left a tip (tips are automatically included in the price. Although, if you thought the service was great a 10/15% tip is acceptable), etc... On the subject of food, don’t order garlic bread, spaghetti and meatballs, “Italian” dressing (those are American foods, not Italian).

[@francescapederoda5623]

Ciao Katie! Sto apprezzando moltissimo il tuo canale, da italiana abituata a vivere in una città esasperata dal turismo (Venezia) trovo davvero carini e utili i consigli che stai dando a chi vuole vivere un'esperienza più vera nel nostro bel paese!

[@tuxdude1]

I'm moving to Portugal next year, but please take my subscription! I'm planning on making an annual trip to Italy in my retirement and I find your content and style fantastic.

[@TheQKatie]

I love Portugal. Had a blast in Lisbon. Watch my vid if you want: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKTaooeldq1ojKs Can't wait to go back!

[@jjbova]

We will be traveling to Puglia in 3 weeks! Thank you for the tips!

[@losnupo2894]

I just love watching your videos. Watching you talk half english, half italian it's really funny 😄 Btw, after half a year (in this video) you're pretty accurate. And i'm happy you enjoy your life in Italy.

[@jfr7160]

Love it!! I’ll save this for when I start to plan for Italy again one day!!

[@TheQKatie]

Hope it helps!!

[@Nivola1953]

You should explain the Italian restaurant bill “il conto”. Typically we don’t leave tips for waiters, because there is a service charge called “coperto” for each person. It is also common to have a fixed item under “pane” that’s a one time charge for free flow of bread, probably pizzerias will not charge that. In most restaurants in Italy, it’s also common for the house to offer you a free round of liquor after you pay the bill, if you have totalled a good amount with your order.

[@adeliomoro2069]

No tips? Where? I always leave 10% to the waiters , the "coperto" doesn't make sense that money goes to the employers not the employees whereas tips go to them

[@HinnStormur]

Se vuoi lanciare mance sei libero di farlo, ma il concetto che ne abbiamo qui è totalmente diverso da quell oche c'è negli USA, questo intendeva, quindi in quel senso ha ragione. Non c'è nessun "obbligo morale" di farlo.

[@lupodelupis3672]

@@HinnStormur Se non lasci la mancia in America ti guardano malissimo, qui sono ben accette ma non c'è alcuna "pretesa".

[@lucianomezzetta4332]

"Coperto" is the cover charge. It is not the service charge. That is "servizio." Cover charge means you are paying for the silverware, tablecloth, napkins, and for a seat at a table. In olden days you could avoid that charge by ordering food to take home ( where you have your own table, etc. ).

[@thecelentanohomerenovation9787]

Ciao, My wife and I just closed on a house in Abruzzo. We are about to go there to start renovations. We love Trani. Your videos are great. The adventure begins!!

[@arturoguglielmi6847]

Just a trick: in Italy, and in the rest of Europe, to do the number 3 with the hand we use the thumb, index finger and middle finger! Love your video, ciaooo from Puglia

[@ilarialafortezza4552]

i have followed you for some time but not too long and I can say how you improved your Italian. like now you introduce the video in Italian and stuff. I mean, brava!! I can really tell that you're really trying to understand the language, the culture and this is not something that everyone does. so a big shout out to you for that 😄 keep going. continua così! 💪

[@TheQKatie]

☺️ grazie 🤩

[@bellissima78]

@@TheQKatie Yes, you're improving really quickly!

[@rpglene]

Enjoying your videos, as an Italian - American (father from the US) who grew up in Italy, so many of these things ring so true. When I was a kid, I used to have a game "spot the tourist" :D

[@goodboy65]

Permesso di dice anche se entri in casa di qualcuno oppure se entri in un ufficio tipicamente con la porta chiusa. La scena è questa: bussi toc! toc! e dici "(è) permesso?" La persona nella stanza chiusa risponderà "avanti" a volte aggiungendo o sostituendo con "si accomodi" oppure "entri pure" nel caso di una casa di amici diranno "avanti" e/o "accomodati" e/o "entra pure".

[@Ziphozonke]

😅omg! I literally say ciao to everyone, my language doesn’t have R so for me it’s very hard to say buon giorno, i used to say salve but someone said “are you a grandma?” He said salve was used by old people. Learning so much from you♥️

[@margotmargot4426]

that someone doesn't know anything. Salve is always used as a safe way to address anyome that it is not your friend.

[@tinalettieri]

That's not true, at least not in the South. I spent 3 months in Catania and everyone said Salve. That thing that confounds me is scusi/scusa because scusa is third person and that is usually the formal form whereas scusi is second person and that is normally the informal form.

[@giacomobuoninconti]

Water with coffee is sure a tradition, but you can drink it either before or after. I always have my water after take my coffee, for example! Also, talking about milk: well, pure milk is usually associated with near-bed time, the morning (with coffee for the awakening) and the late evening (with honey, before going to sleep). Cappuccino is a sort of "milk with coffee" and the prevalence of milk puts this drink in the morning. Instead, we have "caffè macchiato" (coffee with a little of milk), that is usually served during all day! I really appreciate the video, btw! Nice job!

[@leonardog9165]

Prima quando il caffè è buono, dopo se è balordo...una buona arabica lascia la bocca dolce e pulita, un caffè a prevalenza robusta la lascia amara e impastata Saluti da un torrefattore

[@federicodradi9112]

Your videos are always very nice. Nice you speak Italian

[@zhijunjia170]

Hello,glad to see you, I love all your books.Have good day 🎉❤

[@Sam-bn7jk]

I have for you guys the explanation why 17 in Italy (and most mediterranean countries) is the unlucky number: in the Roman period, 17 was written XVII, which can be anagrammed VIXI, which is also a latin word that means "I lived" (so, it basically it means "i'm dead"). From there the number 17 gained its unfortunate reputation.

[@chuckduzzie8529]

And I love the Italian lesson at the same time. 😁😁

[@cindylewis3730]

Thanks for the tips. These were very helpful. Planning to visit Italy in December.

[@Sarahrwest]

I bought it! i cant wait to get it today in the mail!

[@mystery_partner]

Ooh grazie per il tip number 2! Gli stranieri usano quel gesto come stereotipo mettendolo in qualsiasi frase. Invece ha un significato ben preciso. Ben fatto 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Ah, e grazie per pubblicizzare il pasticcioto della mia terra ❤️

[@rportanova]

Da italiano posso confermare che tu sei l’unica che parla davvero bene. As italian can confirm you’re the best in speaking Italian .

[@Sefse311]

pasticciotto stile di vita! io lo adoro e ho imparato a prepararlo! quando vai a Maratea prova i bocconotti! comunque ormai sei italiana al 100%!!! Comunque se va in un piccolo paese (molto piccolo), tutti salutano, specialmente gli anziani. Non esiste early dinner perché abbiamo l'aperitivo!!! A tip about cappuccino: if it is cold outside and it is afternoon (let's say 3.30pm-18.00) you can order a cappuccino and it would not look weird!

[@giusepperuggiero9997]

I love your effort. Happy to have you here guys

[@TheQKatie]

😊😊😊

[@kla40110]

Ok, I'm 29, Italian born and raised ... and I never, and I stress never, realized the ricotta=cooked again thing. Yes, I feel extremely dumb 😅

[@TheQKatie]

Glad to have helped!

[@paolomonai9511]

@@TheQKatie The same applies to "biscotto". It means "cooked twice". The word "bis" derives from Latin and means "dpuble". When you would like to eat, say, a second slice of pizza you can ask "posso fare il bis?"

[@destiny035]

Ever had a look at Tiramisu? :)

[@francescosilvestri6240]

Being italian, I sometimes have cappuccino or macchiato in the afternoon, but it definitely needs a justification (like "I didn't have lunch", or "I had the night shift last night and woke up at 2 pm")

[@E.1981-s7s]

This is a nice video. I found it funny at times. I have to say, the way you pictured the country clearly indicates that you are in the Southern part. You will not have the same way of life in Genoa for instance, but it is a good piece. Well done.

[@Nivola1953]

Thank you for setting the pronunciation of bruschetta right! Whoa it was about time! Adding to it, no Italian would ever order cappuccino or any hot drinks on lunch or dinner. German typically like to do that, so Italian waiters will serve you without hesitation.

[@nihatnl747]

Nice video, thanks!

[@user-tl4ze2vq9i]

Just wanted to say, today its Friday 17!!!! Jokes aside, I am a southerner Italian and I love your channel

[@Lasergun74]

"Fare Tredici" relates to a kind of lottery we play on soccer results. There's a ticket we call "schedina" where you have to predict the winner of all the13 soccer matches of the weekend (Serie A, the major league, 26 teams -> 13 matches a week). For every match you have to predict who will win: team 1 (home), team 2 (guest), or you can put "X" if you predict a tie. If you get all the 13 results right, you win the jackpot. In the pop culture "Fare Tredici" extends to any lucky and unexpected event may happen to you.

[@Desirion83]

@qkatie I love the passion and the interest you put into the italian culture! How respectful you are and you sure did "una bella figura" here for me! Un abbraccio!

[@YouMeandSicily]

Pistachio / mandorla granita must eat in Sicily. Good recommendations!

[@francesconecci3087]

Good advices indeed. It is clear you perfectly understood the fundamentals of italian social interactions! Also, love your energy!

[@TheQKatie]

Haha Grazie!

[@outis4]

Complimenti! Per essere in Italia da pochi mesi hai un ottimo italiano!

[@TheQKatie]

haha. Sto provando!

[@outis4]

@@TheQKatie stai provando e ci stai riuscendo molto bene :) lo "stronzo" in un altro video, poi... ormai sei praticamente italiana!

[@johnoliver2022]

I am Italian and I have never used your gesture you have shown at the begin. Your Italian pronunciation btw is really good ! Congratulation !

[@danielesussarello8340]

Grazie per essere venuti in Italia!!! Dio vi benedica e protegga grandemente!!!!

[@Lefleurdelys87]

I really appreciate your approach at our culture and your will to share your experience with your subscribers. Italian culture is often mocked by different countries in many ways, I hope that living here is letting you understand better how ancient it is, how diverse it can be from north to south, and that you can always feel as home here!

[@TheQKatie]

I'm so happy to be here, learning as much as I can!

[@emanuelepetrilli90]

We ❤️ you Katie!

[@TheQKatie]

Grazie!

[@goodboy65]

It's unlucky to be 13 at a table because of the last supper.

[@spencer97m]

One little modification: The reason to stamp a train ticket is to make it so that it can't be used again. If your ticket is for a specific train, date and time (as is the case if you've reserved a seat), that ticket can't be used for any other train trip, so no need to stamp it.

[@glennredwine289]

Manual transmission vehicles are FUN!! Actually, you have better control of the car because you can brake with the engine too. You can also drive in the mountains faster because you can engine brake there too.

[@Alexandre-Giacomo]

Love your videos! I can truly see you immersed yourself in our culture ❣️

[@MrRobbyvent]

Benvenuta Katie!

[@michelelaraia7358]

Pasticciotto is from Lecce and has arrived,and succeed,as far as Texas!Check Little Big Italy,Dallas chapter.

[@massimilianolucania9767]

Hi! I think the cappuccino thing is generally true, but I guess it’s mostly valid about having a cappuccino after a meal ( pranzo or cena); sometimes I have a cappuccino and a brioche or a cookie in the afternoon as a merenda, I see other people at bars doing this, but then again, it can be about regional differences as I’m in Milan and I’m not sure if it can actually seen as weird in the south. By the way, nice videos!

[@graziosov]

Always a pleasure watching your videos...thumb up as soon as it starts. Ciao!

[@TheQKatie]

Grazie!

[@annedon776]

LOVE IT! You are doing an awesome job 😊

[@frankbellio7321]

Ciao Katie. È bello vedere che tuo italiano sta migliorando così tanto, specialmente la tua pronuncia. Un'altra cosa rispettosa è dire "Permesso" quando vuoi entrare nella casa di qualcuno (da visitare). Di solito rispondono con "Prego". Quando ero lì nell'aprile 2019, una cosa che non mi rendevo conto che mi ha tradito come turista era il mio cappello australiano Akubra. Tutti pensavano che fossi un cowboy americano, poi hanno finto di sparare a tutti pensando che avrei fatto lo stesso. Ha detto che non sono americano (in inglese), poi ho detto che sono italiano (in italiano), nato a Venezia. Si sono subito dimenticati che ero un turista. Love your channel. Keep it quirky!

[@TheQKatie]

Hahaha che storia!!! Grazie per la visione!

[@elishevastarzynski9010]

Sono rimasta scioccata quando hai detto che vivevi in Puglia! Solitamente non ci sono tante persone che vivono in questa zona! Sono felicissima anche se un vago dubbio mi era venuto quando avevi nominato la focaccia!

[@ancomarzio8190]

i find so cute the tourists, especially americans, when they at the bar say "un espresso, g(r)azzie" it's called coffee, normally it'll be an expresso xD but calling it espresso is like going to a car saloon and saying i want a wheel-endowed car. espresso is implicit in the name coffee, just like car already implies "with wheels" xD

[@wendyalessio2110]

Your Italian speaking skills are impressive 👍

[@Nivola1953]

A major cultural shock for UK and USA citizens is the availability of alcoholic drinks, all day long and in the same places where they sell espresso. Even McDonald serve beer in Italy. The problem of alcoholism in very limited in Italy. In Italy and France employees can have beer an wine, with their meals in the factories canteens. Even Ice Cream bar have alcoholic license to serve “gelato affogato” “drawn in either espresso but also Cointreau, Grand Mariner, Amaretto, Whisky and lemon sherbets with vodka, but you’ll find cocktails only in high class venues in large cities. Enjoy your drinks Italian style, no binge drinking, no beer or wine quaffing contest , with moderation and appreciation of the flavours, products of culture and love for good stuff.

[@TheQKatie]

I love this!

[@eva1601]

whaaat mc Donald's doesn't serve beer in the UK and the US? I think it's served in most places in the EU wow

[@EnricuzLeo]

U are doing an amazing jobs. Your videos are so entertaining. Well done! Saluti from Milano!

[@dropintheocean3520]

I'm impressed, honestly. You pronounce Italian and speak even better than certain Italians themselves. 😧

[@gianlucarovere1014]

10. Italian's public bathrooms are bars. You can just enter one and ask to use the bathroom, every bar has a public restroom. Most of the times before using this service it is customary to order something cheap like a coffee (tipically around or below 1€) just out of courtesy and quickly consume it directly at the counter ("caffè al banco"), but it's by no way mandatory: you can ask for a glass of water if you will, which is tipically free.. ordering somehting before using the bathroom is kinda symbolic and just meant as a way to avoid entereing the place and heading straight for the bathroom, which would be considered slightly on the impolite side. So yeah, if you are a tourist and need to use the bathroom, just enter a bar and ask for it (extra tip: this may not work in super touristy spots just because of the insane amount of people asking continously for the same service and putting a lot of pressure on the staff, so better to select some quieter bar). Anyway excellent job on these tips and excellent fluency in italian!

[@fran365]

Nice video and quite helpful tips Katie. Above all I liked the one about using 'permesso' instead of ' scusi' when you you're making your way out of a particularly busy place. Using scusi or scusa on such occasion is indeed a bit misleading, unless you have stepped on someone's foot. In fact, we use 'Scusi' to get someone's attention for a number of reasons or when we want to apologise about something. And it's a good idea to remind that 'scusa' is informal and should never be said to strangers unless we are teenagers or twentysomenthing talking with peers. Formal Italian is what foreigners trying to speak Italian find more difficult to tackle. We certainly won't get offended if a foreigner says ciao instead of buon giorno o buona sera, but it certainly sounds strage (and sometimes annoying) from people we are not familiar with. The same thing can be said for ciao. It's quite a typical Italian word, but we don't say it to people if they're not young peers, friends or family. We Italians love our 'forma di cortesia', and use formal words way more often than in other languages.

[@lorenzodedin4880]

a thing that you may notice is when you leave a restaurant (often after a long lunch or nearly the closing hour) the waiters will probably start greeting a lot (example “arrivederci, grazie a voi, buon pomeriggio, alla prossima” which means literally “see you later, thank you, good afternoon, see you next time”)

[@francescosilvestri6240]

Not bad for being here just 5 months! Great language skills there

[@TheQKatie]

Grazie!

[@donatoolivieri9814]

È un onore per noi avere in Italia 2 persone speciali come voi🤗

[@parksbpknit]

Just found your channel and I hopefully will be traveling to Puglia in the spring of 2023. Any ips on a regional cooking class in the area? Traveling with my girlfriend and we both cook and thought it might be a fun experience. Thank you for your entertaining and informative videos!

[@stefania8292]

Wow i love your video!!! Hi from Brescia (nord Italy) 🇮🇹❤😍

[@gabrieleriva_bboykappside]

Also the hand gesture is often used in wh- questions, mostly when surprised And, you have a great pronunciation for a year (at the moment I'm writing two) of being here, not that common

[@jakesmomforever]

Love your video. Have lived in Italy for 29 years and I still speak italian with my Boston accent. Lots of fun when I say cane (dog) or carne (meat). #8 In my small town (4200) people you better say ciao or buon giorno to everyone you meet or you will fare una brutta figura. quindi, Buon Giorno

[@Callagan70]

Hi Katie, a small correction that I keep seeing in many videos on capuccino, we in the north when it's cold we drink it even in the afternoon and not just for breakfast! Ciao e ben venuta in Italia

[@sansansansan_]

Love all your vids!! You have such a cool vibe! ^^ thanks for bringing back some coolness to my old Italy, too! :)

[@learnitalianwithitalianodo9341]

"Fare bella figura" non viene usato solo in riferimento all'aspetto di una persona quanto al comportamento, al modo di essere. Significa suscitare una bella impressione su qualcuno (make a good impression). Vorrei tanto provare i pasticciotti, sembrano molto buoni! 😋Hai una buona pronuncia! 👏🏻I tuoi video sono molto divertenti!😀

[@TheQKatie]

Grazie!

[@michelelaraia7358]

I pasticciotti sono arrivati fino a Dallas,vedi Little Big Italy.

[@michelelaraia7358]

Fare brutta figura=To make a fool out of oneself.

[@Sohappytoshowus]

Diciamo pure che bella figura non viene MAI usato in riferimento all'aspetto, di solito si puo' dire persona ben vestita, ben messa, di bella presenza o appunto di bell'aspetto.

[@adeliomoro2069]

@@Sohappytoshowus Not true, it could be used in reference to the way you look if you meet someone important to you and you're not dressed properly or if you have stains on your clothes that's a "brutta figura"

[@alessiom.santin4813]

Great video Katie, these are all good tips. Concerning salutes, to people I don't know I use to say "Salve" or the short form version of "Buongiorno" that is "Buondì" which is probably not used so much, but I like it for brevity. Ethymologically comes from the latin DIES, which obviously means day, and resembles the spanish "Buenos dias". Concerning pronounciation, I think it might help you to imagine the strong Zs in Firenze or other words written like "Firentze" but this can help only english speaking people.

[@RacheleMellai]

This video is done really well, not just full of stereotypes! I can see you live in Italy and know what you are talking about, brava! :)

[@TheQKatie]

Grazie. I'm trying my best! Thanks for watching!

[@GiovanniWayneCoach]

I d say that from one city to another you can find different typical dishes! Moreover, you can find certain food just in a specific time frame of the year, like Chiacchere before Easter, Colomba after Easter, Pandoro e Panettone for Chrismas, and so on... I just found out this sweet, one of my favorite from now, la zeppola di San Giuseppe, from Naples that it is just made for Father's Day. Religious festivity goes with "typical historical food" if makes sense to you!

[@TheQKatie]

So much deliciousness!

[@GiovanniWayneCoach]

@@TheQKatie Too much!!! ahahahah If you come to Milan I will show you around all the best

[@danieleg.593]

Katie, video PERFETTO. Poi, sono barese di origine, anche se vivo a Roma da sempre, e devo ammettere che è emozionante constatare quanto ti piace vivere lì. Magari quest'estate ci incrociamo da quelle parti 😀

[@nicodemogawronski2052]

Regarding the pronunciation of cities, especially Firenze, you will hear differently in some parts of Italy but remember that Z is sometimes pronounced as Z, DZ or TZ. I think the accurate way would be Firentze and not FirenZe or Firendze. Not sure If I explain this correctly. Different is with the city of Catanzaro where I think the Z is closer to a DZ. Again I am from Milan and in differen regions they might say it differently.

[@daniellekubrick2915]

Thank you for the bathroom tip!

[@loiracitr]

God bless you for explaining the meaning of the hand jesture!

[@TheQKatie]

hahaha i think i could do a whole video on it!

[@danielepregnolato9909]

Pistacchio is said perfectly!

[@eugenio5774]

I'm impressed, your italian is very correct despite the fact that you've spoken it for only six months. congratulations!!

[@TheQKatie]

Awww grazie. piano a piano!