When thinking about Italy, a myriad of stereotypes often come to mind.
By absorbing fragments of Italy from movies, TV series, and vacations, a perception emerges of a relaxed lifestyle, an immense passion for food, a love for family, and great expressiveness in communication, characterized by loud tones and gestures. While these traits are partly true, they are often exaggerated.
Sometimes, when foreigners force these habits to feel local, they bring a smile to the faces of Italians.
Here are five behaviors that many tourists adopt while on vacation, but which would seem bizarre or at least unusual to an Italian:
•Drinking cappuccino after 11:00 AM or at the end of a meal.
•Asking for grated cheese on any type of pasta, even seafood linguine.
•Wearing sandals with socks.
•Swimming immediately after eating.
•Thinking that “O Sole Mio” is a typical Italian song.
By absorbing fragments of Italy from movies, TV series, and vacations, a perception emerges of a relaxed lifestyle, an immense passion for food, a love for family, and great expressiveness in communication, characterized by loud tones and gestures. While these traits are partly true, they are often exaggerated.
Sometimes, when foreigners force these habits to feel local, they bring a smile to the faces of Italians.
Here are five behaviors that many tourists adopt while on vacation, but which would seem bizarre or at least unusual to an Italian:
•Drinking cappuccino after 11:00 AM or at the end of a meal.
•Asking for grated cheese on any type of pasta, even seafood linguine.
•Wearing sandals with socks.
•Swimming immediately after eating.
•Thinking that “O Sole Mio” is a typical Italian song.
