Parlo italiano perchè mi sembra che lo parli bene. A parte le "code" che non si rispettano, vera mancanza che mi fà soffrire, per il resto, venendo in Europa ed in particolare in Italia, avrai incontrato la civiltà che non c'è in USA.

We don't like having screens on the windows, because we like to look out of the windows, greet people and see the world not through a filter. It is more important to us than a few insects.

I love this format. Was trying to find something like this for some students. Pardon me but right at the beginning is it not altre cose DA fare not di ? Please keep these coming. Best wishes

Thanks to all those who want to learn the Italian language. Until a year ago I believed that few people in the world studied the Italian language, however, upon inquiring, I found that this is not the case. Thanks again to all of you. This language is not easy but your "teacher" speaks it very well. Greetings from Italy, I live about 40 kilometers from Florence (about 25 miles).

Poi come è andata la vacanza? 😃

This is just ridiculous…… Italians, are well educated people. They don’t stare at nobody. Italy is an over 2000 years old culture. That speaks for itself. I don’t see what’s so shocking about Italy? And if I am not wrong, America was discovered by an Italian. Americo Vespucci , but correct me if i’m mistaken.

La nostra comunità è orientata al uomo , quella americana al capitalismo. Questo ti spiega il 90% degli shock culturali che hai vissuto

Hi there, is it an app or a website that helps you for your pronunciation? If it is, can I get the name of it please? Keep studying your language and don't give up.😊

Yes turn off a/c use a fan while sleeping. Open windows (with screens) at night. I have security screen doors on all my doors so I can leav3 the doors open at night. The house is nice and cool all night and into the morning.

Wet hair, bare feet make you sick. Cover your babies ears from wind or they will get ear infections.

Sleeping with AC on is really unrespectfull of the planet and the environment. I consider it totally selfish

Minute 14:47 - Exactly. I eat pasta every day at lunch, with some vegetables, while I never eat pasta for dinner except for special occasions

Minute 13:35 - Yes. I do everything online too in Italy, but I'm Italian so I have the "codice fiscale" and that's required for pretty everything to be done online. Thus yes, we should find a way to make it doable for not Italian people... some way to give a temporare unique code to access your services online

Minute 11:55 - In Rome I did my electrical service and my internet service online, without going to any office. Maybe for you it's because you don't have an Italian "Codice fiscale" and that's it's surely an issue, but for an Italian you can do pretty everthing online

Drier are nother not necessary polluting device. I'm not surprised USA has the highest polluting per capita value of the entire planet

Italian from Rome Screens block partially the wind and don't let you face outside confortably I like a lot to stay at window and look at people walking on the streets and hanging on other windows

A/C is deadly for environment and the planet. It contributes A LOT in pollution and should be used as less as possible

Sei il mito delle.ragazze americane 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Very very beautiful 👏👏👌👌♥️🫶

Sono italiano. Dopo 6 secondi scrivi e pronunci “ Bolognia “ anziché “ Bologna “ . Immediatamente sono costretto a interrompere la visione del video e scappare via dal canale, e con dispiacere perché sicuramente magari era un gran bel contenuto. Vedi, il fatto è che io parlo inglese e con rispetto e precisione pronuncio e scrivo i nomi delle città americane e inglesi e di tutte le altre cose, eppure non ho mai vissuto né negli USA né in UK. Tutta questa approssimazione da veramente fastidio.

Hi there, I'm french and your pronunciation in french is really correct, so don' give up, keep it up.Take care.😊

Colpo d’aria

Because salad, mainly lettuce, helps the digestion process

I agree about A/C, screens which I think it are just common sense stuff in the 21st century. There are a lot of fallacies such as wet hair and neck issue or catching cold if you sit in between two windows or in front of A/C! People are told those baseless things from the moment they are born and without critically thinking about them people grow up and mouth what they are told since childhood and they put the same false things in their children too. With global warming most parts of the world are going to require some type of A/C. If they do not like to have the A/C blowing in their face, well they should not sit in front of it or change the direction of the vents. Also for those who get sick with A/C, I think they may not be maintaining their A/C properly, such as changing the air filters more frequently, depending on how polluted is their city/town, and/or the season. Maybe you can put Recycle service and Internet in your rental contract and pay the trash fees to your landlord and let him/her do the legwork, that is what I would do. Most infrastructure items you referenced in France, Italy or spain and definitely Germany are decades behind countries like Ukraine, Netherland, Estonia, Sweden, Norway or US. Each country has its weird things, just like we have them too in US😊

Ah, of course, Bologna is different than US, but if you go to Naples you'll see that it is exactly the same as US, no culture shock there 🙂

Sicuramente sarà stata una giornata emozionante...😂😂😂

In pratica da noi si vive meglio

Ciao! Capisco perfettamente il tuo punto di vista e ogni osservazione fatta, purtroppo, però, c'è da dire che quando si parla di 'italiani' si innesca la madre di tutti i luoghi comuni sull'Italia e sui suoi abitanti, perché gli italiani sono diversissimi tra loro dipendentemente da dove vivono...un sardo non è un valdostano così come un molisano non è un veneto, un laziale non è un toscano (nonostante la vicinanza!), etc. Per farti un esempio molto pratico: io sono di Roma e ascoltandoti mentre dicevi che i negozi chiudono tutti per la pausa pranzo ho sorriso, perché a Roma non è così o comunque non 'in tutta Roma' è così . Quindi non in tutta l'Italia è cosí :') Insomma: la tua esperienza con l'Italia e con gli italiani è ovviamente condizionata dal luogo in cui hai vissuto...ovviamente, se vivi tre mesi a Galatina di Puglia non è come vivere tre mesi a Milano, mi pare ovvio. Figurati che anche noi italiani viviamo dei veri shock culturali quando visitiamo altre città lontane dalla nostra (ma basta andare a venti chilometri da Roma, a Tivoli, per esempio, per sentire un accento diverso e degli usi e costumi diversi!) :) Ah, se può consolarti sappi che anche noi italiani non comprendiamo il senso della burocrazia italiana! Anche noi ci chiediamo perchè non si possano risolvere certi problemi più facilmente e anche noi non sopportiamo il fatto di dover andare in tre uffici diversi per risolvere una questione che sarebbe stata risolvibile con un solo ufficio :')

What I notice is that we are full of American bases and that was have to lie about the wars you run worldwide

Hai fatto grandissimi progressi in poco tempo, continua cosi e sarai perfetta! Ciao

intracting with them is really annoying and disgusting.

I am Italian and I never undestood the connection between wet hair and neck pain, but to be honest if I left my hair wet too long I start to have headache, so I do It only in the summer 'cause they get dry very fast.

Di americano mi piace solo la Coca-Cola e il moog

I loved this video!! Ok the screens…when I went to Italy with my Italian grandparents to visit family the first thing I noticed the first evening were hordes of bats. Pipistrelli. I was petrified but thought surely the screens will protect me at night while sleeping. Well, no screens. So for one week in the month of June I slept with the windows closed and sweat profusely. Yes, while living with my Italian grandparents the entire summer, every summer, I wasn’t allowed to go outside and let my hair dry. IT WAS SUMMER!!! It didn’t make a difference, they said I would get sick. Oh yes…the draft! My Italian Grandpop always wore a towel or piece of material/shawl like thing whenever he felt a draft…even in his own house! No one else could feel it but he could. And yes, we are hypochondriacs! My Grandpop rarely got sick but if he felt a little under the weather he always asked who got him sick. As you said Shea, there are so many more cultural differences and it would take forever to mention them. But I will always remember the happiness, love and joy they gave to me and my cousins our entire lives. We will never forget them and always talk about them. They were a precious gift from God and I adored them❤️

it Italy you keep the shutters and windows closed so the heat does not enter when it is very hot then in the evening you open up to let in the cool air in,the shutters keep out moths and bats out

As for the dryer, oh I suffered 😂 a tip that worked for me though was to reduce the laundry load and the washing machine drys the clothes to a very acceptable level to be air dried quickly

Italians are curious about other people looks in general because style is part of their interest hence the great taste we see. Also they like starting a communication with a stranger and it’s very normal for them to chit chat in public

Hi Shea thx for your advices it’s helpful

Hi, I love watching your videos I’m considering moving to Italy. I would be grateful if you could give me some advice please I would love if you would be able to have a chat at all thank you.

I am albanian and a lot of us share the same sentiments as italians when it comes to air conditioners or going out with wet hair when it’s cold out. I drive my husband crazy because l won’t let him turn on the ac even in hot days. And yes, l do wake up with sore throat and congestion if l do sleep with the ac on. No placebo effect here. Regarding the staring 😂 I get it. It’s a thing in southern Europe and l believe it has to do with being aware of your surroundings and others in it.

No dryer problem...do you use a floor fan to help your clothes dry faster? It makes a significant difference.

Your italian pronunciation is amazing ❤ The specific word for the stiff neck thing you’re talking about is “cervicale” and it’s a real thing, honest! 😂 Joking aside, many italians don’t actually believe cr@p like “if you go out with your hair wet you’ll get sick” etc. What happens here is that if - Heaven forbid! - you get sick, whatever the reason, and somebody saw you days before with your hair wet, it’s gonna be a hell of “a-ha! Told ya!” by parents, relatives, friends, you name it, and you don’t wanna listen to all that yadda yadda while you’re trying to figure out how not to drown in your own mucus 😂

Hi, I saw this video and another one, I have understood everything, but when I watch on RU-vid a piece of an American serie or movie I understand almost the 40% of what the say. So my question is: in your videos do you speak slowly than when you are whit an American? I apologize for mistakes, I'm not so good when i write in English, and as an Italian I'm happy that you like Italy. ❤

staring at someone is definitely NOT OK in Italy, at least where I come from. You met most probably very unpolite people and I am sorry for that!

Le rispondo nella nostra bella lingua italiana che lei ha avuto modo di conoscere. La maggior parte delle cose che lei ha trovato strane sono per fortuna residui del nostro stile di vita ormai imbastardito dal capitalismo globalista che ci vuole tutti omologati, soli e superconsumatori. In media gli italiani , ma gli europei in genere, sono piu’ magri degli statunitensi grazie alla nostra dieta mediterranea che dovrebbe conoscere: ingredienti semplici, non ultra processati, freschi e con l’olio d’oliva principe della tavola. Per cui possiamo mangiare pasta tutti i giorni senza gonfiarci perche’ ad esempio accompagnamo i pasti con frutta di stagione e non litri di bibite zuccherate. Il pianeta e’ surriscaldato e dovremmo usare l’asciugatrice? I raggi del sole hanno anche un effetto sanificante per umidita’ e muffe. Ed e’ bello salutare anche gli sconosciuti quando si incrociano in un locale chiuso o in un palazzo. Questo si chiama civilta’ e umanita’. La burocrazia e’ un problema certo ma digitalizzare tutto significa dimenticare che ci sono tantissimi anziani nel nostro paese e non si puo’ ignorarli

Much as I like American culture (we boomers have grown up watching American movies), the very idea that people don’t carry guns or weapons in Italy will always make me love my country.

Interesting points, but staring at people isn't really something I've noticed in Turin. Bureaucracy is clearly a huge problem, as is people not queueing, but I feel that doesn't represent all italians, but a good half (and the other half of us are pissed off about this type of thing). yeah AC is not big here, you get used to it and it's more eco friendly. I still haven't figured out the AC/aches thing, and I'm a physiotherapist, so supposedly I should know, however I find that it's true that if AC or even just a fan is blowing directly ON you, it tends to make you wake up stiff, which is entirely plausible considering that muscles tend to tense up in cold air, but would that actually make you ILL: of course not. Also may be some genetic factors here. Eating depends, we hardly ever eat pasta in my family, and I know a lot of people who don't really eat pasta that much. If I may, the problem with your take is that it doesn't take into account the huge differences between different Italian regions, so it might be better to not extend your impressions to all Italians.

For those who are nostalgic of small shops run by families, please remember that, before the opening of supermarkets in Italy, (in the 60s and early 70s) those small shops had incredibly high prices, and workers’ families couldn’t afford them. It was like working to make those owners rich, which was very unfair. We can’t go back to small shops, luckily. Now large scale distribution can assure lower prices.

I admire your commitment to learn new languages (i personally would like to learn Dutch and Scandinavian languages but I am not a very big fan of self teaching. I would prefer to find a teacher or a physical course but it’s hard to find one ). Anyways, as a 🇧🇷🇮🇹 (I Live in Torino) I can already tell you are very good at learning because in some other videos you speak Italian very well . Keep up with it :)

In Italia il pranzo dura di più che negli Usa , perché il cibo va gustato. È uno dei piaceri della vita , tramandato dalla nostra cultura millenaria .