Culture Shock from Living in ITALY? (Florence) 

I'm Italian born and raised, I get culture shock everytime I leave my Province

Unfortunately foreigners tend to always go to the same places when they come to Italy. In reality we must consider that in Italy there are 20 regions, all different from each other. There are different lifestyles, different dialects, different food, different climate etc. For each region. My suggestion is to go beyond the usual destinations, choose an area, a region and visit it calmly away from the most crowded areas, you will not be disappointed.

For Americans , it's always gonna be culture shock EVERYWHERE

everyone: im from columbia, i'm from serbia,etc. Americans: im from Florida

The guy from the US and the German girl saying in Italy we drink more than they do 👀 I live in Sicily, and people almost don't drink, they can stay the entire evening just with a little bottle of beer or a glass of wine. Even in a familiar gathering, people just drink a little bit of wine during meals and that's it

Tourism %GDP in Italy 9% (our is a real country, not an amusement park). In US is 9.1%

I just want to comment on one of the countless stereotypes in this video: "Italy Is the fastest shrinking country of the world, the main industries are tourism etc." I report just a couple of quotes that anyone can find with Google "Italy is the ninth largest economy in the world and the third largest in the Euro Zone. The country has a diversified industrial base driven in large part by manufacturing of high-quality consumer goods ." or "Do not adjust your set: Italy is growing faster than Germany". Always the same old story, people speaking without a minimum of information, just stereotypes. So I'll write a couple of them: "The thing that distinguishes Americans is ignorance" or maybe "in the USA they can shoot you in the street". The usual stereotypes. Don't come to Italy, thanks.

I'm italian and I don't eat pasta everyday. Maybe once a week

As an Italian it was a little bit weird there no was mandolin at the beginning in the intro. Then . . . there it is. It's magic.

No my friend the main Italian industry its not the turism business, its the manufacturer industry that in Europe its second only to Germany, so before you state samething so important just read it, italian manufacturer industry its one of the biggest in the world and we do not make only pasta or gucci bags, we make boeing 787 fusalage till microchip for the automotive industry

That American guy saying Italians are loud when him, hemself is so loud i had to turn my volume down🙄. Americans are way louder in my opinion. The on going joke in my country is... you hear an American before you see them.

No, tourism is at the second side. First place is for industry...we are the second manufacting country after Germany in Europe.

Finally someone mentions Americans dressing in PJs. As an American myself, it's crazy to me how people can follow influencers all day and not pick up any dress tips. Wal-Mart is a nightmare 😫

Wonderful, thank you! It's so refreshing to hear perspectives from people from different countries and backgrounds. I feel like most of the "culture shock" videos I come across are of Americans who have never left the US and are "shocked" when they experience normal things that happen everywhere else in the world.

She's right about the "Casual American" dress code and wearing PJ's in public.

Itaians are Fatalists (che sarà, sarà), whereas Americans are (rather foolistly) optimistic. They are also a lot more anxious than foreigners realise. Foreigners should also realise that things generally don't work (it's all old), and this is a country in which "urgent" means "within the month." (I've lived and worked here for 35 years.) The food is great, though, and rents are affordable. The countryside is breathtakingly beautiful.

Are there videos about italy without mandolin music? They remind me of a Simpsons' episode

the German girl thought about the trains in her country which are always late!

Such a nice interesting video❤!

The girl from Texas is still in the "honeymoon" probably (after 2 years, good for her), I'm sorry to say that it will end unfortunately (when and if it happens, I hope she will be still well in Italy). The girl from Moldova instead maybe is here from too long, it's possible that Italy (Florence?) are not right for her, so why not change? It's not easy I know but you're young and is not like it used to be, young people can go anywhere if want (sure, this if, as I believe and hope, you've Italian citizenship also). The other people seemed extremely evenhanded to me (regard good and/or bad stuff). A thing (to refer) to the last words by the Italian-Serbian guy: tourism is important of course (as in every country) but much less than people thinks (it worth 6% of GDP, even considering the related industries, it don't reach 11%), I know the media talk a lot about that (specially after the pandemic years) but believe me, are other the "industries" (ie, the manufacturing) who keep this country still standing. I wrote a too long comment, sorry (for English also), anyway, the ending sentence by the girl from South Florida is perfect and it should apply to every country: "you have to conform to Italy, is not Italy who have to conform to you".

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We Italians may have an impetuous character but at least we don't shoot people like in the United States, I would be afraid to live there!

I don't understand why people moving to another country are shocked by anything, don't they do research beforehand. I would know exactly what to expect if I did this and learn to speak enough of the language to function.

I love these Italy videos! please make more 😭😭😭😭😭😭 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥲🥲🥲

Awesome video

Amazing video, wife and I have considered moving to Italy, this was one of the most realistic videos of foreigners and their opinions👍🙏

Interesting and nice video

Italian here. I can't stand people who come to live here, or anywhere else sbroad, then complain about everything. You are in a foreign country, you have chosen to live there but obviously there is a different lifestyle and a different culture than what are used to. What did you expect?Either you get used to it without complaining about everything or otherwise...it's not for you and you leave. I don't see any other solutions, surely the country will not change "for you "!

Only Americans respond with city and state, when asked when they’re from.

3:40 I wanted to inform the man that we also have them here in Italy, they are called shopping centers, just go there

Did anyone else notice the difference between Americans and others when they introduce themselves and where they came from? This is something I mentioned in another video thread.

The Moldavian girl: "here in Eastern Europe we are precise" 😅😅 Eastern Europe asks for a bribe even if you ask a policeman for information 😅

Mi sono sforzato di vedere la fine del video dopo aver sentito che la signora si mangiava la Pizza con l'Ananas, anche 17 secondi diventano duri dopo quelle affermazioni.

YAY MORE ITALY VIDEOS PLEASE PLEAAAAASE!

'Take it easy' is a way of life.

That German girl saying Italians drink more than Germans 😂😂😂😂

Some of Japanese typically don’t realize that for cultures that values direct, open and honest communication, lack of communication actually has much more potential for damage. It is important to check the tendencies of the culture one is dealing with, using the scale provided. I learn that When dealing with more direct cultures, be proactive about communicating what is on your mind, even if it is something that you think the other person will not be happy hearing. I still learn When dealing with more indirect cultures, be careful to not overpower them, and create an atmosphere where they feel comfortable communicating.

Americans omitting the country they're from 🙄

I think the 🍷 drinking part was great!

Very interesting. I'm an American raised by immigrant Italian parents from Sicily. We've always had access to my grandparent's house there so I spend a lot of time in Sicily visiting relatives and friends since childhood also traveling throughout Italy. I accept and understand both cultures exactly how they are, both the negatives and the positives. It also helps speaking the language and our dialect that I was taught as a child. There are certain things I can relate more with Italy than the US like how one dresses in public, food, that's all we talk about, and family being together quite often especially at meals. I can get loud and passionate myself about things at times so I can actually relate, maybe it's in the DNA. I can also understand people's frustration with the beurocracy in Italy and the further south you go, the worse it gets. If I were to go and live in Sicily, there wouldn't be any culture shock because I'm very familiar with Sicily, Northern Italy perhaps.

How are they locals if they moved there? They are immigrants

As an italian: for me, when you came in Italy you must learn before the politeness, in Venice the tourists are very rude: they eat on the streets, stay in the middle of the street and the bridges, enter into the churchs in unapropriated dresses. And, please pleas say grazie mi scusi per favore . Sorry is " sister" in my original region( Sardinia). This is a real city, not Disneyland. Ah don't walk whit this can of a sort of mix into the water and coffee named " american coffee beacuse this is our real impression for thats🤢, we don't walk drinking never.

I agree with everything

Firenze is all about tourism and foreign people. Each foreign visitor have to pay five euros a day tourist tax, the highest in Italy's. Also, new hotels are constantly opening every month. The number of B&B rose dramatically from the arrivingof airb&b in Italy. The result is no more houses to rent for a long time, only day by day. So, yes, tourism is a big thing here in Florence.

The Serbian guy is sooooo simpatico 🙄the main industry is tourism 🤫 and we got that the Moldavians are serious and we are fun fun fun fun fun😂😂😂😂😂

Was that the wife of Wolters world or It was just a doppelganger?

Well, the Scott American guy thinking Tuscans (Florentines and Pisans) being more chill and not argumentative……??? Pious illusion. Public transport in Florence, for the others commenting, is tragic.

Why is the Moldavian flag upside down ,is it some hidden message ?

7:50 Lady in the Background be like. "What's this Yank blattering on about?"

Yelling is something i can't tolerate from anyone. Treat everyone with respect.

Love is love

The usual video about the same stuff about Italy. The same of the same stereotypes.

Dinner at 9pm.... I'm on my 3rd dinner by then.

It is difficult to undertand, you jump from a speech to another

The Russian lady sounds so smart!

It's funny but you sound so Greek..lol

15:45 FALSE, tourism is among the 10th or 11th economic activity.

Caxxo di mandolino a Firenze... Perché!!!!!

(Excuse my english) This is the usual speech as for our food, etc. Every people or country have his traditions, culture, etc. We have our own. For example, for me pj is for sleep, it has been created for one only purpose. My dress must be 'decent' or appropriate as for me this meant to be respectfull towards other people.

Is the presenter Greek?

Generalmente gli italiani ricchi tendono a restare con quelli della propria cerchia,gli uomini italiani amano le straniere poiche le italiane se la tirano per molti motivi tipo culturali o ecinomici,gli italiani alzano ka voce quando parlano perche c e troppa gente ed è normale gesticolare per parlare e fare presto..inutile imparare la gestualità..bisogna vivere li per imparare e i gesti sono molti.ci baciamo per rispetto ma esistono varie regole che nessuno spiega..ma solo per lonpiu fra oersone che si conoscono.ah bella viene detto anche se non sei bella ma non ci ricordiamo il nome oppure per dire come stai...cio che diciamo non è sempre alla lettera la cena e il pranzo sono ad orario tardivo poiche seguono gli orari di ufgicio e soprattutto c e vita in Italia dopo cena quindi devi andare ad un locale a mezzanotte non orima..saresti visto male.non ci ubruachiamo mai..noi assaggiamo il vino e mangiamo senza abbuffarci.cerchiamo di restare giovani piu a lungo possibile.ci sposiamo tardi poiche studiamo molto di piu e le case costano troppo ed è difficile ottenere un mutuo.il sole e sempre presente.mangiamo pasta tutti i giorni perche la adoriamo..la pizza non la dividiamo con nessuno è sacra.noi italiani non parliamo italiano ma parliamo fra di noi in italiano solo se di regioni differenti altrimenti parliamo dialetto.vietato bere cappuccino per pranzo è per la colazione.il dolce far niente è molto relativo.l energia e differente in Italia.per diventare cittadino italiiano crefo servano 10 anni.I vestiti e le borse di marca costanto tanti tanti tanti euro

+datingbeyondborders *Actually, Firenze, Toscana, ITA.*

so we are part of the G7 because the tourism? lol

Stop with this fucking mandolino OMG. Non se ne può più

Italy is a G7 country and Italy is the second biggest manufacturing economy after Germany. Also, what is with the mandolin music? This video is all about false information.

The american guy was the funniest and most of the things he said were totally true.

US-Americans (always): "I'm from the USA, which represents 5% of the world population, but because I'm arrogant and entitled, I'm going to assume that everybody knows the geography of my country even though I don't know the geography of any other country" 🤣 - If they were less entitled (and less noisy), I don't think US-Americans would be disliked here in Europe. Even the woman from Russia - which is the largest country on Earth - said "Russia" rather than "South Krasnorask", "Nizhny Novgorod Oblast", or whatever 😅

Each coin has two sides...plus, when you are an expat you can't judge according to the parameters you grew up with. I learned that while living in London, the US and France. Also an Italian...and, btw, older men giving attention to teenagers is just sick. It wouldn't happen here in Veneto where I live. And to the guy complaining there's not enough shopping centers...there are way too many already if you ask me.

Well pasta its for us,if u like it eat it if not we have a million of different staff,for burocracy they have to understand that we share the same Nightmare,also for italian .at the end if you live in a nice place or a beautifull place doesn' t have any importance were, than your life will be different believe me.

I live in Lebanon and this video just confirms what we already knew - Italians and Lebanese are basically the same!

We don't hear this kind of music...

Hi

Italy has been my favorite country to visit. I don't know if I could live there but I would go and vacation there all the time if I could.

Why mandolino?🤦

Here we go again with the "tourism is the 1st industry in Italy" bs.. "Italy is a shrinking country" ecc. Stereotypes over facts 🙄

I don't know what's the deal with the Bosnian guy, beside sounding so cocky he is so negative about the country that has hosted him since he was 5 years old.

Perché gli stranieri scelgono le grandi citta turistiche per vivere? Le piccole citta di provinvia hanno una marcia in piu .

The Moldovian flag is up side down...

The Serbian!

tourist season is started open gate

Italy iS insane, dear people….😂

Vorrei dire al ragazzo che si lamentava di ogni cosa: Perchè non te ne torni a casa tua se non ti piace nulla? Oppure vai a vivere altrove. Nessuno ti obbliga a stare in Italia.

"pizza with ananas" its garbage, pure and simple. cappuccino is a morning drink. Why would u want to have it during the day? Its a mystery

Top 10 in economy, military, trading nation, millionaires, wealthiest citizens in the world, #2 EU industrial power, member/founder G7 and every major world organization, dozens of world famous brands from autos to luxury items, not to mention #1 in history achievements, inventors on and on. Learn something, Serbian, not the stereotypes or trying to sound smart. And why is he in multiple Italian videos, Serbia have anyone else?

Japanese food

Why Moldova flag is upside down?

I want to drive across all of italy and take a good food tour, same with Japan.

3:20 60+ men are asking for her phone number.... we all know why.....

The moldovan girl giving behavioural lessons to Italians is really really really weird given what is Moldova like, poorest country in Europe where the level of behaviours is highy questionable, not to mention what Moldovans mainly do in Italy. She doesn't seems very happy to be here, but i guess she doesn't want to go back to her country either because it would be MUCH worst

I remember the first time I went to Italy, I was with my art school and one of our teachers brought his wife. Both where in their 60s and our Italian waiter who was in his 30's starts to sing to my teachers wife and then proceeds to kiss her. lol

The main problem is that foreigners especially americans idealise Italy. Italy has so many flaws. Also, its very diverse country with a lot of economical difficulties. For sure after a while, the stereotype of italians being friendly and fun goes away. Also, many people in italy never left their town so maybe when they meet a foreigners they just think: "ok I just want to have fun".

Sono innamorato della signora Russa, penso che sia il paese che ama di più l'Italia non cercano mai il negativo ,gli altri paesi cercano solo di fare paragoni ,per me dovrebbero andarsene

Let's employ Norwegians for bureaucracy and let's send Italians for the life style in Norway. I think it would be a good trade LOL

Lived in Florence in the 80s and 90s. Seems nothing has changed.

Come to Milan!! I’ll tell you my culture shock from Russian and US point of view!

why do you idealize Italy? Italy of Dolce Vita has been over for 30 years. Italy today is a normal country, it has nothing of which to be idealized the golden age is long over

Florence WAS a cultural.ciry. Now there is just the heritage of the past..that'is a lot, but fhere is nothing else.

Well, Italy is a US colony after all 😂

Americans first shock : They don't shoot each other , WAOOOOOOOOOOO !