What I Hate About Italy... well... sort of

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These are what I hate about Italy... although truly there's actually nothing I really hate here haha. But if I had to say some things that I get annoyed with here in Italy, this video would sum up most of them. I'm often asked about what I hate about living in Italy, but all in all I have to say I really don't have any major complaints. Yes it's not easy to move to another country and live life as a foreigner in Italy. I know this is not the case for everyone, but when talking about the pros and cons of living in Italy I often find more pros than cons... even with my problems with shopping in Ialy and drinking a cappucino in the afternoon. It's hard for me to even think about reasons why I don't like Italy, because at the end of the day... I love Italy :)
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@robertoalberio622 4 года назад

Coperto is compulsory, it's not a tip, you don't need to tip in Italy. Negotiation on coperto is illegal

@mimmiblu6138 4 года назад

Little tip: you need a "copertA" when it is October and the heating is not on , a "copertO" is something you pay in a restaurant just to set the table.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

haha thank you for the correction.. it's one of those things that I know and have learned, but is too easy to slip up on that last vowel

@mimmiblu6138 4 года назад

I didn't mean to be disrespectful... I used to be a teacher of Italian as a second language and I know how challenging little things like this can be.... sorry for the correction, but once a teacher.... always a teacher

@user-nb2em9wz2v 4 месяца назад

@@RafaelDiFuria I am sorry for gay right in Italy lately. Must be hard...keep going you Italian brothers...

@carladalcol183 3 года назад

I was showing my husband one of your videos where you showed the pasta aisle in the grocery store. He said, "Why do they have so many different types!?" I said, "Because the sauce sticks better to some than others". He looked at me like I was crazy....so funny to hear you comment on this.

@danielesemenzato1754 4 года назад

Supermarkets closed in the afternoon? Not here in Milan. Some are even opened 24 hours

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Trust me haha unfortunately they do exist in Milan, unfortunately I found this out the hard way 😜

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

And even in Milan

@iTube22100 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria It's because they are already too reach there !!

@user-nb2em9wz2v 4 месяца назад

@@RafaelDiFuria Americans prefer Greece because everyone speaks English. I dated an American on Grindr, I had lots of fun.

@simonecasolo3122 4 года назад

Until i left Italy, a regional law forbade heating before October 15th and after April 15th (in lombardy, to reduce air pollution). TBH i find an American thing to expect tshirt temperatures indoor year round ;)

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Hahaha yes very much an American thing to expect, but haha I do expect these things 😆

@iTube22100 4 года назад

The period varies from region to region, depending on climate. As well as the timing, that in north plains is generally 14 hrs a day maximum, But in Turin for example, that has the biggest district heating (teleriscaldamento) of Europe, we can heath as we want and 24 hrs a day

@riccardoc1430 2 года назад

The coperto is not for the waiters, the mancia is. The coperto is mandatory, costs usually 2 or 3 euros and it is to pay the bread and especially the cleaning of the cutlery and of the tablecloths.

@sylvievicenza179 4 года назад

We live in Vicenza and I start the heating in November. We are wearing thicker sweaters. About your clothing you can go to Austria and Germany you will be able to find for your size. Post office: I need to have minimum an hour to wait... ciao

@lisaparys4976 4 года назад

I would think the biggest problem for me would be not having a good job.

@LeftToWrite006 4 года назад

I was in Italy for about 6 months, between last year and this year. I noticed that most towns and cities are not very wheelchair/4-point walker friendly. It concerns my wanting to move there in a couple of years because there is no way to know if I'll be stuck in one again. I sometimes need to walk with a cane and noticed people looked at me and dealt with me worse when I needed to use it to get around.

@CandyBimatic 4 года назад

What you say about the closing time of shops depends on where you live... I live in the lake como area and everithing is open from 8 in the morning until 9pm and there are supermarkets open 24hours a day and I live in a village of 3000 people... so that's a Veneto thing and mostly a Rovigo thing!

@MartinaValla 4 года назад

Uhm, the coperto is not a tip, though, you can't think in those terms. There's this misconception that the coperto would be for bread, water, etc. while it's actually for the apparecchiatura - until not long ago you usually did not have a coperto to pay unless you had a tablecloth (a REAL tablecloth, not paper ones), plates, cutlery etc.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Interesting, a lot of people I know specifically don’t leave a tip if there’s a coperto

@ferrocinque3938 4 года назад

Martina V p

@ptrs559 4 года назад

Rafael, the copper to is more of a cover charge rather than tip. If not posted prominently on a sign or on the menu, you don’t have to pay.

@jodiann4234 3 года назад

Your videos are extremely helpful and delightful fun. Grazie. Yes I intend to live at least part time in Italy in the next three years

@JustAgreeItsEasier 3 года назад

Incase no one has beaten me to it a quick conversion for Celsius to Fahrenheit is double it and add 30. This will give you a pretty accurate number. 10°c = 50°F and obviously you just subtract 30 and half the number to go from F to C. Love the videos BTW

@rosemizcles9479 4 года назад

THANK YOU! Your videos are very informative aaaand entertaining. 😜. I want to buy property in the Campaniana region. Have you done or thinking of doing any video in that region?

@iTube22100 4 года назад

I don't think so, that place doesn't exist !!! lol Perhaps you mean Campania ;o)

@prudenceblue 4 года назад

For a little extra heat when I don’t want to turn on the heater I’ll bake something and leave the oven door open as it cools when it’s done.

@sweetncool 3 года назад

I miss living in Italy. There were some things I didn't like though. The everything a la carte, the closing of some shops during the day, like you said. How slow my internet was, how people take their time when you're supposed to meet. I got us to that but it was many times where I was told to meet someone at a certain time and they showed up 20/35/40 minutes later calmly strolling like I was early 🤦🏾‍♀️😅. I still miss it though

@larapellegrini8681 4 года назад

Haha, your description of an Italian post office experience is spot on. :)

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Haha 🤣 glad someone agrees with me

@MsTeapot11 4 года назад

I've never lived anywhere but the U.S., so this was interesting to me. I did notice the two times when I visited there the differences in business hours. And, I am so used to being able to get a little bit of everything at American stores. When we were there, the difficulty finding cough drops like we were used to was annoying, especially when half the group got colds at the same time.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

That must have been so annoying to deal with! For future reference some pharmacies have a night time emergency window. I have to add it sometimes I miss the ease of shopping in the US... but thankfully you can find a lot on amazon here.

@MsTeapot11 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria good to know.

@ambroginamandelli4950 4 года назад

Coperto, is when you go to the restaurant Coperta, is when you go to sleep and you cover yourself . 😘

@stironeceno 3 года назад

Esattamente . lol

@chefevans5705 4 года назад

Post offices in Italy are most definitely a frustrating experience for an expat. There is a steep learning curve. My wife is from Northern Italy and she has almost constant difficulties when she goes to the post office. It is a very different experience from a US post office.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

No questions about that. A completely different experience, in some ways much more high tech, but also so much more confusing the first few times

@robynneblissett6510 3 года назад

I absolutely agree. The last time I went to the post office I was in there for over an hour to send a small package to the UK... The beurocracy nearly made me have a meltdown 😂

@carolinapellicano3822 2 года назад

Or you can inform about it, you can booking an appointment online in the post office site and avoid line

@DavidsDoseofItaly 4 года назад

If I had to pick the one thing that really gets on my nerves it's the lack of organization in Italy. 390 smiley face. hahaha funny! Anyway, I didn't think you were that big, even for Italian standards!

@viktork5936 4 года назад

Thanks for the video! We will move to Rome in 2 weeks so it was really useful. :)

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Hey there Viktor :) Glad you found this video useful if you ever have any questions about life in Italy always feel free to let me know. Very often videos become subjects for future videos ^_^ wishing you all the best with you move :)

@viktork5936 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria Thanks! What was irritating for us is that offices (real estate, etc.) just refuse to pick up the phones! They seem to be unreachable! :D

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Yes I know how annoying that can be! Have you had any luck so far? Before moving to where I live now I went in person to some offices to find a rental before and I never heard from even one of the agents. Even all these months later.

@viktork5936 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria Right now we managed to track down one, but she promised an e-mail with all the details 3 days ago, which she will "send right away". :D We will rent a bnb room for a week then go there in private. Hopefully we can achieve something like that! :D

@nickdelorean8610 4 года назад

I am Italian and I usually drink Cappuccino after lunch. I think I am the only Italian who has this habit

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Haha I think you’re the only Italian I’ve ever heard admit to such a blasphemous thing 🤣

@Jay-vr9ir 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria Fuck it , drink what I want , when I want !

@theo7206 3 года назад

Nick DeLorean classico nome italiano se bevi veramente il cappuccino dopo pranzo ti devono gambizzare

@nickdelorean8610 3 года назад

@@theo7206 E se mettessi anche il ketchup sulla pasta? 🤔

@user-nb2em9wz2v 4 месяца назад

In Greece we do it. Especially freddo cappuccino which is amazing. We go out for a coffee and stay 3 hours.

@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 3 года назад

There's no bad weather. Just bad clothing.... Layering is the Norwegian secret. And a good eiderdown duvet for winter. Then you can sleep like a baby, with your window slightly open. Regardless the temperature. Waking up with a bit of fresh snow covering your duvet, makes you feel like a viking.... 💖🇳🇴 ❄❄❄❄😄❄❄❄

@RafaelDiFuria 3 года назад

There is such thing as bad weather... it’s called hot weather 🤣

@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 3 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria Ah, yes. Hot weather. Something we experience as tourists. In southern Europe... Most Norwegians break out in a sweat when temperatures hit 20°.... 😁 💖🇳🇴

@user-nb2em9wz2v 4 месяца назад

@@RafaelDiFuriaItalians pfff too much fuss for nothing man. They took it all from Greece and made it look scary. Simplicity is something not mentioned in their dictionary haha

@richardsmith2879 3 года назад

I was told by my Italian stepmother, and I don’t know if this is true because it made no sense to me, that the timing for communal heating systems is decided by/in Rome. She lived in Liguria and her flat, although wonderful, sitting as it did above the sea not far from Positino , was like a fridge in October. I was cold.

@giuseppeferri3817 3 года назад

definitely false

@majebrennan5668 4 года назад

I would like to ask you about Merano. We're thinking of moving there when my husband retires.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Happy to answer whatever questions I can about it, however unless you or your husband were originally from there, I would have a verrry difficult time to recommend it for anything more than a vacation. A beautiful area with some wonderful people, but if you’re not from there it can be quite tricky to make a life there.

@majebrennan5668 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria Why is that? We're both speak German, so we thought it would work.

@annmariemogensen9714 4 года назад

Rafi can you discuss a 1948 case? Thank you for all the info you provide regarding jure sanguinis and Italy!!🇺🇸🇮🇹

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

For more information about that I'd reccomend watching The Italian Citizenship Podcast on the youtube channel Italian Citizenship assistance about the subject. It just went public, here's the link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ng2pYJS_7AU.html

@tp8150 4 года назад

Penso che i negozi per risparmiare non tengano scarpe dal 45 in su, o almeno ne tengono poche. Hanno i numeri più comuni che sanno di poter vendere presto. Per il riscaldamento comunque è vero, per legge prima di metà novembre circa non si può accendere. Per le date è sempre giorno, mese, anno.

@norma8686 3 года назад

Coperto is not a tip. You're paying for sitting down and using tablecloth, plates, glasses and cutlery. On the menu somewhere they do write how much their coperto costs and that money does not go to the server.

@giuseppecastrignano1345 4 года назад

I wear size 13. Which is a 48-49 and never had a problem.

@noga8495 4 года назад

Rafi, dopo questo video passa la voglia di venire a vivere in Italia!😂😂😂

@jeanneamato8278 4 года назад

We must be lucky in our town in Italy because they don’t take tips unless it’s something above and beyond what they did plus the Post Office is really friendly and convenient. Different than I’ve heard from others. Also my husband is 6’5 and has found jeans that fit perfectly. His size 14 feet on the other hand no way. One of the grocery stores in town have decided to stay open all day. We are lucky. The only problem we’ve had is when we want to do anything to the outside of our 1200 year old house. Lots of dos and don’ts. I know you love it there. You could always move to our town.

@famousdominion444 4 года назад

What is the name of your twon?

@Andrea-lg7pi 4 года назад

When I tell you... my husband almost disowned me when I did this... I put cheese in the olive oil and then dipped the bread in. He told EVERYONE we know how insane I was. The food rules can be a bit exhausting. So I just do what I want and don’t care what people think anymore. I follow the rules when I’m in someone else’s home to be respectful, but other than that 🤷🏼‍♀️

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Cheese in olive oil? Yeah, unfortunately I might be of a similar opinion to your husband..... Cheese in olive oil sounds like grounds for divorce to me 🤣

@carlacarla6021 3 года назад

Why the hack cheese and oil 🤔🤣🙄on thousand years I would not think about dipping cheese with oil.

@sophiemarie7125 Год назад

It’s pathetic , why don’t you have rules about the road or kindness ; just random rules about food.

@user-nb2em9wz2v 4 месяца назад

@@RafaelDiFuria Greek feta cheese in perfect with olive oil

@frankg8946 4 года назад

I inherited a house, and several parcels of land in Italy. I can go on for hours about the Italian legal system, squatters rights, utility companies, hospitals, water availability, taxes, the banks, driving, parking, the post office and of course the never ending garbage crisis. All of which would make a third world country look more appealing. All these incredible frustrations I experienced with an Italian passport and codice fiscale. Even with the MANY negatives I have personally experienced, Italy is a magical place. Next year I’ll rent in Rome, because home ownership in Italy can drive one insane. BTW, I’ve already spent 20,000 Euros in lawyer fees to get one squatter off a one acre lot and I’m not even close to a conclusion. When a lawyer, or ANYBODY, hears your American accent what it sounds like to them is a cash register. ALL countries have their frustrations, Italy is no different.

@MartinaValla 4 года назад

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THE CAPPUCCINO THING IT DRIVES ME CRAZY WHEN I HEAR THAT BS "RULE"! it annoys ME, the puffy jackets craze! Haha. I hate them. And personally, I'm not mad at spaghetti & meatballs, but I lose it when I see supposedly "traditional" lasagna made with mozzarella or ricotta instead of bechamel. Lose. It.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Haha have to say I enjoy it either way, with béchamel or with mozzarella... but I might have a slight preference for the cheesy goodness of mozzarella 😜

@Bradamante68 4 года назад

Martina V lasagne with ricotta and mozzarella are typical and traditional in the south. Check lasagna napoletana. Traditional dish with as much dignity as the emiliana. And I say that being from Emilia myself.

@Ang.0910 4 года назад

Some shirts with some more Italian sayings on them would be cool. Ideas?

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Very interesting idea! I’m totally open to any ideas that people have. Any that come to your mind?

@pile333 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria I don't know if it already exists but I've always fancied a t-shirt with "Italian genius? Gen - Italia!" on it. 😄

@AxidentalDM 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria perhaps a riff on the old "I think therefore I am" ... something like "I think in Italian, therefore I eat pasta!"

@egbunagerald3346 4 года назад

The one thing I hate in italy is that they thinking "all blacks" came through the sea. Well everyday I have to say I applied for a visa and was granted and also lived and studied in the UK. Am only in Italy to stay with my family. Stereotype and ignorance is like a style in Italy..

@andreadws7151 Год назад

Yeah but you have to understand where it comes from. For example leaving Italy alone to deal with a huge immigration problem, incresed crime rate and politicians who used them as a political tool to get elected. Btw I'm sorry for your experience, aa you knoe there are ignorant and stupid people here and everywhere else.

@mat2941 4 года назад

Yea i’m Italian and i agree on the clothing... i’m big, not fat but i’m 6,2 and bulky and man it’s a nightmare to find clothing for myself.. i can only find midget clothing. Infact i find myself buying American stuff, hoodies and jackets

@smilesmilelulu 4 года назад

Your point about dates, floors and temperatures, reminds me of the period I used to live in the US. I was just as confused 😂. And I believe I am still a bit now, even while leaving in Europe. Somehow the american way of counting floors pops back at random times... Other times I am just extra careful at work when writing in english. I never write all numerical dates and I am always second guessing myself when reading company's data. Aaaah the joy of differences in an international world 😄😂

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Hahaha I’m totally happy for people to hold onto their own ways and their culture, but when it comes to people who write the dates with numbers and no abbreviations, there’s a special place in hell for those people 🤣🤣 Only joking of course.... well mostly haha

@smilesmilelulu 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria 😂😂😂

@haythar21 4 года назад

I am now studying in italy and i relate so much to the heater system. I was in 10 years prior and i am literally freezing to death in the house because it is so cold but once you step out of the house, it’s not that cold as well. It affects me so much because i am shivering in cold without the heating system.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Haha I’m having the same problem right now, not too bad outside, but inside is definitely burrito time 😆

@Daniela-wg9nz 4 года назад

Solution: apartment with autonomous heating.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

@@Daniela-wg9nz if only it were as simple as just moving from one apartment to another ... contracts here aren't as flexible as in other countries...

@Daniela-wg9nz 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria There are many types of contracts, but usually are 1 year contracts for first period, but legally could leave your apartment with 3 months notice. Try to inform well.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Daniela ddd in my experience those contracts have been almost impossible to find. Like I’ve mentioned in other videos, the vast majority of the ones I’ve seen are 3+2 or 4+4

@lisamillerbuchert9447 3 года назад

R they sue happy like in the USA

@nevertooold9373 4 года назад

The incompetence and slowness of the gov’t

@antony_303 3 года назад

CONCORDO

@StephenSmith-ge1qf 2 года назад

I'm British, been in Italy 8 years now. I'm 1.92 metres tall and take a no. 48 shoe. No chance at all of buying anything here except t-shirts. Shoes I can find in the Netherlands....

@SantaLorena 3 года назад

"All the fun and wonder of going to a post office with the joy of the DMV." I almost spit my caffe d'orzo when you said that!

@SantaLorena 3 года назад

@Ivan BOMBANA Department of Motor Vehicles. One of many government offices that you sometimes have to go to and are always a horrible experience.

@mattmaur6321 4 года назад

Gli italiani sono molto conformisti, questo è il nostro problema principale. Tutti fanno quello che fanno gli altri perché così sono abituati. Non c'é una reale volontà di cambiare le cose, di essere innovativi ed è anche per questo che economicamente parlando siamo rimasti fermi: non puntiamo sul nuovo. Solo rinnovando si può andare avanti.

@mikhailgrishchenko7208 3 года назад

Good overview. I would add always having cash and coins in your wallet because one is not able to pay card everywhere, toll roads with booths instead of a country-side vignette, and a bit aggressive driving style.

@TheArtisticJourneywithCarlo Год назад

By the way coperto is not a tip but is the charge for the fork, knife and napkin 😢

@LHollan 4 года назад

Italian aren’t that tall, they are around 5’10 to 6’ like in the UK, Portugal, France, Spain... the nordic people are the tallest, their average is like over 6’

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

I would say it also depends, people from the north in my experience seem to be taller than people form the south, but every where I go, I see at least one person my height or taller. Just depends...but yes on average shorter than Northern Europe

@LHollan 4 года назад

Rafael Di Furia France and the U.K. plus Ireland are also North Europe and their average is similar to Southern countries like Italy, Spain and Portugal. I mean Nordic like Scandinavian plus Dutch and German are the tall guys in Europe. I don’t think northern Italian have an average similar to Dutch. Dutch and German average is 6'0... yet of course you can find tall guys everywhere.

@Alice-rc2hw 3 года назад

@@LHollan According to the data, Northern Italians seem to be taller than French but shorter than Duch and Germans...

@iTube22100 4 года назад

What kind of place did you went in with so short door O.O never seen that. A place where door are very short and everybody, I mean the Swedes :o)), have to bow, is Sweden but only in historical places, restaurants... Anyway, I think there is a law that regulates the height of the doors, we have laws for everything !!

@lisabianconi1315 4 года назад

The line cutting!! All around the world I can spot an Italian. How? They're cutting in line! I'll never understand the system. Who goes and when?

@francescacarlucci9238 4 года назад

It's usually the elderly who tend to cheat their way through. Drives me nuts.

@summeratthelonghouse5455 4 года назад

Maybe you should go to tailor and shoe custom that possible for you need! Enjoy your life fullest while in Italy

@ambroginamandelli4950 4 года назад

Hey Caro, You right , I m living in Vancouver is almost 6 years that I' m here and I want go back in my Country maybe in a couple of years BUT I now there are so many shit in there and I don t know if I can do it AGAIN !!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Bye, take care !

@CandyBimatic 4 года назад

And about bills... do you still have bills ariving through the postal service in the year 2020? All of my bills and most italians bills arrive exatly in the right day through the e-mail address... this is year 2020 not 1990... and of course there are bills that should be paied monthly other every 6 months others once a year depending on the service you are paying... if a service costs 20 euros per year do you think it's a good idea to split it in a number of instalments!!! So that the cost of the multiple cash operations will exceed the cost of the service itself!!! Come on it's a matter of organisation and in Italy we are used to take care of organising on our own we don't need the bank or the post office or anybody else sending us reminders about bills, if you are an adult it is supposed that you can organise yourself if you're a child maybe you need someone who reminds you what, when and how... !!! Bureaucracy is a matter of following the directions and organise yourself. I found to be a nightmare the fact that there isn't a rule that connect the way you write english to the way you read it... so that you must memorise thousands of words and when there is s new word that you have nerver heard before you won't be sure on how it's written until you find it on a dictionary... Italian German French and most languages are so easy on that ... you learn the rule and that's it... this to say that there are things that are really a mess, for instance the fact that english is not a phonetic language so there is nothing to organise you must memorise all and if one try guessing it's a failure most of the times and others that are just a matter of organisation like paying bills in Italy! 😊😊😊 This is why you must forgive me if I make mistakes writeing in english... 😂😂😂

@carlov67 4 года назад

Dear Rafael, the main reason why we italians don't have cappucino after lunch time is that italian adult population in general suffer of milk intolerance, which, after you had lunch, may cause diarrhea.

@famousdominion444 4 года назад

What i don't like about Italy is work, is very difficult to find a job in Italy.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Very true, what kind of work do you do?

@famousdominion444 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria I don't have job for now, I have submitte curriculum for more than 11 agents in Milan this year.

@agustinentratico3081 4 года назад

Italy has the 3rd highest unemployment rate in Europe after Greece and Spain.

@famousdominion444 4 года назад

@@agustinentratico3081 I don't believe what you said Italy is number 32 or 33 in Europe Google it.

@agustinentratico3081 4 года назад

@@famousdominion444 if you don't believe an Italian, just Google it!

@TheArtisticJourneywithCarlo Год назад

A lot of waiters don’t really speak enough English to make them self clear enough. I’m sorry to hear that.

@carlacarla6021 3 года назад

In some countries the people are living from the tip. Cause they earn like 4€/h and the rest is coming from the tip. It has nothing to do with ur kindness to pay or not. You do pay them the salary. Same thing in Spain and Portugal. BUT the coperto it is not just a tip it is more a charge of occupieing the table. If u go in and u pay for a coffee but u stay all day long working on ur notebook this would be hard deal for the owner, so he charges u the coperto. By the way it comes from middle age, when people were bringing their own food to the food locations, eating therier homemade there. So they owner of the inns began to charge them a fee. So if u drink or eat or just sit u have to pay the fee when leaving. And can be from 1€ up to 5€. And what I don't understand is why US citizens always compare the world with the states. I mean for us, ur rules are really strange. I mean the whole world has meter and centimeters and degree Celsius but u do really math. But with the bills u r right. That's confusing even for us. 🤣😅

@vickidvorak5819 4 года назад

I could commiserate with you on 99% of those irritating Italian things! We just started saying "oh well, that's Italy"! But one thing different in Como is that the supermercati stay open all day. The only other thing that really gets me are the motociclette! Every time we are on the road is like a derby! They go between cars, right up the center line or on our right where we cannot see or hear them! Which is why I don't know if I'll ever drive here! Thanks for another great and informative video. A dopo!

@jodiann4234 3 года назад

Not sure if this is true. But my concern as a woman would be that Italian men feel they can just pat you on the ass even if they are strangers. That’s very scary and uncomfortable. Is that true to this day? It may be an older generational thing.

@michelecarriepardee6959 4 года назад

I hear you on the shoes & clothes...

@paolocassina4994 3 года назад

Dear friend you are an American that you have been living in Usa maybe for all of your life that it means you have an american culture and also you have your american routine about every aspect of your life. Now everything has been changed quickly so sometimes you get annoying because it s not easy to change every habits. Lets start :the way to count the floors in a building is the same in any country in the world, or the way to write a date so basically are american (usa) specifications. In America supermarkets are open 24 hours sometimes included Sunday. As a customer you are happy but you are also a worker. There is time to work and time to rest and time to spend with family and time to socialize with friends and collegues. A family shop cannot compete with a big shopping center in terms of employees In Usa is normal eating during lunchtime in front of a computer in italy we prefer go with collegues and eat something together . Different perspective quality of Life, vs money. Tips vs coperto . Bars are not charity shops, the service is never free. In the majority of the country is included in the price, in italy is separated. Usa has a special situation if you read in any touristic guide is written tips are mandatory and they are 15-20 % of the bill and even if you will be' not arrested and it is written that it is estremely rude if you don t give any money. That is not true but majority of the tourists follow the touristic suggestion. What do you think is an hidden price?, I think yes . Italian way to say "ogni mondo è paese". Cappuccino is an italian drink . We drink it for breakfast or for a snack during the day never after lunch of dinner. It sounds just weird. We think it tastes horrible after a proper meal. Food is part of our culture we enjoyng eating well and together. I live in England and here they say food is just petrol to have energy. Topic Sizes in shops Generally speaking shops want to make business they don t keep productthat they are hard to sell. American people usually have more muscles or are taller or fatter compare italians. Anyway good luck!

@bethb5915 2 года назад

Hi Paolo, just a note that it IS considered extremely rude for someone not to leave a tip in the US. You would only leave nothing or only a few coins as a sign that you felt the service was terrible. So everyone really is expected to tip.

@TheromaB 3 года назад

My shoes number is 13, usually i ask to the shoes guy “i’m 46 and half, what do you have?” It’s the only way in Italy

@katiedeluise2345 4 года назад

My hate in Italy is dogs in apartments that bark when there owners a out , and spaghetti and meat balls yum I grew up in Australia , and cappuccino I am the same any time is good for me haha .

@mimmiblu6138 4 года назад

I am 100% Italian but what I really hate about my country is how racist it is becoming. Obviously you're a white male so it doesn't really affect you directly, but what do you think about the hate culture which has been recently brewing in Italy? What about a video about this issue?

@mimmiblu6138 4 года назад

@R& CO I strongly disagree, racist attacks have recently taken place in broad daylight, black people have been targeted just for the fact of being black. Stopping illegal immigration is sacrosanct, stripping people of their dignity because of the colour of their skin or their origin is a shame for the whole country.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

@mimmi thanks for assuming my ethnicity, I’m actually both Latino and Caucasian. I think it’s a difficult subject because on one hand there are racists and on the other hand there have been a rise in specific types of crimes seemingly to be connected with certain groups. I don’t believe I’ll be making a video on this subject. Too complex with too many nuances that can too easily be misinterpreted. It’s a tricky situation and my heart goes out to people who’ve been effected by these issues as I and other family members and friends (non-Italian and Italian alike) have also been.

@mimmiblu6138 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria sorry for assuming your ethnicity, I really hope I haven't offended you, I just assumed you were Italian.... as you know we don't really think much about ethnicities here and by white I simply meant the color of skin, not the ethnicity. I understand that making a video about this is difficult and controversial, yet you were speaking about the things you do not like in Italy and this is the one thing I have grown to really dislike over the last year or so.

@mimmiblu6138 4 года назад

@Hello World no, regulationans about illegal immigration are sacrosanct in my opinion. People shouting on the underground to black legal immigrants (an Afro-American in this case), that they should go home in the most total indifference of the other passangers less so. Young children calling black children "piece of s**t... you're the same colour after all" and the parents look on and do not say anything. People insistently writing in comments that somebody isn't Italian even when one parent is Italian and they were born and brought up in Italy simply because the other parent is from Egypt, well that is way over the top and racist in my opinion.

@francescoc2782 3 года назад

Good point. I believe that racism in Italy is due to the lack of colonialism experience compared to other countries such as France, UK, Belgium, Germany and Holland whereas these countries are used to cooperate with different countries at institutional / social / cultural / political level. Not by chance, other countries with no colonialism experience like Austria and Switzerland are thought to be racist.

@rosaliegalasso791 3 года назад

Hillarious!!

@RafaelDiFuria 3 года назад

😜😆

@charliebrown3316 4 года назад

I am a native Italian and when I lived in Italy many moons ago...80's mid 90's These were the things that really, really got on my nerves.....BUREAUCRACY....Oh Lord...it is like being caught into one of those Gironi Danteschi if you have to deal with Italian bureaucracy.....Use to drive me crazy....The Hospitals...at least back then...were filthy...FILTHY...SPORCHI.....but doctors and nurses were pretty friendly and approachable....What I miss the most are the masculine men of Italy....Tough outside and super sweet and tender inside......Miss them.....Italia mia mi manchi tanto e ti voglio bene......Lucky you Rafael.....PS...Post Office...L'Ufficio Postale...a step into PURGATORY....

@andreadws7151 Год назад

You are right about bureaucracy ( it's still the same ) but at least we have a decent free public healthcare

@charliebrown3316 Год назад

@@andreadws7151 Sono contento che la Sanita' sia migliorata....Negli anni 80 ero ricoverato per un mese a Frosinone...e ti dico una sporcizia incredibile..all'ospedale di Frosinone....Non lo Staff...tutti meravigliosi...ma la sporcizia era da Terzo Mondo....Sono contento se sia migliorata...per il bene di tutti noi.....

@andreadws7151 Год назад

@@charliebrown3316 purtroppo ci sono ancora alcuni casi di cattiva sanità, sopratutto al Sud Italia. Ma comunque è meglio che non avere la possibilità di curarsi per mancanza di soldi

@charliebrown3316 Год назад

@@andreadws7151 Caro Andrea, su questo sono daccordissimo con te.....Qui in America viviamo come ne Far West quando si tratta di Sanita' e cure ospedaliere....Credimi, ci sono persone che muoiono perche non possono permettersi di curarsi...Abbiamo il Medicare dai 65 anni in su....ma e' un vergognoso scherzo verso gli anziani...Si paga circa $160 al mese con il 20% dei costi medici, inclusi ospedalieri, totalmente scoperti....Se si vuole coprirsi al 100%, devi pagare circa $300 al mese e pregando che non hai una condizione medica seria...allora si trovano tutte le scuse dalle assicurazioni, per non coprirti......Un vero schifo....Spero di poter resistere questi ultimi 3 anni...e poi tornero' in Italia in Pensione....Sicuramente al sud perche' mi piace molto il mare....Grazie bello per i tuoi commenti.....Hugs.

@andreadws7151 Год назад

@@charliebrown3316 buon fortuna!

@prisonbreakneuro 4 года назад

Comunque io il cappuccino lo prendo sempre nel tardo pomeriggio e me ne sbatto altamente.

@Daniela-wg9nz 4 года назад

Anche io se capita lo bevo volentieri di pomeriggio, nessuno si è mai lamentato.

@francescopio5650 3 года назад

Im sad that you didn't enjoyed Italy, i am an Italian kid, and when someone dont enjoyes my nation even on RU-vid i get sad, coz i like Italian services. Also i live in Caserta, and is a popular city, but sometimes i don't like it *the problem is the rude people there, they don't recicle by ignoring the project of saving the planet and also the problem is the graffiti they write on the wall* If you want, you can move in Italy, but in Caserta and Napoli, Napoli is a cool city too.

@RafaelDiFuria 3 года назад

seems like you may have missed my point and maybe didn't watch the whole video... I love Italy, and that's why I live here and have been for a few years now and make all these videos about life in Italy ;)

@francescopio5650 3 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria yeah i know maybe there is something you liked and something you didn't liked, but thats ok, my city is not that cool sometimes but im happy you are making videos about ispiration of Italy, thanks Raf, you're awesome! :)

@DS40764 3 года назад

The bill part would drive me totally nuts. You really have to be disciplined etc.

@antoniobonaffini6893 4 года назад

Io vivo in Italia ed è bella😑 Non ho visto il video perché non ci capisco nulla

@johnmello960 4 года назад

Best video yet lol

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Haha glad you think so John 😁

@majebrennan5668 4 года назад

Try shopping in Austria. They have taller people there.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Haha actually when I lived in Alto Adige I had a much easier time to find clothing than where I live now, But from here austria is too far and expensive just for a shopping trip... at least in my opinion... also the styles... generally not quite what I look for 😜

@majebrennan5668 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria Ah well.

@Andrea-lg7pi 4 года назад

Yes 😂 my husband would drive the the outlet mall in Switzerland to buy clothing. He is 6’3”.

@usts6su19 3 года назад

I have a 14,5 of shoe size, and whiteout E-Commerce I would get crazy here 😂😂

@davidbanas7609 4 года назад

With all due respect, I found this video odd, even odder I see you used the 'hater'. The instances / circumstance you 'hate' are all well know cultural differnces. I think, not unique to Italy, that that is their biggest pet peeve about us, that some visit and just cannot comprehend or even realize they may be not only expecting but demanding this things be changeed to more American like. One problem can be solved by going to the American fast food restaurants in Italy, there will be absolutely no surprises. Yes, I found it odd that these restaurants are always packed. I was even graciously and friendly informed they like these restaruants. Who am I to judge ? I will add if I have the opportunity to know them better, I would return the courtesy and suggest to find and read the ingredients list. I do not know how current, but at one thime there was bleach added to fast food. I just don't see how that can be healthy.

@francescopio5650 3 года назад

As an example, not for being racist, but sometimes i also don't like the english RU-vidrs, coz they do videos of parody of Italians, calling them fat, mean things in the videos, etc.

@KhunMike3755 4 года назад

Fare una Bella figura would drive me crazy with the materialistic everything conscience Italians. Italians used to smile non c’e’ piu! Ufficio postale... la impiegati sono miserable. How’s my Italian?

@giuseppecastrignano1345 4 года назад

44-45 isnt hard to find in italy. Don't make it seem out of the ordinary.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

I’ve always had a difficult time finding shows here in my size just my own personal experience 🤷🏻‍♂️

@annettebrown4928 3 года назад

I think we should take our beds to the post office

@RafaelDiFuria 3 года назад

Haha you know, I think you have raised good point 🤣

@za-music Год назад

Funny how anglosaxon people call themselves expats while using the term immigrant for other nationalities and ethnic groups. It is part of their attitude towards the world, even when they are the exception they act as they are the norm to follow :D...

@RafaelDiFuria Год назад

I find your definitions very unfortunate... I personally use expat and immigrant interchangeably, since expat can just be faster to say than immigrant. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i60ZFCjrRmM.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UqsRICiiYt0.html

@emilphoryew9436 4 года назад

I dislike about Europe no refills on coffee.

@maxinemm1607 4 года назад

I love and hate how much Italians love kids. I have an extremely shy two year old an an extremely social one year old. My one year old loves when people start to gather around him but my two year old tries to hide. Grocery shopping is no longer an in and out event. Takes me way longer here with all the people who want to interact with my kids

@sylviamichaud4759 4 года назад

Interesting to learn how Italian restaurants operate.

@Bradamante68 4 года назад

Spaghetti alla chitarra (or maccheroni alla chitarra) from Teramo (Abruzzo) with pallottine (very tiny meatballs) may be the dish the Italian Americans turned into spaghetti and meatballs by changing the fresh pasta made with chitarra in the more available spaghetti and the tiny meatballs pallottine in giant meatballs.

@PeterAcrat 2 года назад

👋 Hey USA! - The rest of the world acknowledges: - The Ground floor, is ummmm; Oh yeah! - the _GROUND_ floor! - Today; is '_the_ day' so it comes First, Then the month, and finally the Year. - Metric Vs Imperial... Sigh; your conversion pain is your own. Get with the global program, OR find the fun with the differences 😉.

@jefftombrello4370 4 года назад

I totally ignore what they think. I have what I like and have no problem telling them to get over it.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

You’ve gotta do you ;)

@neel6978 2 года назад

Laughed with that bill issue

@petunia4474 4 года назад

I'm American Italian and we NEVER had meatballs and spaghetti! Yuck! Meatballs and macaroni yes but never spaghetti.

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

How what do you mean yuck??? macaroni and spaghetti are the same thing just different shapes 🤣

@anthonylondon3366 4 года назад

What about the Italian temperament. Even more contrary than the Irish. From euphoria to gloomy, from laughter to crying in barely a minute. As long as you know your alive.

@Saethreen 4 года назад

Say sike right now

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

...and if I don't? haha

@Saethreen 4 года назад

@@RafaelDiFuria a group of angri Italians in white shirts and black pompadours will approach and assert dominance

@brytnijohnston6183 4 года назад

I hate paying for water at restaurants... not just in Italy but in Europe in general lmao I'm still not comfortable with it... At one restaurant I was charged 3.50€ for just a glass of water

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

Thats crazy!!!

@filipporubino4163 2 года назад

And I hate having to add a fixed extra to my bill because american employers don't wanna pay their waiters a decent salary. And I hate, when I buy something there, discovering that it actually costs more than I thought. We could go on forever like this, or are we adults?

@AlbertoPavanlupastic 4 года назад

Post offices... You rub it in

@RafaelDiFuria 4 года назад

I do a ti have to say, the one here in Rovigo isn’t so bad, I’ve actually had a few positive experiences there.

@barbart_ 3 года назад

jesus where did you eat a 7 euro potato?! thats why you shouldnt live in cities :DD

@peterbarber5442 4 года назад

The rudeness they can show when queuing

@acajudi100 3 года назад

Please send rapists, murderers, and traitors to Siberia one way. Harvest the organs. I have so much RESPECT for people , who work hard , do not beg, and help non- beggars help themselves. YOU DID IT!! We better stop, or God will stop it all for good. Your arms are too short to box with God. Just behave!!! Please check the poverty and the prisons, where you want to move, before you move.