why i hate living in italy 

Notice how people in bureaucratic positions in Italy act like they are doing you a favour and look genuinely bothered by your presence?

I started watching, thinking it'll be yet another American girl my age complaining about her soft and comfortable life. But no. _Ya'll_ made some solid points. You took the your topic seriously, recognised nuance and made an effort even for those whom might disagree. As someone of the same generation, I appreciate that.

Not mention the bureaucracy! As a foreigner, it’s sometimes so hard to navigate all the ups and downs of the dolce vita😓 Thanks for sharing!

i love the guest appearance (hi kim!!!!)

I appreciate you taking the risk of speaking your truth! And remember, anyone's response to your truth is their personal process and it is none of your business. The things that trigger us are speaking to something unresolved within us and each time we are triggered it is an opportunity to become more conscious of who we really are. I love the possibilities that open up when we speak up. I also can appreciate that you are trying to share perspective for others who may be interested in living abroad. Any way about it I enjoyed you sharing your perspective and as an American you have been raised with the freedom to do so (at least without imprisonment). Even if not one other person agrees with you, your experience is valid and should be heard if you choose to share.

Racism also exists in Italy, but it is different than in the USA, it is more of a cultural racism than one based on race. This is particularly the case of southern Italy. Another difference is between rural and urban areas, in the USA racism is stronger in rural areas, in Italy it is the opposite (southern Italy). In the small villages in Italy nobody cares whether someone is black, white, green or yellow, the important thing is to respect the traditions of the respective villages and to help shape them, then you are part of the family. Then you have to distinguish between northern and southern Italy. Even if the southern Italians are actually more conservative, they are more pragmatic towards foreigners than in the north. South of Rome, however, you will hardly find any restaurants that are not Italian. Tradition is a big thing in Italy, especially in the south.

Speak your truth! 💖

Oh the d-ROME-a! Mama mia! 😉 Speaking truth around toughts, feelings, and opinion(s), this we are all entitled to of course, and none of it deters me from taking public transport to get there one day someday... As a fun tourist! Come on Italy, spread more amore like its jam on a cornetto! ❤🇮🇹 Looking forward to the next post!

Loved your bluntness! I would have liked to hear more on the misogyny though. I've read a lot of comments about that, but I was hoping you could have given some examples to have a better idea. Regarding the trash I completely agree, but I think that one is more specific to Rome. On another note, I love the quality and editing of your vids! what kind of microphone do you use? Keep up the good work 🥰

Thank you for being real. You can live somewhere, and make life work, but there is nothing wrong with discussing your experiences

I am italian, the algorithm recommended this video to me. I haven't watched it yet but straight up I am gonna say it, this video will blow up ahahahahah and you will receive many angry italian comments ps. if you live in Rome my God I completely understand the struggle ahahahah nothing works in that freaking city. It's literally the most beautiful woman you have ever met but it's just a walking red flag

EVERYTHING is spot on.

Hoping my comment will age well, you can see from the comments that Italians are not rude and actually agree with you on many of your points :) I would like to say a few things in our defence: sometimes you may think someone is being rude while it's just a matter of language barrier. Italy is not just Rome, each city and region is going to be different, so maybe this video should be about Romans you've met ahah! Rude Italians are as rude with other Italians as well, it's not because of racism. Yes, some Italians are racist but most are not: consider how many are not, how many left Italy, how many resources and people we employ to literally save the lives of a continuous stream of migrants coming our way (more than any other country probably), and this is also why some Italians are racist, they are mostly angry and ignorant. While America built a wall, I wouldn't say America as a society is racist, and by the way I believe there are countries in Europe that are far more racist than Italy. Also, during the 90's and early 2000's we had people coming from the balkans and most of them are living and working in Italy. Today we have lots of problems ourselves with the quality of life and job situation, and that's obviously going to be the same for migrants coming here, so it's pretty much impossible to help them more than we are already doing. Regarding food, Rome is full of other types of cuisines so I'm not sure why you felt like that, but certainly is not as full as other countries (which is both good and bad), and outside of the main cities it's sooo much worse! I struggle so much with that, in my region it's impossible to find Indian and Vietnamese food, which is totally normal in other countries. Regarding misogyny, our current president is a woman and I wouldn't say we are more misogynistic than others, but I can definitely see that at times, in the end I think it also depends, and our MAMMA's are our whole world! :D Cost of living and low salaries, that's true everywhere in Italy. Public transportation? We hate it! In conclusion, I'm sorry for your experience and I hope you will also visit the rest of Italy! I always say, if you know a couple of Italian words and come here for vacation, amazing! Living here is a totally different story and I can definitely see myself living elsewhere. Regarding your video, thank you and I appreciate your respect and everyone should be free to talk politely and objectively of their own experiences! Edit: it didn't age well, I'm reading some ignorant Italian comments. Sad.

I understand and sympathise completely - I do really understand - London is better than Milan, Rome, etc.

Aunt Kimma cameo 😍

i think the probls you’re pointing out are real but much more specific to rome and don’t represent the rest of italy

You and ?? make a great duo

A couple of this ones apply mostly to rome, but many others are true as well. lot of reason why there is so many italians living abroad

🙏 I couldn’t agree more ! I have been living in Italy for 2 years (for work) and I haven t experienced so much discrimination in my entire life. One of the worst countries of the world on this point .

I lived in Puglia which is pretty far from Rome and all the same problems are there too apart from maybe rent. I liked living there and I love returning for holidays but it’s hard to integrate with Italians if you’re not Italian… it’s just the way their culture is. By the way, how come you are still living in Rome if there’s all these negatives?

I think the ancient Roman legal maxim is still very useful: audiatur et altera pars.

Great that you spoke the truth.

It’s the outfit for me…

There has to be one of these for Germany or Germany vs Italy 👌

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what do you think about germany???

Pretty bold to live in one of Italy's most touristic, cosmopolitan cities as an American expat and complain about tourists and cost of living. Italians aren't rude, they just have a different conception of what rudeness is. People don't feel forced to be overly nice and bubbly all the time, to me that feels icky and fake. Rolling your eyes at someone is just not considered as rude. Food isn't bad, complaining about lack of diversity is missing the point - the food scene is less about breadth (eating cuisines from around the world, an extremely recent luxury and requirement) but rather depth (appreciating how different restaurants or recipes engender subtly different flavors). Sadly, racism and misogyny are real problems. I'm not so sure that racism is so hidden in the US though, depends on where you are - in more rural areas things get really weird, and are not so hidden. And yes, trash is terrible in Rome. I will say, it would have been nice to hear more about root causes: - cost of living is propelled by bad economic management and excess tourism - trash issues are caused by crime - public transit problems are caused by incompetence, bureaucracy, and corruption

“But people post things like this about the US all the time” the whole personality of Americans. Italians are different to Americans; everyone’s different to Americans and for the better.

0:05 Bruh..

Algorithm brought me here hahah

JUST LEAVE THEN. Go to Lampedusa and take your thousands of immigrant to your home..."racist", just leave.

So, The Italy is Worst Place in the World… for you… That’s a Superficial opinion… È irrispettoso parlare di Italia e Italiani in questo modo. Non hai sufficiente esperienza per definire il popolo Italiano. Lo stai descrivendo con pregiudizio e stereotipi… premettendo: “No, ma non vorrei che vi offendiate! È la mia opinione…” e poi… sei tu che diventi rude… Eterno o non eterno che tu sia…. Non concordo… su tutta la linea… e intendo anche sugli altri argomenti… Gli Stati Uniti, sono casa tua… ci sono dei posti con dei bei paesaggi… no? Ci sono anche altri Paesi Europei… escludi l’Italia che non ti piace, e divertiti…

then move out , why make a whole video?

De de de de

There is no misoginy and racism in Rome.....rudeness? You are living in a big city and people is generally stressed, what do you expect?

The racism you speak of is mostly anger from Italians toward their government for not taking control of illegal migration from n. africa... i'd say the Italians have a good reason to be pissed and that is regardless of what skin color the illegal migranst are.

Go back.

public transport sucks? stop lying.

Qualcuno aveva voglia di qualche like... Non mi vergogno assolutamente di dire che questo video è pieno di cagate formidabili. E me ne strasbatto completamente di chi verrà a dirmi che sono solo il classico italiano risentito. Io in un posto che non mi piace NON CI VIVO, meno che mai se non è nemmeno il posto in cui sono nato. It's just as simple as that.

Why do u talk like ur on anesthesia and dress like my grandma 😂

You smile the whole time you speak. Do you think it’s “rude” to talk without smiling?