In particular, when you think about Italy, you always think about Mafia??
2007-01-27 03:06:10 · 34 answers · asked by Sa sà 3 in Travel ➔ Italy ➔ Other - Italy
Not at all! I have visited your beautiful country many times, coming to Florence/Pisa/Forte dei Marmi with my family when I was 7, then skiing in Trafoi and Livigno many times, and more recently coming to Rome every year for the tennis tournament in May.
I never ever think of the Mafia when I think of Italy.
I think of fantastic food, lovely friendly people, beautiful architecture, history.
I am very jealous of you for being able to live in such a gorgeous country.
2007-01-27 03:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by emsr2d2 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I love Italian food, and want to learn more about it.
I would also like to visit Italy before I am too old, to see the country, the architecture and meet the people.
As for the Mafia - that is not something I think of at all, unless someone else does, or it in the news for some reason. I you are asking, should I be concerned?
2007-01-29 00:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by Florence-Anna 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ciao! I am American, but I am living in Italy. Even before I moved here I never associated the Mafia with Italy, maybe it is because I have never seen any of the Godfathers. Plus, every country as their own sort of Mafia, they just all have different names.
As for what do I think of Italy. Complicato! I fell in love with an Italian guy... and moved over here. I had been to Italy about 4 times on vacation and I LOVED it. I loved Italy and the atmosphere and the people and the food... but once I moved here it was very different. I still love the food and the people i know here, but I find it to be an extremely racist country. I never knew this before I came here. Everyone treats me like garbage because they think I'm Chinese and everyone refuses to help me . Then they find out I am American and they change completely, they become kinder and more helpful. It like I have to go around with my passport taped to my shirt, which isn't fair. Why should where I was born change the way they see me. Then there are so many people who are always yelling things that they think sound like Chinese at me and make those squinty eyes where they pull at their eyes and ask me if I can see properly. All that aside, it has been tough trying to deal with the Questura and any other office that makes me wait for 4 hours and then yells at me saying that the Chinese never listen. My bf says that it is just because Italians aren't politically correct. ha. I guess not. I am getting more used to it now and it really reminds me of my childhood, so I am a little torn on what I think about your country. It is beautiful, the food is wonderful, once you know people well they are extremely kind and generous.. but it is impossible making friends in Tuscany, nobody wants to be your friend. Plus the language is gorgeous even when people are making fun of me or yelling things like °Cinese di merda° at me, still beautiful and melodic. But I guess I am little surprised.. I did not expect it to be.. this way :)
2007-01-29 05:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mafia is probably at the bottom of the list of things that Italy brings to mind. The first things that come to my mind are food, culture, and Italian men ;) It's a beautiful country with beautiful, friendly people.
2007-01-29 02:24:53 · answer #4 · answered by Sunshine1601 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I LOVE Italy - been there three times and planning a trip this summer. Venice is my favorite city. As to the Mafia, I might think of that in Sicily, but certainly not in Central or Northern Italy
2007-01-27 09:52:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi. I've just got back from the Aosta Valley (I'm a coach driver and a registered Interski Alliance driver so I'm out there a lot). The country and people are FANTASTIC. The food is Wonderful and I can't wait to get back there next Saturday. You're country is one of the best that I visit regularly. Keep up with treating the visitors with your normal hospitality and I and my colleagues have no complaints.
2007-01-27 05:29:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would be very difficult to accurately sum up an ENTIRE country -- just as no one can really accurately sum up America. When you travel from the west coast to the east coast in America you come across ALL KINDS of people and have many different experiences. You cannot generalize people.
I have lived in Sardegna for 5 years. I am now living in the Naples area. I am enjoying everything I can about this country and Europe in general. I have found Sardegna to be very different from where I live now. Italy, like every other country, has its good points and its bad points. I try to focus on the good. I LOVE THE AVAILABILITY OF GOOD, INEXPENSIVE WINE!
2007-01-27 04:47:20 · answer #7 · answered by Bridget L 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's my favorite country in Europe to visit. I love the food and the people are so expressive and full of life. I think of espresso, barilla pasta, pizza, pannetone, nutella, the wine, the beauty of the different regions, the history, the architecture, opera, culture. It's an amazing place.
2007-01-29 14:39:14 · answer #8 · answered by litewrka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ciao, sono Inglese e vivo qui in Italia da tanti anni, questo ti risponde la tua domanda. La Mafia sara sempre una problema ma io non penso piu di tanto.
2007-01-28 23:35:46 · answer #9 · answered by SOL SIREN 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ciao, anch'io sono italiana ma vivo negli Stati Uniti.. When I think of Italy I think of wonderful things!!! The sea, the fashion, the wine, and the food... the love of the people for other people, family and for the land and sea.
Other things aren't so good like the menefreghismo and the mentality of "non tocca a me!" but I think you know what I mean.
2007-01-27 08:33:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋