What culture shocks have you experienced abroad? I would love to know, so leave me a comment below! 😊
@robertopezzutto5843
3 жыл бұрын
It seems you hv just been in the central and south of Italy.. Go to Friuli for instance . People respect road rules, queue, never shout, speak very little... About rolling cigarettes.. I hv never seen an Italian doing that, while I saw many if not all the foreigners.. In the north life IS NOT SLOW AT All, people work at least 10 hours a day, no long lunch break.... About living to work and no days off, that's typical of the US, in whole Europe people work to live and it's a right of all workers having at least 4 or 5 weeks off..It's the US to be considered a weird country.. No big stores, malls, supermarkets close for lunch and they are all open on Sundays!! . Only small family- run shops do.. In the north for a couple of hours, in the south longer.. But not for a siesta ( that's in Spain!!) just to let people go home, cook lunch and eat.. I suggest you to move to the north to have a complete idea of Italy!
@anthonydecastro6938
2 жыл бұрын
VAT (Value Added Tax) is tagged onto the bill. And there is a "service charge " as well, which makes tipping redundant.
@alexp8764
2 жыл бұрын
@@robertopezzutto5843 ahaha 50 ore al giorno lavorate... taci , va..che alle 18 chiudete tutto...
@Laurelin70
2 жыл бұрын
Sincerely though, this thing that "in Italy businesses close for lunch" has to stop. SHOPS close for lunch. Not everything. Supermarkets are open. Museums are open. Post offices are open (not all of them, but a lot of them). And ALL offices, medical doctors' included, close at lunch just for an hour maximum. If you work as a secretary in an office, you have a hour for lunch, and you work 9:00 AM-18:00 PM. Sometimes (oftentimes) more. Plus you have to add the time of commuting. It's not so much "enjoy life, take your time" anymore in Italy. Yes, we value our time outside work much more than our time at work (at average) and we think that life is made to be enjoyed, not to work all day. But this has been more and more challenged by a change in the job market and work style, and the economic crisis. It's not all roses. Almost all italian workers wake up at 6:00-7:00 AM and return home at 7:00-8:00 PM. That's why we cherish our "ferie" and close in summer, but that too is changing.
@robertopezzutto5843
2 жыл бұрын
You are perfectly right... In all the American blogs they write that everything is closed from 12 to 5 pm.. Probably just the small family run shops and mostly in the south of the country.. Here the small shops close from 12.30/13 to 15..so people can go home and have lunch.. Even because you can't pretend them to work 12 hours a day! ( very common in the US.. But they live to work, not work to live)
@Mariupolo
2 жыл бұрын
There's definitely places, particularly in the south outside of big towns, where essentially everything closes for lunch, including supermarkets. But in cities, where the majority of Italians live, people work normal office hours (or longer).
@crazyforitaly2021
Жыл бұрын
We left 'crazy' land and moved to Italy in 2021 - no regrets here. Keep up the good work
@alessandrofrison8152
2 жыл бұрын
Una cosa da chiarire,non è che i negozi chiudono per fare la siesta,ma semplicemente perché anche i commercianti sono persone che hanno una famiglia e una loro vita privata con tutte le necessità di ognuno di noi. Spesso durante la pausa vanno a prendere i figli a scuola oppure vanno a pagare delle cose o altre necessità che non riescono a fare durante l'orario di apertura della loro attività. Forse è un sistema antiquato ma è vero che lavoriamo per vivere e non viceversa. Paese che vai Usanze che trovi. P.S. le mance sono gradite semplicemente sono un segno di apprezzamento del servizio svolto con passione.
@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele
3 жыл бұрын
On the no tipping and pricing in restaurant: you sure have noticed also that in Italy (and in Europe in general) it's mandatory that the taxes are included in the tag price (this regards any shop, not just bar and restaurants). You always pay what you see on the tag.
@pietrocannas7159
Жыл бұрын
Si signora. Si paga il prezzo esposto, le mance non sono obbligatorie né i ristoranti.
@jorgeleonardo1957
3 жыл бұрын
Nailed it! Right on spot! My dad was from Spain and emigrated to America in 1915. He would always say, in "in Spain people work to live and in America people live to work (the rat race)" I was raised in US but spent all my summers with family in Spain, and when I started traveling with my teenage son every summer, the first thing he told me during our first night in Madrid was "don't these people have to work tomorrow? Why are they still at the cafes at 12:30 AM. ... I smiled and told him "enjoying life and family" ... he quickly got used to the routine 🤣. Agree with you 100% in everything else, you gave voice to all my thoughts and observations from my summers in Europe ! All the BEST with your Chanel !
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment Jorge! It's so nice that you had that balance growing up of experiencing both America & Europe! I'm sure your son will grow up with the same appreciation for enjoying life as well 😀 I love the way Europeans live life, they definitely do it right - that's probably why they live so long 😂🍷 All the best!
@capretta75
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Here in Milan public transportation works very well and they are in time, grocery stores are always open! :D Maybe they close for lunch in small towns or villages, not in the big cities
@strikedn
3 жыл бұрын
Intereresting but generalizing can be deceptive. "People push to the front in the post office?" Where have you seen that? I'm curious. Try to do that where I live here in Milan and see what happens. You have to take your reservation number as soon as you get in and wait till your number is called up on a billboard. By the way, buses and the underground are always on time here and restaurants are 95% open on a Sunday (the weekend is where they make most of the money) and supermarkets are open all day long and on Sundays too and some on public holidays like Christmas or Easter. It's not like because you've experienced something like that in Rome or Florence, that means it's everywhere like that in Italy.
@Laurelin70
2 жыл бұрын
BTW, it's not that way even in ROme or Florence. Just in VERY small towns. And even little towns now have shopping centres around them and supermarkets that stay open 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM.
@danielemessina1979
2 жыл бұрын
Un leghista di sicuro.
@bianuccijunior5905
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielemessina1979 ma cosa c'entra?
@bianuccijunior5905
2 жыл бұрын
Stessa cosa a Bergamo, so che è molto vicina a Milano, sono stato in molte città, anche al sud, o al centro e non mi è mai capitato di vedere cose del genere, solo nei paesini, soprattutto al sud o centro, perché qui neanche nei paesi più piccoli mi è mai capitato.
@leaningtoweravenger
3 жыл бұрын
When I was living in America, and still a smoker, when people were looking me as I was from Mars when rolling my own cigarettes, I used to tell them that I learnt that from western movies :)
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha rolling cigarettes is definitely foreign to Americans - but I bet you could teach them a thing or two, it does look pretty cool 😂
@marcoperetti4390
15 күн бұрын
one thing that might surprise you, the absence of a line does not mean that the line does not exist. When there is no machine that gives you your number in the queue, it is an Italian habit to look at the faces of those who are already inside the place when you arrive and then, wait for your turn. It is simply a queue based on everyone's actions... same thing at the family doctor, it is customary to ask "who is the last one?" when you start waiting... of course, to a foreigner, it might seem that there is no queue... and involuntarily you could find yourself faced with one of those unpleasant situations in which someone tries to pass in front of you (sometimes it also happens between Italians)
@moonknightish
3 жыл бұрын
Rolling cigarettes is generally cheaper than premade cigarettes, or at least it was when I used smoking. You get way more cigarettes from rolling tobacco that you get from the standard pack.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment Alfredo! That's really interesting, I actually never thought of it like that!
@tanino111
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGlobalExpats Si in effetti lo fanno per risparmiare.
@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGlobalExpats Never smoked a single cigarette in my life, but smoker friends say that the home made cigarettes taste better than the premade ones.
@aleisterlavey9716
4 ай бұрын
@@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele tobacco companies: " the tobacco we use for our cigarettes is all natural" Also tobacco companies: " don't ask about the paper we use for our cigarettes..."
@Robert8455
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. "Excuse me, I'm an American"... unfortunately we're often too lazy (and maybe arrogant) to research local customs and often assume the wrong thing no matter where we go. Great job on covering these things.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
That's very true, I completely agree - Thanks for your comment Robert!
@fabioflorio6922
3 жыл бұрын
I never understood why Americans always have to point out that in Italy shops close for lunch .... what urgent need do Americans have to buy something at 2pm? Do they pay you less?
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Hahah in America time is money, so closing for lunch would never happen! 😂 It was an adjustment for me at first, but now I love siestas and taking a break in the afternoon, it's so nice! Especially here in Sicily, where we are now, the summer heat is intense in the afternoons 😅
@doccal5896
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGlobalExpats fai bene, rilassati😀
@RosyJacobin-xt8jd
2 ай бұрын
I agree with you 😊 Sunday it’s actually a REST day in Italy.
@Vvrroommm
3 жыл бұрын
Visited Brindisi during my Navy tour. Reminded me of the look of the ghettos of Chicago mixed with deep long rolling hills to drive on. They love arcades si much that games would be found in the ☕ coffee ☕ shops. Restaurants were small like the cars. But some how it all works in a way that makes you feel good and satisfied. Brindisi is a port city on the Adriatic Sea, in southern Italy’s Apulia region. The red-stone Aragonese Castle stands on a small island at the harbor’s entrance. The tall Monumento al Marinaio d’Italia, a rudder-shaped limestone memorial to sailors, has sea and city views. Across the harbor, the Swabian Castle of Brindisi dates from the 13th century. At the top of Virgil’s Staircase are the Roman Columns.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! We are currently road tripping all 20 regions of Italy, so we will probably pass through Brindisi when we're in the Apulia region 😅 I ended up making several friends in Florence that were in the army, stationed in Vicenza & the Air Force guys in Pisa. I can imagine the Navy guys being just as fun! 😂 🇮🇹
@Nyquist80
2 жыл бұрын
Arcade games in the cofee shops... wow how many years ago have you been here?? You reminded me my childhood, miss so much those arcade cabinets, sigh
@alec984
4 ай бұрын
How many years ago have you visited Italy? I'd rather say more than 20-23years ago. Arcade games are disappeared from bars and coffee shops decades ago (early 2000s). A lot of game rooms closes down in 2000s as fast as flies die.
@Vvrroommm
4 ай бұрын
@@Nyquist80 THAT WAS 2003-2004 BRINDISI I LIVE IN TEXAS
@defrag76
3 жыл бұрын
There are a couple of things that are not the same in the entire Italian territory. Big cities (Rome, Florence...) and small cities have a totally different shops opening time. If it's closed in mid-day (small cities), it' open until 8.00 PM or more. A restaurant closed on sunday? Not in a tourist place (wich is the 80% of Italy). I've never heard about fees in a Cafe... maybe only in big cities? Keep the line is a big problem for us... i apologies for this :-( Feel free (please do it) to correct my english... I want to learn! :-)
@ptrs559
3 жыл бұрын
Yes in cities in coffee bars there is a higher price, not a fee, if you sit down. In small neighborhood cafes or in small towns this is usually not the case.
@ptrs559
3 жыл бұрын
Sundays are the busiest day for restaurants in Italy. Why would they close? When a restaurant is closed one day a week, that is usually Monday.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment Fabio! Your English is very good and you make valid points - I have only lived in Rome and Florence, so thank you for clearing up the information 😅
@Gesundheit888
Жыл бұрын
@@TheGlobalExpats Fabio, you speak english well!
@dadoVRC
2 жыл бұрын
Born and living in italy since 1981. Some things changed in the last two decades, for example, when I was young I'm one of te few that are rolling their cigarette by hand. Probably it was seen as an "old" habit by some, but I clearly remember that in a trip to Puglia in 1999, I'm from the Trentino region, I simply can't find tobacco, only cigarettes. However, thing changes not only with time, but they are different even location from location. Remember that Italy had a very complex history, and the old borders between the various states hat composed our naton in the past are visible now in the behavior of the natives.
@diamanteblu7789
3 жыл бұрын
Questa delle file purtroppo hai ragione, spesso gli italiani non le rispettano, e , da italiana, devo dire che è segno di inciviltà. Invece penso che sia grande segno di civiltà mettersi i guanti prima di toccare frutta e verdura, non solo in era Covid. Per quanto riguarda la guida... siamo ottimi guidatori, sappiamo fare le manovre più incredibili con grande destrezza, un italiano non ha nessun problema a guidare in qualsiasi Paese del mondo, mentre gli stranieri hanno problemi a guidare in Italia in mezzo al traffico
@walter_the_danger
Жыл бұрын
ma dove vivete esattamente? il concetto di fila esiste in ogni luogo in cui sono stato, con le ovvie eccezioni
@giogio1567
Жыл бұрын
Tralaltro ormai in ogni dove si prende il numero per la fila che sia la salumeria la posta o altro
@amrgfouad
3 жыл бұрын
Hey I Love your Videos keep it on, Actually I am on my way to move to Italy and I am a bit scared of such step although I was born in Italy but now me and my family decide to move our life from Egypt to Italy so you can't imagine how your videos and your experience is very useful for me and it acts as kind of my homework to do before actually going there Love You :)
@heroiam4067
3 жыл бұрын
First reaction SHOCK
@leonardoruzza5099
3 жыл бұрын
Because!!!
@alemassa6632
3 жыл бұрын
XD
@massimocantarelli4769
2 жыл бұрын
Ahahahah great comment!
@alessandrastefaniapent2960
2 жыл бұрын
😂
@rosariomuntoni3381
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@tomg5374
2 жыл бұрын
Italy no tip is incredible. Italian service and hospitality is the best in class and they are one of the few countries in the world where you are not expected to tip. Living in UK for years now, people dont even know what customer care is or hospitality and they are imposing 12.5 to 15% tip by default. Ridiculous
@risatedarte5366
3 ай бұрын
You're not obliged to tip, but if you do it's a sign that you appreciate the service
@tanner293
2 жыл бұрын
Well done, all true expect few things: 1- the gloves in the grocery shop it's not mandotory, I never use them, it's such waste of plastic, never been told off. 2- Waiters like tips :) so if you live 50c, 1€ or more they would appreciate it. 3 - the cue at the post office works this way, if there is no number machine, you just ask who's the last one and then you know after who's your turn^^
@Tulkash01
Жыл бұрын
In Italy and in the rest of Europe we do tip… it’s simply something done to show appreciation for the service received. When someone works as a waiter we expect him/her to be paid enough and not to need a tip from costumers to get by
@KhalOisha78
8 ай бұрын
As a 46 years old italian I did never ever tip, nor I ever saw an italian actually do it in Italy. Sorry, but that's a lie. We do "tip" coming back to the place if we found the service outstanding. That's how we "tip"
4 ай бұрын
Loved the part about work/life balance. It's the same where I live in Spain, people work to live, and aren't as rushed as many of us in America.
@bistecca1048
2 жыл бұрын
Love what You said in this video, and on top of it, it looks like You enjoy most of those differences besides just being cultural differences. You adapted at those, and I seem to think that you got to love most of them now. Of course except the non-existing lines (the art of figuring out yourself!) and the driving (but you will quite never find brake-checkers here... maybe.. I live in the north and I never found one braking in front of me just because I was following)
@RosyJacobin-xt8jd
2 ай бұрын
I was surprised to see shops wore open on Sunday here in California. Sunday is a rest day in Italy.
@gabrielesantucci6189
24 күн бұрын
Italian here. I don't want to disappoint you but in italy the supermarket chains and not only that, have now also been open on sundays...for many years. Only small shops or those in the villages remain closed.
@raramonty5217
Жыл бұрын
The U.S. had Blue Laws within the differnt states. These laws stop stores from opening also alcohol being sold on Sundays. Sunday business were closed. Yes I'm older than you and when I was young everything was closed on Sundays.
@alessandrastefaniapent2960
2 жыл бұрын
This video is adorable!!! You all US citizens who tried Italy once and fell in love for ever: please, move to Italy, come and live here with your family, improve our people with your differences, bring here your passion and love for our country and teach our locals that we have so much to enjoy, not just for a holiday but for life! If you have a job that you can do from a computer or that does not require your physical presence on the work place, think about moving to Italy, come share our Italian lifestyle and … go back to the States on holiday. Contact me if you need support to implement a change in your life, to make a dream come true. I love you all, especially when you appreciate my country. 😍
@tonyrestivo2187
3 ай бұрын
What is the healthcare like,especially for the senior citizens?
@riccardomulazzani7436
7 ай бұрын
I hope you'll forgive me if I allow myself to make some clarifications to your video... I have worked in the catering sector between restaurants and hotels for 12 years and I can confirm that in Italy waiters, bartenders and all hotel and restaurant staff have a regular salary... but I really don't think anyone will be offended if they are leaving a tip... in fact it has a very important value because it means that their professionalism and their service were particularly appreciated... It was common practice in Italy to tip after good service anyway, but from transition from Italian Lire to European Euro all prices they have risen a lot and the tips are follen down... The opening hours are displayed by law in front of the entrance door of every commercial activity.... as well as online if the shop has its own website... The closure applies to small shops but there are more and more chains that open all day.... including Sunday... The restaurant NEVER cose on Sunday some have a weekly closing day which is usually from Monday to Wednesday but NEVER on Sunday... SIESTA = The word siesta comes from the Latin "hora sexta" which means "the sixth hour of the day" and which corresponds approximately to midday for the Ancient Romans Nowadays in Italy we don do it no more from a long time ago except in the southern regions and in the heat of summer. Greetings from Riccione, (Romagna) Italy
@desertinutah
2 ай бұрын
Smoking: I noticed that in Europe generally there's a lot of smoking; I lived in Germany for two years and saw quite a bit of Europe and a lot of people smoked. (That's true of Las Vegas here in the states as well.) I live in southwestern Utah where you very rarely see someone publicly smoking--zero second-hand smoke. (I lived in the Salt Lake City for years and there was far less smoking there as well.) Yup! Much is closed in Utah on Sunday.
@carlasamuels479
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up to not touch the fresh produce with bare hands I.plan to visit Italy next fall and plan to cook some meals.....enjoyed your video 🥰
@santodellomo7670
2 жыл бұрын
Ciao, molte cose che hai detto sono generiche. In italia le usanze che hai detto sono diverse in ogni regione. Io vivo in campania (napoli) ed e' molto diverso per esempio da milano,roma,firenze.
@zitherzon2121
2 жыл бұрын
2:43 It is amazing that actual fist fights don't start from people pushing to get to the front like they would almost instantly in the USA.
@relocatetoItaly
4 ай бұрын
never seen people push to the front in a queue. I think thats nonsense you usually take a number, and if there is no number system when you arrive you ask who arrived last and then you make a note that you are after them ( it is a queue, even if it doesnt look like it ) very civilized. BTW theres enough generalizations here to render the video not that accurate.
@brunobandiera2062
Ай бұрын
Those plastic gloves at the produce stand must be a recent innovation. A generation ago, the vendor's hands, feet, and knees displayed ample proof that the produce was freshly picked from the field or garden....
@geneschmidt8308
3 жыл бұрын
Been living in Italy 5 years.... life in Italy is very hard, but it is a real life without the plastic existence feeling you get in many places in the USA. Yea you can drink freely with no shame, American culture is a product of protestant shame, the temperance movement, and prohibition. I have never used the plastic gloves to get the produce, almost never seen anyone do it either, even with COVID. Yea the concept of a line doesn't exist, try having an appointment at the immigration office... mayhem. I actually miss the standard units because my brain understands them since I grew up with them, this is one of the strange things I actually am proud of the USA for enduring, no country should feel obligated to change their system based on what the rest of the world says is better. You never had friends who rolled their own in the states?... what kinda friends do u have back in the states?, im just teasing... but yea it is pretty exaggerated here. I think mainly because the Italians are frugal (the youth has nearly 40% unemployment) and their mind sees a bag of tobacco vs a box of 20 cigarettes and understands it can have double the cigarettes with a bag. I honestly don't understand the weather vs seasonal clothing thing you are talking about. Yes life here is slow, it feels real, Americans are insane for this aspect of stress, in fact you could talk a lot about the aspects of the entire city shutting down between 2:00 and 4:00, this is more exaggerated here in the south... you work in the morning, take a long lunch at home, then go back to work... in fact all kids get home from school around 1 or 2 so that families eat lunch together, very important. August ahaha try doing anything important because it is all closed. Tipping in the USA is a bi-product of slavery if you read up on the history, it is insanity, yea if you leave a tip they think you are an elitist giving change to a peasant, very disrespectful. I have never ever in five years been charged for sitting at the restaurant (this sounds like a whacky northern thing in the center of Milan honestly.... could also be if you don't speak Italian they know right away from your accent you are American and know they can squeeze money out of you, just a theory anyways). Yea business hours do not cater to the public, they do as they want, in this way the business owners have control over their lives and the country's mentality doesn't transform into a consumeristic mindset where the customer must be right. The bill arriving without asking in the USA is a reflection of the waiter catering to your every whim because they need tips. There are many many difficult things about Italy, it is not all romantic and rainbows... I have many horror stories, but despite everything I could never imagine having to readjust to American life. ITALY FOR THE WIN!
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your comment Gene! I definitely agree with your points, and wow, I didn't know that was the history behind tipping! Life in Italy definitely feels more authentic & centered around enjoying each day - and although it's crazy & difficult at times, it's worth putting up with because it really can be la dolce vita 😊 What part of Italy do you live in?
@bianuccijunior5905
2 жыл бұрын
For the restaurant thing; I live in Bergamo, near Milan and here is normal to pay the "coperto" it's not something that they do to strangers, but is for everyone,but it's like €2 so almost nothing
@claudiofoiadelli8721
2 жыл бұрын
se vai in qualsiasi market i guanti sono sempre utilizzati
@geneschmidt8308
2 жыл бұрын
@@claudiofoiadelli8721 boh non ho mai visto nessuno usarli. neanche quando vado al mercato coperto o bangladino e il venditore prende qualcosa
@claudiofoiadelli8721
2 жыл бұрын
@@geneschmidt8308 Io abito a Bergamo e i guanti lo sempre visti utilizzare anche prima della pandemia.
@charleslucern6496
3 жыл бұрын
Great tips. Wonderful video. Thank you .
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Charles, so happy you liked it! 😊🇮🇹
@grantottero4980
Жыл бұрын
Concerning shops (grocery shops too), don't forget that you may always go to large shopping centers, malls... which DO NOT close at midday (that's true also for the food departments).... Concerning restaurants (and coffee-bars), it is NOT true that the majority of them are closed on Sunday. That's true only for those located in mainly working or business areas and specialized in offering a meal or a coffee to employees, businessmen, workers during their lunch-time. But the rest of restaurants and coffee-bars will be fully open, on Sundays, of course...
@grantottero4980
Жыл бұрын
What's wrong in drinking alcohol outdoors in public? Unless one gets drunk, of course... The reason why in the USA it is often not legal has to be explained in the HUGE amount of alcohol the average American drinks (much higher quantity than that consumed by an average Italian), in the more frequent problem of drunk people in the U.S. than in Italy, and in a strong influence on American society by the mentality about decency and sin typical of Protestant culture. But here in Italy we have had no social impact by beverages like whisky, rum, Gin... (rarely drunk) and we have no such protestant-like worries....
@santopino2546
3 жыл бұрын
If you want to know what the problems with we Italians are, watch the video titled: EUROPA & ITALIA - Bruno Bozzetto
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha that was hilarious!! 😂 It goes to show that Italians are unique - and I can't help but love it! Thanks for the comment Santo! 😀
@sherillfranke1846
3 жыл бұрын
And pizza is usually not sliced and eaten with knife and fork.
@carlasamuels479
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip that's good to know !
@Horus070
Жыл бұрын
The one think soon I realized as the amount of smoking … I remember when I in Venice I was feeling this constantly headache and my eyes were often burning . Till one day rained and that’s when I didn’t cross path with many smokers … no headache, no eyes burning ! After that I just avoid being around smokers and no more issues! I forgot how sensitive I was to cigarette smocking since I stopped going to nightclubs. Also living in the West Coast of the USA … I just don’t see that many smokers. Here smoking is not a social at least maybe in large companies where employees maybe take their cigarette breaks?
@slopermarco
6 ай бұрын
The reason why in Italy if you sit at the *outdoor tables located in public areas* (such as sidewalks) you will be asked for an *extra fee* is the "tax for the occupation of public areas" that restaurants/cafés must pay to the Municipality which is VERY VERY high! If you seat at the tables inside the cafè the price will be the same as at the counter, untill you ask thecwaiter to be served at the table.
@lucaaddragna3808
2 жыл бұрын
your words shocked me. I didn't know all these things .... you know ... I live in Turin .... I usually buy packaged cigarettes ...... I put on the plastic glove .... I suppose it is .... with the bags ... recyclable .... I gladly leave a tip when I think the service is good ..... I queue at the post office or bank or in any public place just take the number! .... move a car to enter yours? ..... But where ? .... bumper ?. Nice film! .... where do they project it ?. But where do you live ? You forgot the mandolin .... the pizza ... the mafia .... then we're online! ------------------------------ le tue parole mi hanno creato uno shock. Non sapevo tutte queste cose .... sai ... io vivo a torino .... di solito compro le sigarette impacchettate ...... metto il guanto di plastica .... suppongo che sia .... con i sacchetti ... riciclabile .... lascio volentieri la mancia quando ritengo il servizio buono ..... faccio fila alla posta o in banca o in qualsiasi posto pubblico basta prendere il numerino! .... spostare una macchina per inserire la tua ? ..... ma dove ? .... paraurti?. Bel film! .... dove lo proiettano?. Ma tu dove vivi ? Hai dimenticato il mandolino .... la pizza ... la mafia .... poi siamo in linea!
@Laurelin70
2 жыл бұрын
Forse dovresti uscire da Torino e girare l'Italia. In effetti non è dapperutto come ha detto lei, ma in alcuni posti decisamente sì. La questione "code" è vera: il motivo per cui abbiamo il numeretto alle poste o nei negozi di alimentari è ESATTAMENTE perché noi non saremmo capaci di metterci letteralmente e fisicamente in fila ad aspettare il nostro turno come fanno gli americani. Loro non usano il numeretto, perché nessuno si sognerebbe di provare a saltare la fila. QUi senza numeretto ci azzanneremmo continuamente. Lo so, sono abbastanza vecchia per aver vissuto la transizione dalla fila al numeretto e ricordo benissimo cosa succedeva, prima dei numeretti alla posta...
@diamanteblu7789
3 жыл бұрын
Io trovo fantastico che gli americani si vestono come si sentono, qui in Italia anche per uscire a fare la spesa devi essere vestita bene. Naturalmente nessuno ti dice nulla se vai in giro un po' trasandata (tipo le star americane quando le sgamano a portare fuori il cane tutte trasandate) ma sono io che mi sentirei a disagio. Ora sta cambiando qualcosa per le nuove generazioni ma chi è più anziano è abituato a tenerci nell'abbigliamento. Questo da una parte è bellissimo, non per niente siamo famosi in tutto il mondo per lo stile italiano, il rovescio della medaglia è che però ti senti meno libera di uscire mettendo la prima cosa che trovi nell'armadio. Un'altra cosa che mi piace dell'America è che si fuma molto meno e per me che non sono una fumatrice questa è una gran bella cosa, infatti odio il fumo passivo.
@TheModernHippieProject
3 жыл бұрын
Hello from a fellow expat! (Canadian) I think we experience a lot of the same cultural shocks though as Canadians since we share a lot of cultural similarities.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Amber, thanks for your comment! Yea, I definitely think so - and they make life more exciting I guess 😂 Wishing you all the best on your Italian adventure!
@claudioghiani
3 жыл бұрын
Ciao sono un cameriere...no tranquilla non mi offendo per la mancia...anzi...E' vero, per legge non sei tenuto a darmela, ma se hai gradito il servizio è un grande piacere riceverla, dunque questa ti posso assicurare è una notizia errata.
@tuberrosa1092
3 жыл бұрын
Very informative, thank you!
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment Tuber - glad you found it helpful! 😊
@DrSAM69
3 жыл бұрын
We usually tip at restaurants or home deliveries, just a bit though... but if the service war crap or awfully late, forget about it.
@awesomelife3710
3 жыл бұрын
Actually, we use the metric system in 34 of the 35 countries in America. Only the United States uses the imperial system.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Ahh yes, it's crazy that the US is the only country that uses the Imperial System! What country are you from? 😊
@massimoemmi5110
3 жыл бұрын
nessuno si offende se gli lasci la mancia sia a ristorante o al bar no one is offended if you leave them a tip either in a restaurant or a bar
@pasqualeventura945
3 жыл бұрын
Vero !
@risatedarte5366
3 ай бұрын
True
@AlainNaigeon
3 жыл бұрын
Let's forget the name of the days... then what would mean "Sunday" if everything works like it does on any other day ?
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
True!
@pasqualeventura945
3 жыл бұрын
I really liked your video ! I was born in the city of Palermo ( La Vucciria ) and I will be moving back within 2 years. The points you made are some of the reasons why I plan on returning, life just makes more sense to me there ! I sense that you feel the same and I may be wrong but I doubt that I am. Who knows, we may run into each other over there. Best of luck, and enjoy the Italian live style to the fullest ! Pasquale
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Pasquale, thank you so much! That's so exciting that you will be moving back to Italy! We absolutely loved Palermo, it's such an awesome city 😍I definitely love the Italian lifestyle and I'm so happy to be living here 🥰
@Sailor92
3 жыл бұрын
The cheapest drink u can get is on the street... thats how we say here in Serbia.... u buy a 2 litres bottle of a beer and share around, or u just buy a 12 beer case and sit on the street....
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Ahh I love it! 😂 We have so many Serbian friends from our time working on the cruise ships, and they were always so much fun! 😂
@Sailor92
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGlobalExpats thanks :) enjoy :D
@kaliehall-to8im
4 ай бұрын
Great food and amazing exposure downtown tak same picture in places to
@grantottero4980
Жыл бұрын
It is true that the tip is NOT mandatory (neither legally nor as a customary social habit, with some little quantity of major possibility in restaurants after dinner), BUT it is NOT true that if you leave a little tip on the table the waiter will be offended (like in Japan, for instance). On the contrary, they will be glad, even if a little bit surprised (since there is some scent of old-fashioned gentleman in it, and it is a habit declining in younger generations). In any case (except in some special place for very rich people), the tip (IF and WHEN voluntarily leaved) will be very low, generally not exceeding a few coins (often: the little amount of coins necessary to reach the value of the least-valued banknote).
@kalabrisella8675
3 жыл бұрын
Ahhahah great video! As an italian i tell you that we buy tobacco because it's cheaper than cigarettes 😁
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment Kalabrisella 😊 and yes, that makes total sense!
@mf5531
2 жыл бұрын
Really good video! Loved the produce with gloves bit. that's actually a great idea. They should do that here in America.
@TheGlobalExpats
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 🥰 and yes, the produce gloves are a great idea! 💯
@lifewithgrandmabev
3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting.
@TheGlobalExpats
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Grandma Bev! 🥰
@tomasinacovell4293
2 жыл бұрын
Ok, but how do you deal with and survive in the cluster cue, what do you do, what are the conventions and protocols for this?
@lungilemohale7148
3 жыл бұрын
France also does not take tips. I loved that! I was looking for the space to write the tip on the bill on my first night the Waiter explained that in France there are no tips!
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Haha I know, it is confusing at 1st - in a good way! 😅 It's nice to see a price and know that is what you are going to pay without any extras 😊 Do you live in France? 🇫🇷
@valeriovinodsilverii2753
3 жыл бұрын
Hi! Ijust want to explane a little more about tips. First of all in Italy tipping has never been an obbligation. You tip to mean that you really appreciated the service. I know in US you use to tip the 10% or 20% (I don't remember) of the bill. In Italy not: we tip what we fell we have to tip. Italy is no longer a rich country like 15-20 years ego. Especially in the last years of the economic crisis, some habits have changed. Many people, expecially young people, don't feel they need to spend more money than the should. Before of that, we usually usued to tip in every place (restaurants, trattorias, pizzierias, bars, pubs). Now, we tip only in those places we feel, like an important, elegant or cool restaurant. then, I don't know where you have been, but it's very weird. Even in Italy, waiters don't earn so much.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your insightful comment, Valerio! I am sure you will be able to help out other curious travelers who read this. After making this video, I have realized that the topic of tipping is quite a debated one! 😅
@walter_the_danger
Жыл бұрын
@Valerio Vinòd Silverii If you think Italy is not a rich country, you've clearly never seen a poor country in your life.
@valeriovinodsilverii2753
Жыл бұрын
@@walter_the_danger Please, read again what I wrote at the beginning of the forth line! 😅
@relocatetoItaly
4 ай бұрын
its also very possible ( with young people) that when they are rolling cigarettes, it is actually weed yes.
@carolvasseurscanu1893
Жыл бұрын
Lines... When you arrive, ask who is last if there are no numbers.
@maxharbig1167
4 ай бұрын
I think the main cultural shock for Americans is that other people in other countries and also other areas of other countries all have their own way of doing things. I've lived and worked in the States and found that big as it is in so many things and ways is very uniform. You can travel hundreds even thousands of miles and see and find the same things. It's obvious that coming from a highly "sameness" country a diversified country like Italy with 20 regions, some of them autonomous,where food, customs, manner of living and, sometimes, languages other than Italian have parity, is a shock. What intrigues me, as someone who has lived in Italy for over 50 years and has, therefore travelled around it quite a bit is how these videos always say"Italy" as if they were talking about things that are applicable to the whole country wherwas all they can actually talk about is their particular little piece of IUniformity is not Italy and anyone who says, for example, that Milan and Naples are comparable has either never actually experienced the two places or if they have has been so totally superficial that they might well as not have been there at al.
@alisasepe6098
Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel love it
@jonismith6575
2 жыл бұрын
My husband and I was visiting Italy one time when the stores started to close. I told a clerk that we are Americans, he allowed us to come in and look anyway. While the stores were closing.
@trustmeimaphysiologist
2 ай бұрын
I'm a first generation Welsh-Italian and just got back to the UK after visiting family in Sicily. You've nailed all the same things I'd bring up. Remember, Italians do only two things quickly... Drive, and talk. That's it.
@cinziamupo159
Ай бұрын
L'Italia non è tutta uguale..ci sono molte differenze fra nord e sud.A Milano,niente di quello che hai detto è vero Io in USA non vivrei mai
@gabrielesantucci6189
24 күн бұрын
@@cinziamupo159Ma non solo a Milano !!!! La Sicilia pur essendo una terra bellissima è profondamente diversa dal resto d'italia.
@ilieschamkar6767
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty accurate to be honest :)
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks Ilies! 😊
@viewtech-ec1zt
11 ай бұрын
Thanks your
@volpestorm6615
3 жыл бұрын
e soprattutto ci sono cose che VANNO OBBLIGATORIAMENTE mangiate come da nostra tradizione
@Seraphielium
Жыл бұрын
Just one thing to note, not all waiters and waitresses make a living wage and it is quite the opposite, I have a large group of friends and family that live all over Italy and the ones that are waitresses and waiters only make 6 euro an hour and that is not a livable wage there.
@ivandalessandro9550
3 жыл бұрын
You definitely nailed it! Or us...whatever, good job!
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Hahah thanks Ivan! 😂
@mmycan
11 ай бұрын
As non-american I was more shocked about things you say about America😂 Paying tips just for a take-away, whaaat?!
@ronaldjohnson_ita
3 жыл бұрын
I was shocked about having to pay to use a public restroom.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I can't believe I forgot that one 😂 That definitely was a shocker!
@ptrs559
3 жыл бұрын
Mc Donald’s, Burger Kings etc. still have free toilets at least the last time I was in Italy. Shopping malls and most hyper markets have free toilets. But yes if you suffer from overactive bladder, Italy and Europe in general are a bit problematic.
@tanino111
3 жыл бұрын
Stai pisciando o cagando su un luogo pubblico. Qualcuno deve pur pagare chi gestisce quei bagni no?
@ronaldjohnson_ita
3 жыл бұрын
@@tanino111 Questo concetto ha senso, tuttavia negli Stati Uniti non paghiamo per il bagno e per questo motivo è un shock culturale per me.
@massimomare2575
3 жыл бұрын
It is not mandatory, leaving a few coins to the cleaning lady is just a polite matter, you can use the toilet even without a tip
@massimocantarelli4769
2 жыл бұрын
Good one! True! But not for tips.. you pick the wrong guy/girl.. cause yes we normally don’t tip, but if you do, the worker is happy 😃 but in the normality, tips are not needed
@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele
3 жыл бұрын
An American that complains that Italian trains and buses are not often on time, when in America they don't have a decent train and bus network at all..
@v.s.9731
3 ай бұрын
Sinceramente corro dalla mattina alla sera tra lavoro , spesa, figli,come molti in Italia, non vedo tutto sto relax.. se trovi gli italiani rilassati non oso immaginare la vita che fate in America allora. Le tips le diamo anche noi al ristorante si arrotonda spesso la cifra se ci si è trovati bene, e nessuno si offende..dipende per cosa hai dato la mancia quando si sono offesi, prendevi forse solo un caffè o un toast?
@silviaconsonni586
11 ай бұрын
Some people find it less expensive to roll their own tobacco. Simple as that.
@luckydogsmom577
Жыл бұрын
I can understand the glove thing when getting fruits and veggies. I wish they did that here. You don't know where people have had their hands before they pick through the fruits to find one they like. It's gross
@lorenzor2555
3 ай бұрын
Secondo me quasi tutti questi elementi sono riferibili a Roma città, forse, non certamente all’Italia. Ad esempio qui a Milano i mezzi pubblici viaggiano generalmente con estrema puntualità, ed il traffico, benché spesso intenso, non é mai caotico. Idem la chiusura a mezzogiorno dei negozi, qui è rara. Ecc. Ecc
@sonosoloio
3 жыл бұрын
life is too short to live it to work, work is necessary (unfortunately) to be able to live but live only to work is a waste of life.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment sonosoloio - My thoughts exactly! 💯
@grantottero4980
Жыл бұрын
Smoking is a slowly declining phenomenon, indeed, and it has been (albeit slowly) declining for at least three decades now..... Moreover, only a little minority of Italians roll their cigarettes... And when you do it, someone often frowns at you, thinking it could be a joint...
@firedbolt
2 жыл бұрын
Ooh, the curse of Trenitalia olways strucks
@talapiamerah7972
Жыл бұрын
Luv italian
@grantottero4980
Жыл бұрын
It's completely true that we in Italy (and generally in Europe) work to live, NOT live to work. And we are deeply convinced that it is the only correct approach to life...
@straytenwhitenormell7759
3 жыл бұрын
In the USA, smoking was permitted everywhere until the 2000s.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, I didn't know that!
@charlesunderwood6334
6 ай бұрын
It is the US that is odd about drinking in public- I have not come across another (non Muslim) country where that is not normal.
@tracyblack9983
Жыл бұрын
I visited early 2023 and was shocked how dirty Rome was with trash everywhere and graffiti on just about every building. It was the same in about every big city. Another big shocker was so many Italians smoking and don’t care where they smoke and it stunk.
@nicolettastrada5976
8 ай бұрын
Goooooood
@relocatetoItaly
4 ай бұрын
never seen people push to the front in a queue. I think thats nonsense you usually take a number, and if there is no number system when you arrive you ask who arrived last and then you make a note that you are after them ( it is a queue, even if it doesnt look like it ) very civilized. BTW theres enough generalizations here to render the video not that accurate.
@carloleinardi5695
Жыл бұрын
Non conoscono il proverbio "paese che vai usanza che trovi"?
@AnanasINSAPORE
3 жыл бұрын
Compriamo il tabacco in busta per risparmiare sulle sigarette, queste costano troppo e finiscono praticamente subito! TRANSLATE
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
That makes total sense, Berith! 😅
@rrolf71
3 жыл бұрын
Heh. "CHIUSO PER FERIE" is a shock even to other Europeans like yours truly.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 What part of Europe are you from? 😅
@rrolf71
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGlobalExpats Central. And I've traveled to many European countries before meeting this Italian phenomenon 😂
@meditationbreath
2 жыл бұрын
love this vid thanks for getting in trouble so i dont lol
@nereidateran156
3 жыл бұрын
Lots of those things you mention are similar in Mexico. And is America too lol.
@BICIeCOMPUTERconGabriele
3 жыл бұрын
A suggestion: the correct way to translate "line" whith the meaning you are using in the video is "coda" (plural: lines = code), and not linea/linee. "Linea" is just the drawing.
@luckyale1
3 жыл бұрын
you should go to north of italy to see difference in work life balance...center and south its slowly
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, we hope to explore the whole of Italy soon and we are looking forward to seeing all the differences between the regions! 😊
@faustinoasprilja
2 жыл бұрын
America is a mind prison,but americans just do not see it,of course. Poor,poor people.
@saramurgia8367
3 жыл бұрын
I live and work in London...and my life was not slower in Italy at all. Honestly I worked more hours at week there than here.
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Sara, oh that's so interesting! What part of Italy did you live in? 😅
@saramurgia8367
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGlobalExpats l lived and worked in several parts of Italy:Cagliari, Bologna, Rome and Florence.
@2cartalkers
2 жыл бұрын
Italians view traffic laws as a loose set of guidelines.
@mariannacavazza8685
3 жыл бұрын
When I go to school by tram I usually see lots of people that rool cigarettes
@TheGlobalExpats
3 жыл бұрын
Yes Marianna, I realized it is very common to see! :)
@michelemuratore6628
2 жыл бұрын
the public transport thing is not true. they are motly on time with some delay here and there which I have experienced everywere in the world
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