Have you ever wondered how Italy has lived through the years? Italy can be found in the South part of Europe. I picked Italy because I am part Italian and I wanted to learn more about my roots. Italy can be a fantastic place you just have to learn about their facts, culture, and their government and you would understand how they work.
Italy has a lot of interesting things about it. Capital of Italy is Rome in fact Rome is Italy's most major city. The area of Italy is 116,348 square miles. Italy's population is 61,680,122. Roman Catholic is the most practiced religion in Italy. Italy's most used language is Italian. The Italy uses the currency called euro. Italy's weather in winter is cold and rainy and in the summer the tempuature is …show more content…
Italy's general attitudes are, that there is conflict between the north and the south parts of Italy. The reason of this is that the north beleive that they are getting higher paying taxes while the south have lower taxes and the north can’t accept that. The people in Italy have a weird way of greeting friends. Close friends in Italy hug or kiss each othe on the cheek is their way of greeting. Most of the time friends walk arm in arm in public but this is only most of the time is for the people of the same gender. Italians use hand gesturing in conversations a lot especially in the south. Pulling down your lower eyelid with your finger is a way of showing that someone is clever in Italy. Also moving your hand away from your nose is a sign that the speaker is lying like the story of …show more content…
When Italians eat they cannot put their hands on their lap that is considered rude and improper. Italy has certain foods that have to be a part of every meal. For breakfast Italians adults usally have a cup of coffee or cappuccino and the children have a cup of nice warm milk. They also have a cornetto, (or a creamed filled croissant) or they may have a piece of bread with honey or jam. For lunch and dinner there is pasta and rice is part of their main meal in the north. In the the south its just pasta is the part of the main meal. North Americans believe that spaghetti and meatballs is a normal meal for Italians, but this is not
Italy has a lot of interesting things about it. Capital of Italy is Rome in fact Rome is Italy's most major city. The area of Italy is 116,348 square miles. Italy's population is 61,680,122. Roman Catholic is the most practiced religion in Italy. Italy's most used language is Italian. The Italy uses the currency called euro. Italy's weather in winter is cold and rainy and in the summer the tempuature is …show more content…
Italy's general attitudes are, that there is conflict between the north and the south parts of Italy. The reason of this is that the north beleive that they are getting higher paying taxes while the south have lower taxes and the north can’t accept that. The people in Italy have a weird way of greeting friends. Close friends in Italy hug or kiss each othe on the cheek is their way of greeting. Most of the time friends walk arm in arm in public but this is only most of the time is for the people of the same gender. Italians use hand gesturing in conversations a lot especially in the south. Pulling down your lower eyelid with your finger is a way of showing that someone is clever in Italy. Also moving your hand away from your nose is a sign that the speaker is lying like the story of …show more content…
When Italians eat they cannot put their hands on their lap that is considered rude and improper. Italy has certain foods that have to be a part of every meal. For breakfast Italians adults usally have a cup of coffee or cappuccino and the children have a cup of nice warm milk. They also have a cornetto, (or a creamed filled croissant) or they may have a piece of bread with honey or jam. For lunch and dinner there is pasta and rice is part of their main meal in the north. In the the south its just pasta is the part of the main meal. North Americans believe that spaghetti and meatballs is a normal meal for Italians, but this is not