One thing is to criticise the conduct of some italian politicians; another thing is to say most italians...all italians...Only people whom has lived in German/Protestant cultura (WASPs) indoctrinadet in xenophobia and racism could imagin that all italians (or all Americans, or all Swedes) are moulded after one form. I assure you that many italians leaves theyr cars in the parking space and goes to the foot ball field. I am also sure that many Americans, especially those McDonald-phagous of 200 kilograms and even more, will prefer to go by car instead of by foot. Italy is a place were everibody who succedes to get 30 000 people to sign a list, can start a political party receving governement grants...As some body in Le Figaro wrought 2 yeas ago. Itly is the most democratic country in the worls...Ettore Nobis

It is true that a lot of the things that happen in Italy happen in many other countries, the thing is that Italy is in Europe, it is not a thirld world country. When people think of Italy, they think of course of all the wornderful things such as the weather, the food, fashion and a lot of us don't know about the government and don't inform ourselves as to how things work in Italy because we assume that it being in Europe must follow the laws of the European Union and "must" be a modern, to the point country. Instead when you live there, you realize it takes a week to open a bank account and only until recently wherever you went,  bank, post office, "comune" , etc people cut in front of you "just to ask a question". Italy is great, but it has remained in the past, old people want to keep it that way, young people are not bothered to change it.

It is true that a lot of the things that happen in Italy happen in many other countries, the thing is that Italy is in Europe, it is not a thirld world country. When people think of Italy, they think of course of all the wornderful things such as the weather, the food, fashion and a lot of us don't know about the government and don't inform ourselves as to how things work in Italy because we assume that it being in Europe must follow the laws of the European Union and "must" be a modern, to the point country. Instead when you live there, you realize it takes a week to open a bank account and only until recently wherever you went,  bank, post office, "comune" , etc people cut in front of you "just to ask a question". Italy is great, but it has remained in the past, old people want to keep it that way, young people are not bothered to change it.