How to be Italian

Tips from an intrigued observer.

  1. Put olive oil on everything… Yes everything
  2. Speak with your hands
  3. Ride a Vespa
  4. Have an inbuilt GPS system
  5. Bread. Pasta. Pizza. Repeat.
  6. Eat four course meals and still have room for gelato
  7. Drink coffee fast
  8. Talk fast
  9. Walk fast
  10. Drive fast
  11. Drink wine like water
  12. When crossing the road: Dominate don’t hesitate
  13. Roll your r’s
  14. Roll your eyes (at tourists)
  15. Greet new friends as if you’ve known them forever

Italians are fabulous people! Do the right thing and don’t tick them off and they will be your warmest and most welcoming friends for life.

2 thoughts on “How to be Italian

  1. Hahahaha lovely!! Totally cought all the clichés that are only too true…
    Olive oil with everything and anything makes life much more tasty! Plus, for what do we have hands if not to speak with them?! And don’t forrrget to rrrrun overrr the strrreet like therrre’s no one on it ;-P
    Lovely list, really!! I just think you forgot one thing: “Dolce fa niente” = The beauty of doing nothing… embrace and cherish it! Especially during lunch hours.. if you want to be italian!
    Other than that, you pretty much caught it! Italians really are lovely people.. I always love being in Italy!

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