“YOU’RE NOT GOING TO DO ANY OF THAT ‘YOU EVER NOTICE HOW’ HUMOR, LIKE JERRY SEINFELD, ARE YOU?!
No, of course not!
Well… maybe just a little! It’s fun to notice and discuss the differences in cultural norms between our native U.S. and Italy. It’s even more fun to post them online! So this section will contain some fun stories and observations I wanted to share, as well as some cultural norms that may seem… just a bit peculiar at times! Without learning and appreciating our differences, we have no way of appreciating all that both our native and our adopted countries have to offer.
ALL THINGS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT
Part One (January 23, 2013)
Part Two (March 26, 2013)
Part Three (June 19, 2013)
Part Four (March 26, 2014)
OTHER OBSERVATIONS
Buying a Cell Phone is Nearly Impossible in Italy (January 23, 2013)
What It’s Like to Celebrate Christmas in Italy (January 25, 2013)
Italians Aren’t Always Friendly – A Bad Happy Hour Experience (January 26, 2013)
Fact or Fiction – A Test of Your Knowledge About Italians (February 8, 2013)
Italians are Hippies? Their View on Recycling (February 22, 2013)
10 Signs That Confirm You’ve Gone Full Italian (December 28, 2013)
7 Systems Europeans Use That Make More Sense (June 16, 2014)