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I will reply to mrmerman topic, which has been closed and needs in my opinion an answer.(If the thread was closed on another Perspective board, there was a reason for it. Please provide a link - board Mod/Hughmac)
mrmerman wrote:
> HIS APRIL MY WIFE AND I TOOK A TRIP TO ITALY FOR THE FIRST AND LAST TIME.
:-(
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> AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE STARTING FROM THE BEGINNING YOUR FLIGHT ATTENDANT
> ON ALITALIA WERE SO RUDE TO EVERYONE THAT WAS NOT ITALIAN. THEN ONCE WE
> ARRIVE PRETTY MUCH ALL THE OFFICIALS AT THE AIRPORT MADE US FEEL
> UNWELCOME. THEN WE WENT FOR A MEAL AT THE VERRONA LOUNGE IN ROME THEY
> HAD A NASTY ATTITUDE.
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> THEN EVERY ONE ON THE STREET STARED WITH SUCH A HATE, OF COURSE THIS WAS
> WHEN WE DISCOVER THAT THE ITALIANS DO NOT LIKE ANY ONE BUT THEMSELVES.
> SPECIALLY THE PEOPLE COMING FROM THE NEW WORLD “USA”
How can you take such a general rule? You are of couse basing yourself on your bad experience, but I would not say "every Italian is this way". Listen also to other turists' comments http://www.1milliondollarphoto.com/phototrips-sicily.shtml
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> THEN TWO DAYS LATER WE WERE TAKING THE EUROSTAR TRAIN TO FIRENZE. ONCE
> WE GOT TO THE STATION, WE WERE COMPLETELY LOST WE DID NOT KNOW WHICH
> TRAIN WAS THE ONE WE WERE TAKING, MY WIFE APPROACHED TWO ATTENDANTS FROM
> THE TRAIN TO ASK WICH TRAIN WAS OURS
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> BUT THEN AGAIN WE FOUND OUT WE WERE NOT WELCOME IN THIS COUNTRY. THEY
> ANSWER HER WITH SUCH ARROGANCE AND RIGHT ON OUR OWN FACES SPOKE BAD
> ABOUT US IN ITALIAN, I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I SPEAK SPANISH AND ITALIAN IS
> JUST BROKEN DOWN SPANISH, AND
Why are you insulting the Italian language? Doesn't matter, let's go on.
>ALL THEY DID WAS SENT US TO THE WRONG
> TRAIN AFTER FINDING OUT THAT WE COULD NOT ASK A QUESTION TO ANY OFFIAL
> BECAUSE ALL THEY DID WAS TO GIVE US WRONG INFORMATION, IT WAS LIKE THEY
> WERE DOING IT ON PURPOSE. WE HAD TO PRETTY MUCH GUESS WICH TRAIN IT WAS
> AND WE GOT ON IT.
Are you sure they were attendants? Maybe they were something else. Anyway, you are making wild assumptions saying they were telling you the wrong way, it is unusual and usually kids can make such a joke to you, it happened also to me...attendants do not act that way, and if they do you should go to the Station Head and tell to him. He is always kind and has the power to kick away such bad attendants. I know, you were on holiday...
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> THANK GOD IT WAS THE RIGHT ONE. IF NOT WE WOULD HAVE MISSED IT BY ONE
> MINUTE.
Next time use the automatic ticket machines, they can tell you the path also without buying the ticket and they're multilanguage
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> ONCE WE GOT TO FLORENCE WE FIGURE WE TOOK A TAXI TO OUR HOTEL SINCE WE
> DID NOT KNOW WERE IT WAS. SO WE TAKE THE TAXI AND FOUR BLOCKS LATER WE
> ARRIVED AT THE HOTEL AND YOUR “FRIENDLY” TAXI DRIVER CHARGED US
> $14.00USD FOR 4 BLOCKS. MAJOR RIPOFF
True. They are evenly a ripoff, but they raise the fee with tourists...
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> SO WE ARRIVED AT CROCCE DE MALTA HOTEL AND ONCE AGAIN WE WERE RECEIVED
> WITH SUCH A COLD ARROGANCE AND UNWELCOME FEELING.
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> AND THIS HOTEL WAS NOT EVEN TO OUR ESPECTATIONS THE RUG IS SO 10 YEARS
> OLD AND SO DIRTY WE COULD NOT EVEN BREATH BECAUSE OF THE DUST PLUS THE
> LAW THAT NO AIR CONDITION TIL MAY DID NOT HELP EITHER BUT THAT’S ANOTHER
> CHAPTER
I do not agree on this point. In Italy like in any other place, you get what you pay
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> SO WE SPENT 2 NEVER ENDING DAYS IN FLORENCE AND WE HAD TO TAKE ANOTHER
> TRAIN TO VENICE, AND THIS TIME WE WERE NOT GOING TO LET YOUR FILTHY
> TAXI DRIVER RIP US OFF AGAIN, WE WALKED TO THE STATION.
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> ONCE AGAIN GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE STATIONS OFFICIALS WAS USELESS
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> WE ARRIVED AT VENICE BY THIS TIME WE NEW WHAT TO EXPECT,
> ARROGANCE,HATRED AND GO BACK HOME ATTITUDE
That's why your point of view is biased. Simply don't expect anything and don't make a general case, I wouldn't.
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> AT VENICE THE HOTEL “ARRANGED” FOR US TO VISIT MURANO GLASS BLOWER. SO
> WE GET ON THE WATER TAXI WITH SOME SPANIARS AND THE TAXI DRIVER WAS IN
> SUCH A HURRY THAT HE LEFT BEHIND OTHER TOURIST SO THE SPANIAR TOLD HIM
> THEIR WAS MORE PEOPLE TO GET ON THE BOAT AND HE TAXI DRIVER TOLD HIM OFF
> IN A HATEFUL AND DISRESPECTFUL MANNER AGAIN THE ITALIAN WAY OF TELLING
> US WE ARE NOT WELCOME. ITS LIKE THEY ARE DOING US A FAVOR, HELLO WHO IS
> THE TOURIST AND WHO IS SPENDING AND LEAVING A LOT OF MONEY IN THIS COUNTRY?
You are right on this point, indeed.
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> IN ITALY TOURISM IS YOUR ECONOMY
False. Tourism is part of italian economy, not the whole one.
> AND IF IT WASN’T FOR US, ITALY WOULD
> NOT BE WHAT IT IS.
No comment.
> BECAUSE FROM TOURISM MONEY YOU ARE ABLE TO RESTORE
> ALL OF YOUR ANCIENT MONUMENTS. YOU BEING FROM THE TOURISM BOARD WILL > UNDERSTAND THIS
True.
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> SO WE ARRIVE AT THE SO CALLED “COMPLEMENT” TOUR BUT IS JUST A MARKETING
> AND SELLING GIMICK
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> AND WITH SUCH PRESSURE TOO.
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> WELL AFTER LEAVING MORE THAN $600.00USD WE WENT BK TO THE HOTEL. AFTER 2
> NEVER ENDING DAYS IN VENICE WE WERE EXHAUSTED PHISICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY
> HURT FROM ALL THE HATE THE ITALIAN HAVE TOWARDS AMERICANS AND ALL
> FOREIGNERS
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> WE TELL THE HOTEL CONCIERGE AT THE RIALTO HOTEL THAT WE NEED A TAXI TO
> TAKE US IN THE MORNING TO THE AIRPORT. AND THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE
> ARRANGED BUT DID NOT TELL US IT WAS GOING TO COST US OVER $150.00 FOR
> THE RIDE. WHICH WE FOUND OUT GETTING AT THE AIRPORT ![[barf]](/forums/themes/default/vomit-smiley-015.gif)
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> I TELL YOU THAT IT’S A SNEAKY AND VERY DECEIVING PRACTICE. TOOK A PLANE
> FROM VENICE TO MILAN FOR OUR CONNECTION. AND ONCE WE ARRIVE TO MILAN
> YOUR BORDER PATROL WAS GIVING ATTITUDE TO EVERYONE BUT ITALIANS I GOT TO
> HIS WINDOW AND HE ASKED ME TWENTY QUESTIONS LIKE IF I WAS TRYING TO GET
> INTO ITALY, BUDY I WANTED TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY NOT TRYING TO STAY TRUST
> ME I WOULDN’T WANT TO STAY HERE NOT FOR ANOTHER DAY NOT FOR A MILLION
> DOLLARS.
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> AFTER THROWING MY PASSPORT TO ME WHICH WAS VERY DISRESPECTFUL I WAS ON
> MY WAY HOME FINALLY WHAT A RELIEF. AFTER ALL THE BULLs*** THIS GUY GAVE
> ME I WAS AT THE POINT THAT I WAS NOT GONNA TAKE ANY MORE HATRED AND
> BULLs*** FROM ANY OTHER ITALIAN.
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> TO RESUME: OUR EXPERIENCE WAS NOT TO OUR EXPECTATIONS DON’T GET ME
> WRONG, YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL MONUMENTS AND THE LAND IS JUST AMAZING BUT
> THE PEOPLE JUST RUINS IT
Yeah, neither I like the people, but there are good ones also. It's a pity you didn't met them...
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> FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY. IN ITALY NOBODY IS WELCOME PERIOD ESPECIALLY
> AMERICANS >>SOUTH AMERICANS>>CENTRAL AMERICANS>>NORTH AMERICANS. THEFORE
> HOSPITALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT A PRIORITY IN THIS COUNTRY. HAVE > YOU HEARD THE SAYING YOU GET MORE BEES WITH HONEY. I JUST THINK YOU
> SHOULD BE AWARE
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> HAVE YOU SEEN THE HILTON HOTEL COMERCIAL “BE HOSPITABLE”
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> HAVE YOU BEEN TO ANY TOURIST OR NON TOURIST SPOT IN THE USA EVERYONE
> GIVES YOU A SMILE, YOU ASK A QUESTION AND YOU ARE GIVEN ACCURATE
> INFORMATION WITH PLEASURE.
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> IN ANY BUSINESS TRADE THE CUSTOMER IS #1
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> AFTER SPENDING $8,000.00 OUR SAVINGS AND MONTHS OF PREPARATION
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> ALL WE GOT WAS A HORRIBLE AND BITTER VACATION AND THIS HURTS WE WERE
> VERY HURT BY ALL YOUR PEOPLE.
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> JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, I WILL NOT VISIT ITALY AGAIN..ITALY FOR ME
> DOESN’T EXIST ANYMORE. IT WAS JUST WASTE OF OUR LIFE SAVINGS.
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> AND THIS WILL BE THE SAME STORY TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHEN THEY ASK ME HOW
> IT WENT
>
I hope things will change and that you will come back. Please don't make such a bad advertizing since the scenario is a bit better than you draw it.
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HI, I am sorry that you had such a poor experince in Italy. I am African American and currently living in San Diego, CA. I have experinces like the one you had in Italy frequently in the US. Welcome to my world.
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| What planet have you people been living on to not know that Italy and Italians suck. You don't give the world the scum of the mafia and whining cheating corrupt football without a reason. These things are just a reflexion of themselves.
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| I'm very sorry you had such an unpleasant trip. I went to Venice/Florence/Rome last summer and had a very different experience. Everyone was very polite. Shop-owners were all-smiles. The gondola pilot was very kind and told us about what we were seeing during the ride.
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I don't know anyone that really loves the country of Italy, I've never heard of anyone wanting to move to Italy. I've travelled all over the world and discovered Italy to be very superficial. Italians are caught up in the image they present. Presenting a good image is by no means a bad thing!! But they take it to another level where it becomes their life. The country is more obsessive over Formula 1 racing than North Carolina is about NASCAR. I know several bakery owners that actually shut down their stores to go home and watch the race with their families, and when Ferrari losses EVERYONE IS IN A BAD MOOD! I'm sure Italy is the best place in the world to be after Ferrari wins a World Championship F1 race.
I was kicked out of a resturant after basically proclaiming that I thought Italian vehicles sucked during a conversation with the owner!! KICKED OUT FOR MY OPINION ABOUT CARS. -ridulous
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twitchy249 wrote:
I don't know anyone that really loves the country of Italy, I've never heard of anyone wanting to move to Italy.
GUESS WHAT? THE TITLE OF A TOPIC IN THIS FORUM IS "I LOVE ITALY"
I've travelled all over the world and discovered Italy to be very superficial. Italians are caught up in the image they present.
-IT IS NOT THAT WE PUT EFFORT ON PRESENTING A GOOD IMAGE OF THE COUNTRY OR OF UORSELVES...IT JUST LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!
Presenting a good image is by no means a bad thing!! But they take it to another level where it becomes their life. The country is more obsessive over Formula 1 racing than North Carolina is about NASCAR.
-SO WHAT?
I know several bakery owners that actually shut down their stores to go home and watch the race with their families, and when Ferrari losses EVERYONE IS IN A BAD MOOD!
-SO WHAT?IF THERE ARE PEOPLE BRAVE ENOUGH TO WATCH A BASEBALL GAME......
I'm sure Italy is the best place in the world to be after Ferrari wins a World Championship F1 race.
I was kicked out of a resturant after basically proclaiming that I thought Italian vehicles sucked during a conversation with the owner!! KICKED OUT FOR MY OPINION ABOUT CARS. -ridulous
-MMMM...USUALLY WHEN ITALIANS ARE ABROAD AND MEET LOCALS FORCE THEMSELVES TO MAKE COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THE COUNTRY THEY ARE VISITING.
ONCE I EVEN TOLD A FINNISH GUY HOW GOOD THEIR FOOD TASTES....
IT SOUNDS A BIT UNPOLITE WHEN A FOREIGNER COMES TO ITALY AND SAY THAT STUFF SUCKS.PLUS FERRARI IS FERRARI!
LIKE IF I WENT TO BRITISH RESTAURANT IN THE UK AND SAID "I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A shi*TY MONARCHY, EVEN A PARLIAMENTARIAN ONE, CAN SURVIVE IN A SO-CALLED CIVILIZED COUNTRY!"....
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twitchy249 wrote: I don't know anyone that really loves the country of Italy, I've never heard of anyone wanting to move to Italy. I've travelled all over the world and discovered Italy to be very superficial. Italians are caught up in the image they present.
I personally love Italy and Italians. I have worked and lived all over the world. I have lived in Italy before and move back yo Italy later this year. I am very, very happy with this.
For Italians image is indeed very important and it can be difficult to keep up with something that is a part of someone elses culture. But similar statements can be made about so many other countries. No where on this planet is perfect and 'one mans meat is another mans poison'. You should also not arrive in a foreign country and expect everybody to speak your language.
For me it it seems this thread is of people who have stayed in the tourist areas on short trips. That means you never saw the real Italy or the real italians. Its like going to Disneyland and saying you have seen America!
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Renzo wrote: twitchy249 wrote:
I don't know anyone that really loves the country of Italy, I've never heard of anyone wanting to move to Italy.
GUESS WHAT? THE TITLE OF A TOPIC IN THIS FORUM IS "I LOVE ITALY"
I've travelled all over the world and discovered Italy to be very superficial. Italians are caught up in the image they present.
-IT IS NOT THAT WE PUT EFFORT ON PRESENTING A GOOD IMAGE OF THE COUNTRY OR OF UORSELVES...IT JUST LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!
Presenting a good image is by no means a bad thing!! But they take it to another level where it becomes their life. The country is more obsessive over Formula 1 racing than North Carolina is about NASCAR.
-SO WHAT?
I know several bakery owners that actually shut down their stores to go home and watch the race with their families, and when Ferrari losses EVERYONE IS IN A BAD MOOD!
-SO WHAT?IF THERE ARE PEOPLE BRAVE ENOUGH TO WATCH A BASEBALL GAME......
I'm sure Italy is the best place in the world to be after Ferrari wins a World Championship F1 race.
I was kicked out of a resturant after basically proclaiming that I thought Italian vehicles sucked during a conversation with the owner!! KICKED OUT FOR MY OPINION ABOUT CARS. -ridulous
-MMMM...USUALLY WHEN ITALIANS ARE ABROAD AND MEET LOCALS FORCE THEMSELVES TO MAKE COMPLIMENTS ABOUT THE COUNTRY THEY ARE VISITING.
ONCE I EVEN TOLD A FINNISH GUY HOW GOOD THEIR FOOD TASTES....
IT SOUNDS A BIT UNPOLITE WHEN A FOREIGNER COMES TO ITALY AND SAY THAT STUFF SUCKS.PLUS FERRARI IS FERRARI!
LIKE IF I WENT TO BRITISH RESTAURANT IN THE UK AND SAID "I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A s***TY MONARCHY, EVEN A PARLIAMENTARIAN ONE, CAN SURVIVE IN A SO-CALLED CIVILIZED COUNTRY!".... Thank you for stating some common sense. I think if I talked badly about American industry in America. I might have to dodge punches before leaving the bar through a window! Same in most countries
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Posted: Thu Aug 31st, 2006 11:54 am |
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daniele wrote: I will reply to mrmerman topic, which has been closed and needs in my opinion an answer.(If the thread was closed on another Perspective board, there was a reason for it. Please provide a link - board Mod/Hughmac)
mrmerman wrote:
TOOK A PLANE FROM VENICE TO MILAN FOR OUR CONNECTION. AND ONCE WE ARRIVE TO MILAN YOUR BORDER PATROL WAS GIVING ATTITUDE TO EVERYONE BUT ITALIANS I GOT TO HIS WINDOW AND HE ASKED ME TWENTY QUESTIONS LIKE IF I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO ITALY, BUDY I WANTED TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY NOT TRYING TO STAY TRUST ME I WOULDN’T WANT TO STAY HERE NOT FOR ANOTHER DAY NOT FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.
mrmerman,
It is as you do not hold a European passport. You should see it from our perspective when we visit the USA! You can wait for hours and I am British!!!
As for Italians, travelling to and domestically in the USA is five times as bad. I travelled across the USA with an Italian girl. She got pulled by security at every point and had a full baggage search, etc. It was really humilating for her and she is well educated girl from a good family with no background. Her English is even better then mine.
From this experience I would say that Italians are treated the worst in the USA out of all the European nations.
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nigelcen wrote: daniele wrote: I will reply to mrmerman topic, which has been closed and needs in my opinion an answer.(If the thread was closed on another Perspective board, there was a reason for it. Please provide a link - board Mod/Hughmac)
mrmerman wrote:
TOOK A PLANE FROM VENICE TO MILAN FOR OUR CONNECTION. AND ONCE WE ARRIVE TO MILAN YOUR BORDER PATROL WAS GIVING ATTITUDE TO EVERYONE BUT ITALIANS I GOT TO HIS WINDOW AND HE ASKED ME TWENTY QUESTIONS LIKE IF I WAS TRYING TO GET INTO ITALY, BUDY I WANTED TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY NOT TRYING TO STAY TRUST ME I WOULDN’T WANT TO STAY HERE NOT FOR ANOTHER DAY NOT FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.
mrmerman,
It is as you do not hold a European passport. You should see it from our perspective when we visit the USA! You can wait for hours and I am British!!!
As for Italians, travelling to and domestically in the USA is five times as bad. I travelled across the USA with an Italian girl. She got pulled by security at every point and had a full baggage search, etc. It was really humilating for her and she is well educated girl from a good family with no background. Her English is even better then mine.
From this experience I would say that Italians are treated the worst in the USA out of all the European nations.
America isnt that bad!! I live here!
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>THEY ANSWER HER WITH SUCH ARROGANCE AND RIGHT ON OUR OWN FACES SPOKE BAD ABOUT US IN ITALIAN, I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I SPEAK SPANISH AND ITALIAN IS JUST BROKEN DOWN SPANISH
It's because you don't know italian. There are lots of dialects in italy. Probably you didn't understood. AND DON'T INSULT ITALY. Most of the world's inventors were from italy 
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| I want to move to Italy. Italy is a beautiful, amazing country, much better then the US. I studied Italian but I didnt get to visit the country yet. I can't wait though. I am very sorry about your unpleasent experience but still want to try italy out for myself. Many of my friends and family visited Italy and loved it. My italian teacher lived in Milan for 11 years, he loves it.
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| My name is Eleonora and I'm from Italy. Now I don't know why you had such an unpleasant trip to Italy but with all due respect Italy is the best and most welcoming country in the world so I doubt that they treated you badly just like that. It was probably because you went to Italy with a bad attitude. I live here in the USA and the more I stay here the more I notice the Americans feel like they are Superior to the rest of the world and so if you go to Italy with that attitude no wonder they treat you badly!!!! Americans are also very ignorant so they don't understand much thats why they enjoy to make comments on great countries like Italy, because their country is too fuc*ed up.
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Go_Italy! wrote: My name is Eleonora and I'm from Italy. Now I don't know why you had such an unpleasant trip to Italy but with all due respect Italy is the best and most welcoming country in the world so I doubt that they treated you badly just like that. It was probably because you went to Italy with a bad attitude. I live here in the USA and the more I stay here the more I notice the Americans feel like they are Superior to the rest of the world and so if you go to Italy with that attitude no wonder they treat you badly!!!! Americans are also very ignorant so they don't understand much thats why they enjoy to make comments on great countries like Italy, because their country is too f***ed up.
Stereotyping isn't that nice. I am American and i feel U.S.A is a decent enough country. Really bad leadership true and i will agree alot of americans believe we are the "cream of the crop" which obviously is not true. But from your statement, it shows me that every country has their asshol*s 
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kenscivic wrote:
Go_Italy! wrote: My name is Eleonora and I'm from Italy. Now I don't know why you had such an unpleasant trip to Italy but with all due respect Italy is the best and most welcoming country in the world so I doubt that they treated you badly just like that. It was probably because you went to Italy with a bad attitude. I live here in the USA and the more I stay here the more I notice the Americans feel like they are Superior to the rest of the world and so if you go to Italy with that attitude no wonder they treat you badly!!!! Americans are also very ignorant so they don't understand much thats why they enjoy to make comments on great countries like Italy, because their country is too f***ed up.
Stereotyping isn't that nice. I am American and i feel U.S.A is a decent enough country. Really bad leadership true and i will agree alot of americans believe we are the "cream of the crop" which obviously is not true. But from your statement, it shows me that every country has their a******s
A very fair and sound retort
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| Sorry to hear about your experience. I wouldn't go so far as to say all Italians were rude, I didn't encounter all Italians but I'm sure there are plenty of good ones with nice manners. However, like you, I was very surprised by how much rudeness my fiance and I encountered on our recent trip. I don't I expected anything in particular, I never had high hopes of being treated like a queen, I mean there are rude and nice people everywhere, but for three days we were treated worse than we have ever been treated by people who took our money with one hand and would have just as soon flipped us off with the other. We tried speaking Italian, tried being nice and just wanted to see the city we'd read so much about without acting like obnoxious American tourists. We were laughed at to our faces, ridiculed in Italian (up until I retorted in Spanish that I understood what they were saying), ignored by wait staff, treated badly and cheated by hotel staff, taxi drivers, and mistreated by strangers we had simply said hello (in Italian) to. The city was actually very dirty and badly kept, I was shocked that even ancient monuments were overrun with trash and cigarette butts. We really wanted to like Rome, but we hated it. We'd always heard that Parisiennes were rude, but our three days in Paris were lovely. The people we encountered there were very accomodating and helpful. As long as we tried to speak French they seemed really sympathetic, this was not the case in Rome. I'm sure there are a lot of Romans with better manners, but we only met two (Lorenzo and Alfredo, thank you) who treated us kindly.
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im an american who is going on a missions trip with TEEN MISSIONS!!! I want to know if anyone can help me learn to speak italian... No swear words please!!!!!!!!!
I dont want to make a bad impression on anyone.
ESPECIALLY AMERICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![[usa]](/forums/themes/default/usa.gif)
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pffft... We own NJ and NY  You must be out west or something Before he barfs, isn't this the cutest face?
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as a matter of fact, there werent many inventors from italy
if you want to get technical most of the inventions that the italians claim they invented were actually invented by the germans you idiot
italy is the worst fuc*ing country in the world, i wouldnt waste 12 minute of my time going to such a fuc*ing horrible country full of egotistical self centred people
and it just makes me right when i call italians self centred...saying most inventors were from italy...fuc*in moron
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