35 Differences Between Italy & America (From an American in Italy)

As an italian, this is actually one of the best videos on topic. you made me laugh my ass off! It is so true everything you said. My favorite part is that italians are never on a rush except when they get behind a wheel. I totally lost it!

My mother is Italian, and drank some wine at every meal--very occasionally a gin and tonic. I never saw her either drunk or even high. The attitude towards alcohol in all the English-speaking cultures is to get stoned: Canadians, Brits, Irish, Australians, Americans all like to get drunk. Italians don't like to get drunk. I think they use alcohol more as a digestive aid and as a way to be more relaxed. Alcohol is considered a food, rather than a drug.

Bravo . Almost correct and accurate . May be except from the smiling. Yes : We think is vulgar and rude to live only to make money and to talk about money . Money is an instrument and not a purpose. This is a huge difference with americans about the values for the life .

I loved my 4 years in Italy. I wish I could live there forever. I loved the culture, food, history and the Italian family and friends we have now.

As an American Expat, who has been living in Italy for over 50 yrs.!! I find it very disconcerting when l visit family in the U.S. at how driven and money conscious everyone is parading wealth and possessions 🙄 they NEED to have more than their friends and neighbours!! Such a fear of LACK is really astonishing 😟l have always felt more European in that sense, and find it really hard to relate to my American friends, with their HUGE homes and HUGE cars. They tend to feel bad for me and my “tiny kitchen” but l actually cook ALOT more than they do!!😂

As an American who just visited Italy for only a few weeks, I picked up on most of these immediately. A huge one for me was how Italians don't point out errors and don't care about mistakes as you mentioned. I'm very self critical, a perfectionist and with that, I can be socially anxious sometimes. My first night there, being tired and jetlagged, I tripped up a flight of stairs. I felt so embarrassed, but I looked around and no one even reacted except for one person who asked if I was alright. I continued to notice this as we went around and I made silly mistakes here and there and slowly, but surely, my first instinct to feel embarrassed and stupid started to go away. It was really freeing. By the end of my stay there, I wouldn't say I was careless, but a lot more carefree and relaxed. I will admit that people are more willing to be blunt as you also mentioned, but I ended up enjoying that because I never felt like anything anyone said was mean or judgmental. In fact, I felt like most of the time, people were just trying to help. I felt the least socially anxious I ever have in my life, in a new country where I barely speak the language and didn't know how anything worked oddly enough. I took a lot of the new attitude and perspective back with me back to the states and I'm so much more relaxed because of it. Italy taught me how to live more happily and healthily in so many ways. I'm glad I wasn't just imagining a lot of the demeanor differences because I was afraid it was just wishful thinking on my part, but it was cool to hear you reaffirm many of the differences I noticed that I love. I can't wait to go back!

As an Afghan living in Italy, I love this country. I started traveling it❤

I've found Americans to be louder than Italians, actually. In restaurants, citiy streets, and what not. At best, i'd say that we're equally loud.

Italy, unforgettable country. Love and Genius, beauty, art, culture, fashion...❤️

I’m Italian from Rome, I can say that’s true, every Italian can cook, I learned how to cook from my grandma when I was 4 and today I’m 26 and I can cook everything, I can prepare homemade pasta, pizza, desserts, cookies and so on. It’s a real passion for us and for those like me it’s almost a religion. Cooking is relaxing, it makes you happy and it’s a genuine way to express your creativity. As I say “there’s nothing better than eating what you like with the taste you like and that’s why I cook”

As an Italian living in the US, I approve this video - respectful and to the point. Great job, I wish you and your family a pleasant stay in Italy!

Italian be like: Why searching for the total variety of foreign cousine, when your cousine is THE BEST? ahahah!

Pretty much spot on. 6 years in Italy with the USAF between 1968 & 1978 and back for about a week almost every year since 2001. I spent my time with the locals instead of other GIs and had an absolute blast. Love the country.

As you said in the intro, there are lots of difference between nord, middle and south italy. I would add every single region or province it's a little different part of italy, but this is a common point: "italians are never on a rush except when they get behind a wheel" this is a milestone of our culture :D

Spot on. We live in the South in the States and went to Italy a few months before COVID. Oh my goodness, the food!!! Natural unprocessed food that actually tastes like food from God. I miss the evening meals at the small villa in which we stayed. I fell so much in love with the Tuscany area, that we were thinking of buying a second home or apartment there. The only thing I disagree with you on is the smiling. Everyone smiled at me. As a Southern lady, it is just ingrained into me to make eye contact with everyone and smile. I’m not talking about over the top, just a subtle look and smile. As a Southerner, I hope you know what I mean. It seems to make people’s day to be smiled at, and the kids would smile back and giggle. I’m a teacher, so I love children. 🤷🏻‍♀️💕 Great video. I’m subscribing. Please bring more of Italy via your channel.

Did a trip to Italy this pass March and I’m from Buffalo, NY so very used to the cold… it was 65° and sunny so I was wearing shorts and a t-shirt lol people thought I was insane. However one of my favorite things is how the tax is included in the price you see! You actually know what your total will be BEFORE you check out! That’s just awesome.

The biggest difference is: if you need to go to the hospital we don't ask for the insurence number. That makes a big difference.

Dude I'm Italian that was such a nice and wholesome video. Respectful, fun and interesting, definitely one of the best of his kind. Very good job, I hope this comment helps your channel!

all us southern Europeans who have grown attached to our wine over millennia don't get hammered drunk all the time, it's the same with Spaniards, French, Portuguese and Greeks. We are "trained" to drink wine since childhood, watering down wine, mixing less water little by little, until you're old enough or confident enough to handle and enjoy wine like everybody else. That also teaches us to not drink to get drunk, but to just enjoy a glass with each meal so that it doesn't get wasted for frivolous reasons, but actually gets enjoyed, and considering all the work that gets put into making wine (or any alcoholic beverage), it's also a matter of respect. Also as far as the flavor of the food, i've been told by not just americans that it can sometimes be kind of "bland" but those complaints only come from people who come from cultures who are used to highly spiced food, like India.

I'm an Italian American and you literally described my family. Can't wait to move to Italy!! Thanks!