This thread is for the discussion of the language, culture, travel, daily life, etc. of Italy.
Feel free to discuss and ask anything about Italy-related topics!
(This is not the general, this thread wants to be an actual international discussion space about Italy)
Useful Links :
- Essentials:
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Italy
>http://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Italy
>http://college.cengage.com/languages/italian/resources/students/links/
- Italian language learning resources:
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/
>http://www.iluss.it
>http://www.oneworlditaliano.com/english/home.htm
>http://www.101languages.net/resources/italian/
- Travel to Italy:
>http://www.lonelyplanet.com/italy
>http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/europe/italy/
>https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy
>http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/italy
- Want to live in Italy?
>http://vistoperitalia.esteri.it/home/en
>http://www.esteri.it/mae/en/ [Ministry of Foreign Affairs]
>http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/living/living_abroad/living_in_italy.shtml
t. luca
fuck off luca
>>62070030
>>62070066
Rude tbqh.
Chi é Luca
>>62070201
t. luca bellalba
>>62070030
>>62070066
>>62070280
Querelati.
>>62070337
arians
**** vai via
does this picture really makes you think?
discuss
>>62070515
>dat Liguria
>>62070515
>Naples survived
>>62070515
best Italy right there
>>62070515
an Italy without mosquitos?
>>62070515
>Trieste completely surrounded by Slovenians
truly the worst timeline.
>>62070645
delete this
>>62070515
>Padania almost extinguished
>Prato underwater
>Cagliari underwater
>Umbria has now some sea access
>Napoli is now some island no bigger than Elba
>Roma nowhere to be found, the Pope drowned
>Venezia finally got back to the sea
I'd say it is nice map, makes me think too
>>62070645
rightful clay
>>62070687
careful with those edges, Caloggero
was in italy a few months ago
rome was ok
venice was ok
florence was the best. started off a bit weird, we got off at a train stop outside the center and it looked a little ghetto. pity about the sinkhole, has it been fixed?
didn't have time for milan or anything in the south
got addicted to pic related
>>62070515
>Italia senza la miglior regione di sempre
It makes me think just a bit
also bought a bunch of these
what do italians think of it?
>>62070816
spritz is pretty shit though
>>62070884
T. Gennarì
>>62071005
far off m8, terrone del nord.
>>62070816
>we got off at a train stop outside the center and it looked a little ghetto
Rifredi?
why tho? did you have accomodation near there?
you could've stayed on the the same train and get to central station in less than five minutes
same for Campo di Marte
>pity about the sinkhole, has it been fixed?
lel
a real shame, that's what you get when you give the administration of public goods (in this case the aqueduct) in the hands of some moron friend of a friend
>got addicted to pic related
and rightfully so! easy drink that you can get at home for cheap, in the summer it can keep you alive
>>62070871
never tried, but the mall near my home has it
glad you had a nice experience, in Italy we may have many shortcomings but hospitality isn't one of them
I would recommend to not visit big cities during summer because it's becoming unbearably hot
>>62071020
Te si un cancaro
>>62069980
>one shot at life
>country below italy
>>62071140
parla italiano scimia.
>>62071069
>Rifredi
yeah that was it, we eventually got on another train and went to central. either we bought the wrong ticket from Rome, or we just got off too early. when we got off in Rifredi we were a little confused, a local who told us we had to catch a bus, so we walked around for a bit, met another tourist who had been waiting 45 minutes for a taxi, then finally someone else told us we could just catch a train to central haha
are you from Florence? that was by far the best part of the trip. Rome seemed a bit too busy, and Venice too touristy. We were in Florence maybe a week before the sinkhole thing, loved the atmosphere and food.
I'd love to go back and visit Milan, Bologna, and the south.
>>62071498
I live in a town near Florence but I studied there and I know the city very well
funny thing, when I went to uni I had to catch the train every morning and Rifredi was the station where I get off, there are a lot of universities near there, at least six of the biggest departments
if you liked Florence I think you'll appreciate Bologna too, it's a very nice city
have you been to Pisa too?
>>62071498
I'm from Milan and honestly just come here for a day or two if you want, there's not much to see, Como lake, Bergamo or Mantova are all worth a visit if you're in the area though.
In the South I recommend Sicily, the southern tip of Puglia (Ionic coast is best) and the Amalfi coast.
>>62071708
>have you been to Pisa too?
nah, we only had time for Rome, Florence and Venice.
>>62071785
thanks
What are some patrician films? Ive been into fellini and pasolini lately. Very comfy. What are some good shit?
>>62072046
nefasto, er mostro de zona
WTF I LOVE ITALY NOW
>>62072046
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059619/
https://www.criterion.com/films/348-fists-in-the-pocket
this
if you tell me a genre, or someone you like, your broader tastes, I may be able to give you more specific recommendations
>>62072148
my nigger, my favorite ghibli movie.
>>62072268
this movie has in it the most patrician Italian actress of all time too, not the same stale meme milk-cows like Loren or Magnani that every pleb like to spew about
I'm learning Italian on duolingo lads
any tips/ other sites you recommend?
>>62072651
- Italian language learning resources:
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/italian/
>http://www.iluss.it
>http://www.oneworlditaliano.com/english/home.htm
>http://www.101languages.net/resources/italian/
from the OP
>>62072811
thanks mate i didn't pay attention
>>62072651
Duolingo is shit for anything else than occasional practice, you need real people to study and converse with
>>62072899
>you need real people to study and converse with
this
>>62072899
well gaddafi kicked most of the Italians out after his coup where am i supposed to find an Italian
>>62069980
Do you guys feel closer to spaniards or french?
>>62073001
/ita/
>>62073001
Try interpals
>>62073942
depends on what aspects of life we're talking about, I'd say Spaniards feel closer though.
be cunt in the world, after Argentina <3
>>62072268
Thanks amico will check that out
Who are some artsy kind of directors?
>>62076631
be cunt in the world to you, my friend
>>62077876
>Who are some artsy kind of directors?
Franco Zeffirelli
Roberto Rossellini
Luchino Visconti
Bernardo Bertolucci
Michelangelo Antonioni
>>62077876
>>62079614
Go for antonioni
South or North Italy?
>>62079806
Center-North to be honest
>>62070515
>Milano finally getting a seashore
Terroni are gonna be really pissed about this
>>62079806
Insular
Are the differences in the regional dialects big?
>>62083397
kinda, yes, a Sicilian most likely won't fully understand a Venetian speaking in his dialect at a normal pace, and viceversa
but I'd say they are generally intelligible, at least in the peninsula
