What's DIFFICULT about living in ITALY | From a Brit in Italy

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  • @MsBritaly
    @MsBritaly  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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  • @GiovanniTommasi-tourleader
    @GiovanniTommasi-tourleader 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Pennica or Pennichella is a Roman/Neapolitan word now widely used all over Italy to describe il riposino pomeridiano (the afternoon’s little rest). It comes from the Latin ‘pendiculare’ (to be suspended, to dangle to one side), and describes the dangling of one’s head when one falls asleep in a seated position, an event that seems to occur ever more frequently as I get older.
    Pisolino, from the redundant word pisolo, a short and light sleep, is probably the most common term for a postprandial snooze. The etymology of this word is similar to that of pennichella, as it comes from the Latin ‘pesolare’ (to dangle from side to side). A common expression for taking a nap is schiacciare un pisolino (literally: to squash a nap, don’t ask me why!), e.g. ho sonno, vado a schiacciare un pisolino (I’m sleepy, I’m going to take a nap)
    Siesta is a spanish word that comes from the Latin (hora) sexta which means "the sixth hour of the day" and which corresponds approximately to noon for the ancient Romans.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow fascinating! I love learning about the origin of words and things in general! Thanks for sharing!

    • @GiovanniTommasi-tourleader
      @GiovanniTommasi-tourleader 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MsBritaly If you want, I have more to share about "coperto", "ciao" ecc.ecc.

  • @FPLTV
    @FPLTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video. I'm a brit living in Italy and the part about the mistaken arguments is so true! I've often mistaken light conversation between friends for a full-blown argument! 😆

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It takes a lot of concentration to understand the difference - yes!

  • @BrandonProfeta
    @BrandonProfeta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video. I like these types of "things to consider" videos. They give viewers the opportunity to consider how important minor issues are and also to plan strategies around them, ahead of time.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you - I appreciate your comments!

  • @hayleyegan2157
    @hayleyegan2157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Completely relate to this video! I'm also an expat living in Italy (but in the North) and they also take hours long siestas too! Whilst I love living here, I find the three hour long lunch breaks, times of lunch and dinner and the portion sizes hard to adapt to. I definitely find that one needs a siesta as they eat such a heavy lunch (two courses), and that I prefer a lighter, one-hour long lunch break instead.
    Also the lack of international foods in the supermarkets is another big thing I noticed, might sound funny but they only sell Italian food, whereas, as an Irish person I'm used to the shops selling a multitude of food products from around the world and cooking different cuisines.
    Another thing I've found is that people tend to panic when they realise I'm not a native Italian speaker and ask them to repeat what they've said (in Italian) and that there is perhaps less tolerance for trying to understand non-natives speakers then how we are in Ireland and the UK.
    Thanks again for the great video! Wish you all the best xx

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh yes the portion sizes are HUGE! The first Italian words I learnt were ‘I’m full’! Yes it’s true about the food variety - I was so happy to see that they stock Heinz ketchup here!
      Yes I find the Italians are often nervous to speak in English for fear of making mistakes. Having said that, I’m often met with people who are so excited to have the opportunity to practice the English they do know - it’s actually rather lovely! Swings and roundabouts I guess!
      Thank you for your lovely comment!

    • @donqei
      @donqei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Where in north? Please tell me, so I can live there. Here in Milan we have 30 minutes lunch breaks.

    • @hayleyegan2157
      @hayleyegan2157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@donqei Trentino! 🏞️

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      30 min breaks? Wow That sounds like London!

    • @eunanavesani6074
      @eunanavesani6074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hayleyegan2157 im irish on my mothers side, i came back to verona after 15 years living in crumlin dublin

  • @simonedylan6581
    @simonedylan6581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Its true that we do the so called siesta in the early afternoon, but its also true that our shops do not close at 6pm like north europe (8 most of the time). At 8.30 italians are eating because they just arrived from work, english people at 8.30 are almost sleeping😁 my 2 cent

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahaha - yes we eat a lot earlier in the UK. I’ve completely adapted now to eating at 8.30/9pm. It still takes a bit of getting used to having the shops closed in the afternoon but the evening opening is good!

    • @simonedylan6581
      @simonedylan6581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MsBritaly its something related to the light i guess. People just adapt their business according to it. Have a nice day!

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes - that could well play a part! Thank you - same to you!

    • @juliantompkins9650
      @juliantompkins9650 ปีที่แล้ว

      Our shops in most English cities close about 8P.M. Local shops close between 8P.M. and 10P.M. Also Tesco near me in a very small town is open till midnight. Even petrol stations here are open till late. I would like a slower pace of life, and of course more sunshine and maybe an Italian woman!

    • @simonedylan6581
      @simonedylan6581 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@juliantompkins9650 well, there are shops that are open until midnight too. Even on Sunday you will find shops open.. Most of the people here works 8 hour per day, more or less the average in europe. It's not a paradise for sure and a lot of people are super stressed like everywhere mate...

  • @ilcattivomaestro
    @ilcattivomaestro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am Italian, I think you are a wise person. I agree with you.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahaha thanks!

  • @janetlombardi2314
    @janetlombardi2314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi I'm new to your channel but I am familiar with your name you are the lady who moved from London. I watched the video with you and Rafael he also has a youtube channel. Great to see you settling in even though there are always difficulties at first. You have chosen a beautiful part of the world. There are so many bonuses living in Italy which certainly outweigh the negatives. I look forward to more of your videos thank you for sharing

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you so much! Yes of course I feel very fortunate to live in such a beautiful part of the world!

  • @emilianoorsini393
    @emilianoorsini393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have never seen your videos before. I hope you be an English teacher here. Your English is so exquisite. I would stay hours to listen you talking. 😘

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah thank you!

  • @alicerozzoni7085
    @alicerozzoni7085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I worked 9 years abroad and eventually came back to Italy, so I learned to compare Italy to other countries too. As an Italian, I think that it really depends on where in Italy you live. The life you describe sounds completely different from my life in Italy, though it is the same country :-)

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I learn more about this every day!

  • @michaelkuzma
    @michaelkuzma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi. Great tips for someone planing to move to Italy. You've done a good job. We are moving to Sardinia, you are more then welcome to visit us and taste this beautiful island. Use to work in The UK ... Yes IT is a different culture more simple and all working fine. UK nation IT is really different then Italian a lot of differences.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! Thank you so much! Good luck with the move - Sardinia is absolutely a place I want to visit!

  • @mauroscarponi9440
    @mauroscarponi9440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A volte quando parlate di noi Italiani,sembra quasi che stiate descrivendo dei marziani...

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aw Non intenzionale - ma ovviamente è una cultura completamente diversa!

  • @RomanAugustus
    @RomanAugustus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When 2 Pipe smokers sit next to each other; not one of them will say a word, for both understand each other clearly!

  • @themrchimpie
    @themrchimpie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the South they do the pinch hand or cabbage hand gesture all the time.

  • @cantrait7311
    @cantrait7311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very honest assessment

  • @allandonovan4620
    @allandonovan4620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Very good....... one small tip from Hollywood..... look into the camera 🎥

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for the tip! Noted!

    • @beetleything1864
      @beetleything1864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣

    • @NaeemKhan-zh8uh
      @NaeemKhan-zh8uh ปีที่แล้ว

      How to get.make good freands in italie. If some women like I ever with her I alone
      .

  • @mjinhamburg
    @mjinhamburg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely interesting video ❤

  • @clotildedecasaantici8065
    @clotildedecasaantici8065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Da quel che so io supermercati e centri commerciali sono aperti tutto il giorno, anche di domenica

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dipende da dove ti trovi in Italia. Certamente qui nel sud, i negozi sono chiusi nel pomeriggio.

    • @clotildedecasaantici8065
      @clotildedecasaantici8065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MsBritaly ok. Io abito al Nord.

  • @wellaciccio2362
    @wellaciccio2362 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always enjoy your videos and support you (premise) - however, I am following you from London, and I can imagine the boredom of certain things, especially if you come from London which is quite lively. I also agree with the bureaucracy thoughts, however, someone pointed out to me that it is a great counter-espionage tool - it is hardly a justification for it, but as you say, let's look at the positive side.
    By the way, if you want to have a laugh, there is this amazing and humorous Dominic Stewart, describing his life in Italy by looking at Italians like it was a BBC documentary.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah thanks for the support and the suggestion I’ll take a look! You’re right compared to London it’s a different vibe here entirely in the South

  • @katripagliaro6175
    @katripagliaro6175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey! 😊 just wondering why you feel that moving to Italy is the best thing you’ve ever done?

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There are so many positives, despite the more difficult aspects! For everything I have learnt both about life and about myself, for the experiences - I’ve recorded a video about the positive changes I’ve made since living here - take a look it explains a lot more!

    • @tinalettieri
      @tinalettieri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeaa, sure doesn't sound like it.

    • @realcodechris
      @realcodechris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tinalettieri what doesn't sound like it?

    • @tinalettieri
      @tinalettieri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@realcodechris I guess I meant the positives outweighing the negatives, especially since her negatives are the stereotypes. I'm not saying they aren't real but because they are so well known, just make the best of it.

    • @realcodechris
      @realcodechris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tinalettieri but you know this is her saying "the worst things" so of course she would talk about them? She also has a video about the best things where she doesn't talk about the worst things and does indeed talk about making the best out of it-

  • @arthursantel5180
    @arthursantel5180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Golly Gee, I love it hear BUT................ As my dear mother always said, you can usually ignore what proceeds the BUT !

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ahahha - I guess we can’t have it all!

  • @ulysses9161
    @ulysses9161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "Hey, Ms Britaly, man, play a song for me"...
    First video of yours I watch. I've been living in Milan since I was born (it happened - alas - almost 61 years ago!). I think I would have the same difficulties as you if I was to move to the South (except in big cities, maybe). I don't know where you live, but i reckon life in, say, Naples, is not nowadays very different from life in Milan (Tell me if I'm wrong, it's about 40 years I don't go to Naples...). In the big cities of the North (maybe in big cities throughout the paeninsula) there's no such thing as (what the British call) "siesta"; I either don't know how many days are allowed to take your items back to the shop (there is a law about it, i think): as you said, I learned from young age to be quite considerate about my shopping. Bureaucracy... no! It kills us, wherever we are from in Italy! If any Italian is reading this, be sure I'm not criticizing the South: I know it takes a hundred Milans to make one, say, Positano (which, without tourists - comprising Milanese tourists - would be even better). Well, I've been too long, sorry.
    "I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm goin' to"...

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m sure life differs in different parts of Italy, absolutely! It was the love of this part of Italy and the sea that drew me.....

  • @janetlombardi2314
    @janetlombardi2314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have to say also I love the old fashion tradition with the woman being the homemaker and the man the breadwinner. Italian woman look after there family it's just a completely different culture which i think in many ways can't be beaten. Unfortunately there is a lack of this in England where woman are forced to work to try to make ends meet. Its all about the big mortgage and big car and also England is an expensive country to live in.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh yes it’s super expensive in London, where I am from. I love the family aspect too but for me being the homemaker is stifling - I’m ambitious and independent - so that’s something I find so different to what I’m used to

    • @janetlombardi2314
      @janetlombardi2314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MsBritaly Of course everyone is different

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes absolutely

    • @vm80
      @vm80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Plenty of Italian women work... I feel one doesn't have to exclude the other as well. It depends.
      There are pros and cons to everything I guess.

    • @marcol3259
      @marcol3259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In North Italy were the economy is and the majority of the people live the woman's are fully involved in business and they are at the head of company's.
      In South Italy there is old school mentality.
      They are 2 completely different country, in the north people are usually not religious and very open about homosexuality.

  • @cinziaemmanuello5027
    @cinziaemmanuello5027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very interesting video! I am gonna move back to Italy after 7 years abroad :) I feel I should add something important: UK and London is very different, as much as Milan and Italy. You complained about the Italian old-fashioned culture in the south and I completely agree. One other hand...how is UK outside of London? The amount of racism and old-fashioned way of thinking is not that different...Maybe at the end the point is the difference between small and big cities?

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Of course you can find closed minds and traditional ways of thinking in the UK - absolutely. I think it’s a cultural difference in terms of how we are raised and what we think is possible for our lives and yes, that can depend on whether we are in a city or a town but it doesn’t have to become the excuse. There is never room for racism ever. Closed minds sadly come from an unwillingness to see the world any other way than what those people are used to

  • @strikedn
    @strikedn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Old fashioned culture?" Have you ever tried living in the Isle of Thanet (Ramsagte) after Brexit won? The amount of racism and proud display of sheer ignorance is shocking. Anyway, having lived both in Venice and Milan, I've never had your experiences. Never heard about siesta here, when I think about it it reminds of Mexico and Spain, not Milan nor Venice . More like a pathetic 30-minute lunch break and back to work again.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The UK is far from perfect and I’ve come to learn just how different life is in the North of Italy compared to the South, where I am

  • @FandanGo66
    @FandanGo66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    for those who are honest living in Italy is a nightmare, a real nightmare, rudeness, dirt and decay, the situation in the south is even worse

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think it is all about perception and how you choose to see things. Of course life can be more complicated in Italy and there are differences - compared to London especially - but for me there are many aspects of life, particularly in the South, that I learn a lot from.

  • @carlolarena3469
    @carlolarena3469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    non ho capito na mazza ! lo capisci in romanesco? scherzo ! qualcosa ho capito 🗣️💋

  • @anastasia10017
    @anastasia10017 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what is on her hand ? a tattoo ?

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes I have a tattoo on my hand

  • @tinalettieri
    @tinalettieri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't appreciate your comments on the culture. You need to move to the North if you even want to stay in Italy. Stop your colonialist mentality to come into a place and try to change it to YOUR way of doing things. So you got cheap rent, well, you have to pay to play. You want some fantasy Italian "dolce vita" go to Milano and pay the price.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. If you want to understand my view of Italy - look at ALL of my channel. I love it here. I have no intention of changing it. Of course there are difficulties and it’s important to talk about them so people who want to move here can be prepared. Just this. Please don’t label me as a ‘colonialist’ just because I am British - not everyone is the same just because of their birth country.

    • @tinalettieri
      @tinalettieri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MsBritaly ok but I don't think you'll ever adjust to the South. It's a different world and in my eyes, a better one as is.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tinalettieri Maybe never fully - but I don’t think I’ll ever live in the North - there’s something about the South that I love

    • @tinalettieri
      @tinalettieri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MsBritaly everyone foes but longterm they can't adapt. Maybe live in a more progressive place and vacation in the south a couple times a year

    • @tinalettieri
      @tinalettieri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Everyone does

  • @indiadraghi1172
    @indiadraghi1172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ma per chi non capisce l inglese che cosa deve fare? Indovinare?

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Se ti riferisci ai sottotitoli in italiano, sto lavorando per avere tutti i miei video con loro. Alcuni sono se si guarda attraverso il mio canale

    • @indiadraghi1172
      @indiadraghi1172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ma...scusami se sei in Italia o comunque sei stata in Italia come fai a interagire con le persone una base bisogna secondo me averla e quindi devi sforzarti di parlare la lingua italiana perché non tutti possono capire cosa dici...a meno che non ti rivolgi ad un pubblico inglese o americano comunque grazie per la risposta

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Certo-sono completamente d'accordo! Ora sto prendendo lezioni e ho imparato più di quanto mi rendessi conto da quando mi sono trasferito qui. È importante parlare di questo perché non parlare una lingua limita in tanti modi. Ho avuto la fortuna di avere ottenuto da tutto questo tempo, ma non mi sarei mai aspettato nessuno a parlare inglese per me.

    • @indiadraghi1172
      @indiadraghi1172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ok allora auguri e guarderò i tuoi video quando ci saranno i sottotitoli in italiano b.giornata

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Grazie

  • @ceres4881
    @ceres4881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You're right about anything but if you lived in the north of Italy all of these problems would have been solved by 80%.

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I am really starting to learn just what a difference there is between the north and the south

    • @Genkoprime
      @Genkoprime 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MsBritaly l'unica differenza é che quando uno del Nord vede un video di una persona come te che si é trasferita da noi invece che da loro rosica, parla con la gente locale e te lo diranno.

    • @jessicas3070
      @jessicas3070 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not entirely, was shocked to see regular ignorance, racism, rudeness, workers in public places such as the post office or banks not knowing to do their jobs properly and being rude to colleagues rather than being professional. This was in Milan, and I’ve got friends from London who aren’t interested in visiting Milan even for a holiday and would prefer to go to the South! Can’t even say North Italy is better than the South. For anyone used to London, Dubai, NY, Aus, Moscow North Italy will give you alopecia

  • @fabiosalvatoreleale5731
    @fabiosalvatoreleale5731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

  • @simone-in2wl
    @simone-in2wl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Al tuo video mancano soltanto alcune considerazioni e consigli sul vivere in Italia del tipo.."i selvaggi non parlano la nostra lingua ma se gesticoli capiscono comunque"..oppure cose tipo.."con un po' di pazienza riesci a farti servire un tè decente alle cinque persino in questo paese sperduto"..scusa ma sembra che stai stilando un resoconto di una visita alle colonie in Africa nell'ottocento o in India il secolo scorso..ma che visione distorta avete del nostro paese..

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Grazie per aver dedicato del tempo a commentare. Mi piace vivere in Italia, ma naturalmente ci sono alcune difficoltà che essendo un Expat qui ho vissuto. E ' lo stesso se si dovesse vivere a Londra, si troverebbero alcune differenze. Non devi essere d'accordo - queste sono le mie esperienze personali-ma se pensi che abbia una visione distorta dell'Italia allora forse hai frainteso il video perché mi piace qui

    • @extremathule982
      @extremathule982 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Simone, E' un mondo sempre piu' anglosassone e non c'è posto per altre culture: diventeremo un pò come gli "indiani" d'America.

    • @tinalettieri
      @tinalettieri 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bravo! Sei a posto! Lei ha veramente il mentalità di un colonialista

  • @3333ferret
    @3333ferret ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Too much 🦜 ng .get to the point .dont explain.shpw

    • @MsBritaly
      @MsBritaly  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the feedback!