Italian here. Stayed at home until 25, got married, then divorced. Still living on my own, what was making my Mom the happiest was me deciding to spend the night in my old room, now transformed in a small living room.
Culture creates institutions, welfare and opportunities, Italians just don't have the culture of early independence and mobility, it's an archaic family-centric society and I as an Italian I can say that without feeling guilty of anything
You think your ancestors could afford children? They made do with the little they had and did it excellently. My parents raised six kids on a teachers salary in the 70's and 80's, teachers were paid squat back then.
you’re confusing poverty with agriculture. Every agricultural family, in the past, had many children to supply cheap workforce to the farm. Where you ARE right, is that in the South, the landlord were maintaining control over people by keeping them poor and uneducated. Not so much in the North. If you look at GDP per capita, yes, Italians never made as much as Americans, but because of the “stay together” or “family support”, no one had to go to sleep hungry. If you’re taking into consideration the Italian migrations of the 1800s, you’ll see how disproportionate the ratio North/South is. 90% of italians migrating to the USA were from the south, where they did face poverty and hunger. Those who migrated to South America instead, mostly from the North, at least in the beginning, had money and went to Argentina, as in example, to buy land, not working it for someone else
As someone who grew up in a broken family, all I wish for is to have a close-knit family like this
Italian here. Stayed at home until 25, got married, then divorced. Still living on my own, what was making my Mom the happiest was me deciding to spend the night in my old room, now transformed in a small living room.
Love Italy! Cannot wait to return!
Culture creates institutions, welfare and opportunities, Italians just don't have the culture of early independence and mobility, it's an archaic family-centric society and I as an Italian I can say that without feeling guilty of anything
You think your ancestors could afford children? They made do with the little they had and did it excellently. My parents raised six kids on a teachers salary in the 70's and 80's, teachers were paid squat back then.
Italy historically has been a poor country.Hence children stay home longer
you’re confusing poverty with agriculture. Every agricultural family, in the past, had many children to supply cheap workforce to the farm. Where you ARE right, is that in the South, the landlord were maintaining control over people by keeping them poor and uneducated. Not so much in the North. If you look at GDP per capita, yes, Italians never made as much as Americans, but because of the “stay together” or “family support”, no one had to go to sleep hungry. If you’re taking into consideration the Italian migrations of the 1800s, you’ll see how disproportionate the ratio North/South is. 90% of italians migrating to the USA were from the south, where they did face poverty and hunger. Those who migrated to South America instead, mostly from the North, at least in the beginning, had money and went to Argentina, as in example, to buy land, not working it for someone else
LMFAOOOOOOO poor country 😂😂😂
Italy is one of the wealthiest countries on Earth, mate
Das einzige Mal, dass meine Nachbarn denken, ich hätte eine wilde Nacht, ist, wenn meine Katze eine Pflanze umwirft💖