10 Things Italians can teach the world according to Idressitalian
10 things Italians can teach the world – There’s a great need for beauty and true emotions, something that goes beyond what’s conventionally considered luxury goods. Daily life lived home, eating, what to wear and family life itself. You can sell the greatest product, but without the right concept it will never elicit emotions, nor will it be complete or wanted. The world “wants” Italy for here is possible to live something even more attracting than the American Dream: the Italian lifestyle, a way of living that embraces and creates beauty.
Being born in Italy means having some kind of inner beauty linked with a search for truth. What does it all mean? Here’s what and why clicking >
1.FLOWING TIME
Do you ever stop to ponder about the flow of time? Have you ever noticed that there isn’t a single foreign movie about Italy where there isn’t a scene with bells ringing or people crowding squares? They all walk, work, eat – live slowly – more slowly than what’s considered “normal”. They spend quality time with their family and friends. It’s no coincidence that fast food chains weren’t invented in Italy, for here eating means enjoy what you’re eating. No Italian would even rush through the streets with a paper mug of coffee, why? Because we only have one life and we must make the most of it, enjoying it. Everything has to be done in its own time – Rome wasn’t built in a day, was it?
But make no mistake, Italians naturally apply the quick&deep paradigm: whenever it’s needed, they can think and act incredibly fast, strong of their natural ability to create that’s marked 3000 years of a peninsula. Music, art, nature, science: everything comes together creating beauty, the result being that what it is after all a small country is the seventh more powerful country of the entire planet. Small companies create artisanal beauty – masterpieces of every field. Continue reading clicking Next >
2) ITALIANS LOVE GOOD FOOD
Italians love quality food and quality wines, that’s why they drink Italian wines. They respect their eating and drinking habits, just like women should be worshipped, this to say that Italians don’t appreciate drunkards. Things and humans must be cherished. This is how the famous “Italian conviviality” comes to life. Continue reading clicking Next >
3) EXCELLENCE
Why aren’t there Italian multinationals? Because this type of structure can’t possibly focus on excellence, they need to reach as many clients as possible. But Italians don’t care for masses, they care for quality, even if this means minor quantities of goods. Quality food such as greens and fruits, quality pasta, quality coffee. The Italian offer aims at those who can appreciate quality. Continue reading clicking Next >
4) FAMILY
What’s the most important thing in your life? We’re sure the vast majority of Italians would reply that the most important thing in their life is their family. Family is paramount. In other countries, young people leave the nest as soon as they come of age, but here they tend to remain home, willy nilly. Italian mothers are terribly protective, they will always be there for their children – giving life to the stereotypical Italian mama’s boy. The rivalry between mothers-in law and daughters-in law is quite true, but where isn’t it? Italians would give their life for their families. Take heed, we’ve got family. Continue reading clicking Next >
5) ENJOY THE MARKET
Big malls may be fashionable and even useful these days, but Italians still love going to the market. Quality food like fresh fruits and greens may be considered a luxury, but it’s definitely money well-spent. We love markets, with their perfumes, the natural noise of crowds instead of the dreadful cacophony of department stores’ music. And let’s be honest, nothing is more fun than negotiating the price of something with the seller! Continue reading clicking Next >
6) CRAFTINESS
Italians are naturally crafty. They observe a situation and immediately know how to make the best of it. Italians love to solve situations, they like being always able to find a solution, it’s a kind of game where they prove their self-worth to the others as well as to themselves. Continue reading clicking Next >
7) BEING SELECTIVE
Italians naturally know about the crucial&sustainable theory. What’s fundamental? What’s not? Italians can ponder and chose – but they don’t always do it wisely, for what they consider fundamental may be deemed superficial from a foreigner’s point of view. Continue reading clicking Next >
8) THEY LIKE TO IMPRESS
It’s not easy to explain in a small paragraph how and why Italians love to impress. We meet lots of people every day and first impressions can’t be changed. We like to be on flick and make an excellent first impression and outdo ourselves the following times. Italians take pride in what they have, bordering sometimes to an excessive worship of beauty. More often than not, Italians evaluate something based on whether it’s “beautiful” or “ugly”, instead of good and bad. Beauty also means hygiene and being tidy. Yes, moms are usually fundamental in achieving such levels of tidiness, but Italy also has something often mocked outside the country borders which is, on the contrary, quite important: the bidet. Continue reading clicking Next >
9) VALUING THE HUMANS
Italy is a small country of 60 million scattered among 8 thousand cities or towns. This means we are in close contact with each other, but not in a suffocating way, we don’t get to feel so alienated as to need dating apps (that on the contrary are pretty successful in metropolises such as New York and London). We can still meet and spend quality time with other human beings. Unfortunately, Italians aren’t generally too patriotic, they become so when the national football team plays a match or in case a natural disaster happens: only then will they all be Italians and come together joining forces, proudly. Continue reading clicking Next >
10) HAPPINESS
There’s a movie called The Pursuit of Happiness. This recaps pretty much the fundamental message concerning the need for the world to learn to live fully, pursuing actual happiness, like Italians do amidst modesty and creative mayhem.
To quote E.M. Forster: “One doesn’t come to Italy for niceness… One comes for life.”
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