Wild boar hunting in Italy – the call of the wild Italian law Wild boar hunting in Italy is generally allowed and ruled by regional laws that most of time put at risk people safety. Wild boar hunting in Italy reminds a little bit of fox hunting – dogs running in the bush searching and chasing... »

Water-ever Italy is a country of food snobs only we are quite unprentious about it, it is just that we like good food. We understand food as it is meant to be which is made with fresh ingredients, in the traditional way. We also know the importance of pairing the right wine with a dish,... »

I scream: “Gelati!!!” I still haven’t found a food product that we are not claiming as 100% Italian. Take pasta and Pizza for example, or the ice cream,. But even if we haven’t invented these products – nobody can deny we are very famous for our coni Gelato, sorbetti and semifreddi (the ice-cream cakes). Sorbets are... »

Politics in Italy Unlike many other countries, politics has a very central role in our daily life. From early morning 40% of the main stories are about politics. If there is no news then a politician will be commenting on sport, art, a movie or other news events. We then talk about politics all day,... »

I was thinking to write about the Italian educational system – schools and University. - the Italians spend too many years (7-8 years) to get a degree which does not teach them how to do a job – high unemployment rates amongst young people after university - the exams are very different here as it is... »

O Bello! As summer arrives in full swing us Italians, like everyone, become aware of our pallid skins and slightly neglected physiques. My colleagues are heading off for a quick sunlamp and body wax tidy up before hitting the beach – but not my women colleagues, it’s the boys who are making the appointments at... »

Speak Italian, The Art of the Gesture Do you know what most amuses me about foreigners in Italy? How they try to socialise with the locals trying to communicate by copying the Italian hand sign language – the second official Italian language. Sometimes I feel embarrassed for them. They generally pick up the wrong gestures... »

Accents and dialects Italian schools do their best to teach young Italians how to write and speak correct Italian, but the real language is learnt in the family, in the street and at work. No matter how many grammar exercises we do to learn how to speak perfect Italian, if our relatives, friends and the members... »

Italian superiority Even if Europe is almost without frontiers, with a shared currency and a common future, the Italians still feel that their Northern European neighbours are very different. We respect and appreciate their characteristic orderliness, and consider them as paragons to follow. But we know that we will never be like them and honestly... »