Italy is in a funk...
- added December 13, 2007
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- julietp
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All the world loves Italy because it is old but still glamorous. Because it eats and drinks well but is rarely fat or drunk. Because it is the place in a hyper-regulated Europe where people still debate with perfect intelligence what, really, the red in a stoplight might mean.
But these days, for all the outside adoration and all of its innate strengths, Italy seems not to love itself. The word here is ?malessere,? or ?malaise?; it implies a collective funk ? economic, political and social ? summed up in a recent poll: Italians, despite their claim to have mastered the art of living, say they are the least happy people in Western Europe.
But these days, for all the outside adoration and all of its innate strengths, Italy seems not to love itself. The word here is ?malessere,? or ?malaise?; it implies a collective funk ? economic, political and social ? summed up in a recent poll: Italians, despite their claim to have mastered the art of living, say they are the least happy people in Western Europe.
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Fascinating story. Where are Dante, Michelangelo, and Fellini when we need them?
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- willbpayne
- 9 months ago
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A Life Less Dolce: Here's the link to the accompanying slide show. It's a collection of great shots and little morsels of information on why Italians are feeling so blue.
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And here's Beppe Grillo's blog, mentioned in the slideshow as the comedic voice of Italy's foul mood. Check it out! -
There is a MASSIVE difference between the NORTH and the SOUTH of Italy.... people in the south are generally happier, even if they have more problems (like the MESS going on at the moment with the garbage!!) "Terroni" (Southeners) live a more relaxed life with less money probably... People in the north or "Polentoni" have better opportunities but tend to have less fun (their climate is colder, they don't have a party attitude and are, in general, kind of boring uptight people, LOL!!!, even their pasta sauces are boring, hehehe)...
And, maybe the southeners who live up north aren't that happy there cuz it's not their hometown... and in Italy, a little 1000-people town has its own REGIONAL values, totally different from a near by town, and so on... (without mentioning the many many dialects spoken)...
I guess Italy is not really as UNITED as a nation as we might think... even if they became a country more than 100 years ago, it doesn't always feel like ONE.... Differences between regions is far too big...
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