Procida, Italy

An Italian woman will never go for groceries even to the neighboring store in her home dressing gown or sports suit. On the contrary, even the shopping bag should match the dress. It is extremely important for an Italian to show himself to be the master of life in everything, even if in reality he is shy. Sometimes, such a desire leads to conflict and rudeness. At the same time, it is important to look appropriate: visiting the theater in jeans and a T-shirt will cause almost the same bewilderment as coming to a picnic in a three-piece suit. In the evenings, the streets of the cities are filled with local residents in beautiful outfits performing an evening walk la passegiata.

It is interesting that even though the Italians like to communicate, they rarely address strangers. On the other hand, if you like a local resident, you can talk to him not only about the weather or politics but on any topic, even about classical German philosophy. If the Italian considers you his friend, many doors will open before you. So it has become customary that domesticity permeates all local society. Many even suggest that the Italians easily add foreigners to their friend circle because in that case, it's not necessary to communicate with the relatives of a new friend.
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