ITALYDONE BY:

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General Information• Rome is the capital city of Italy• Italian is the official language • Romanians, North Africans, and Albanians make up

the remaining larger ethnic groups• Roman Catholicism is the largest practiced religion in

Italy • Italy is where the Roman Empire took a place in the

past• Family in Italy is something sacred

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Who is the recent president of Italy?

Sergio Mattarella

Facts about Italy pizza originated in Naples in Italy

The thermometer was an Italian invention

Pinocchio, the children’s story was created by an Italian

writer

The average Italian consumes 26 gallons of wine a year

Over 75% of the country is mountainous

Men usually wear dark colored suits

Elegant accessories are equally important for both men

and women

Communication / Business

Honor/Sham culture prefer face to face contact Judge people in appearance They prefer to do business with people they know and trust Extremely expressive People often raise their voice to be heard Its common to be interrupted while talking

Meeting etiquette

Enthusiastic greeting ( family + friends)

Handshake and direct eye contact

Smile suffices between strangers

First impression is important for Italians

Wait until they invited you to use their first name

food

Dinning etiquetteo If you are invited to Italian house : 1- formal 2-Informalo Punctuality is not mandatory 15 min dinner 30 min partyo If you are invited to a meal, bring gift-wrappedo In the past people used to eat with fingers, nowadays fork and knife are more

commono After eating they might have a drinking party.

Gifts giving etiquette

Don’t give chrysanthemums flowers ( funerals) Don’t warp gifts in black its mourning colour Don’t warp gifts in purple it’s a symbol of bad luck Usually gifts are opened when received

Table manners

o Remain standing until you are invited to sit down

o You may have a particular seat

o Don’t keep your hand in your lap during a meal

o Don’t rest your elbows on the table

Famous building

Piazza dei Miracoli

One of the SEVEN wonders of the world Located: pisa, Italy (south of Europe)

Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa

Art

Proverb "A ogni uccello il suo nido è bello"

(To every bird his nest is beautiful)

Same meaning English proverb: “There’s no place like home”

Culture clash

Dina is a Pilipino lady went to Italy:

- Language - Staring at her - Extremely expressive - A lot of body language - Loud voice- proud ( ice cream)

Body language activity

Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDGQWi8o9Tg