The Guid To My Culture

THE GUIDE TO MY CULTURE

• By Tommy Pasquarello

THE BASICS OF ITALY

THE MAP OF ITALY IS THE BOTTOM LEFT

THE CENTER IS THE FLAG

The population of Italy is 58,100,833

Government

• The government to day Is republic

This is Giorgio Napolitano the president of Italy.

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The Religions of Italy

• The main religion is Christianity because the nephew of Julius Creaser Augusto was a catholic after they killed Jesus but he changed just minuets before he died and after that every roman was Christian

Roles of the family

• Men work

• Women cook and clean

And watch the kids but work sometimes

• Children go to school and help clean or cook

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Italian food

at home I eat lots of pasta but my favorite type is pasta al ragu or pasta al vodka and pizza . pizza al sacica piccanti

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Traditions

• For birthdays your family and friends get together and eat ,drink and talk.

• for weddings the girls family always pays for the wedding and everyone sings and dances and has a big feast and go to a restaurant for food and back to your house for dessert

recreation

• During free time most Italians play sports walk around watch movies and other normal things

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Secret of the culture

• Italians use there hands to talk with more emotion

• And the soccer at the soccer games there is usually a lot of drunken fights

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Communications

• Make eye contact try to enjoy what they are talking about because they can talk for hours and hours about any thing

• They use home phones and mobile phones , and instant messaging

How to survive Italy

• Try to find friends in your area

• try to do stuff with friends on weekends

• learn enough Italian to get by

• always invite people to your house and to partys

The do’s and don’ts of Italy

• Never leave any food on your plate because if you do it means that the food wasn’t good

• never J-walk because the drivers are crazy and will run you over

• always respect your elders

Entertainment & Humor

The Guid To My Culture