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4 Popular Stereotypes that Annoy Italians
Some time ago I run a series of surveys among Italian users on Instagram, Twitter and here on Tumblr to understand which are the stereotypes that bother the most Italians. Italians are indeed one of the most stereotyped people in the world and not all the beliefs are harmless, quite the contrary.
The things mentioned were many, but I've found four points that recurred the most. Have a read, these are interesting things to know, in my opinion, in order to better navigate within the local community, understanding the mentality and possibly avoiding gaffes.
1) GLAMORIZATION OF THE MAFIA
[Photo by Toxic Player on Unsplash]
This is by far the most mentioned topic by the participants.
With the expression “glamorization of the mafia” we indicate the American-influenced portrayal of criminal organizations in the media, which tends to focus on aspects of their public image and lifestyle, which are considered “cool”. When an Italian think about the mafia, though, the last association that comes into one’s mind is the word “glamour”, given that criminal organizations have infiltrated all levels of economy and society within the country and the consequences have been devastating.
Speaking about TV-series and movies, historically the Italian narrative has always been focused on the perils and terrible consequences of the mafia infiltrations within the society and it has aimed to depict the mafiosi as the bad guys, avoiding any attempt to empathize with them. Quite a different approach from the glamorous American one, which tend to depict them as "romantic thieves", and that ( sadly let me tell you) continue to have an international appeal.
It goes without saying that glamorizing mafia is considered extremely offensive to Italians. Instead of focusing on this media “perversion” regarding these criminals, international audiences should think about the thousands of people who have lost their lives because of these organizations.
Sorry if these words bother you guys, but, believe me, the international representation of mafiosi and the morbid curiosity people have concerning these topics are much more bothersome to us.
2) ITALIANS ARE LAZY AND THEY DON’T WANT TO WORK
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That’s another big hit among the countless of stereotypes linked to Italians. We are not bringing into question the objective problems connected with the Italian job market and work environment, but stating that Italians don’t care about working is frankly something we cannot accept.
Believe me, we are perfectly aware we generally lack in branches like public administration, bureaucracy, marketing and customer care, yet, I think it’s easy to realize it, it’s very rude to address working people as lazy due to a national stereotype and not their actual labour. Despite the difficulties, Italy is the seventh economy in the world, a result which would have been quite hard to achieve if we were a country entirely populated by lazybones.
3) ITALY IS AN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY
Several interviewees are under the impression that certain foreigners believe Italy to be an underdeveloped country, stuck in the 40s and 50s, and this, again, has very much to do with the American media representation. If you notice, on TV and in the movies, when the protagonist comes to Italy, usually aboard one’s own luxury car, one will be soon surrounded only by tractors and flocks of sheep blocking the path. Surely a picturesque image, but quite uncommon and outdated.
4) ITALIAN MEALS LAST HOURS AND ALWAYS CONSIST OF AN ENDLESS NUMBER OF COURSES
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During festivities and on special occasions we definitely eat like there’s no tomorrow to the point of feeling sick, but that’s absolutely not the norm. I guess foreign visitors who have been reporting this “habit” have been invited to one of these special occasions – a welcoming lunch, a special Sunday gathering or a wedding reception – and have assumed this was the standard.
The norm until few years ago was, I guess, having two courses – a soup or pasta followed by some proteins and vegetables – but nowadays it’s fairly common having just one course. It really depends on the family’s habits.
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[This entry is just some sort of recap, for the complete article (around 1900 words) check here on my blog in Wordpress]
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