Oh, well, I'm 50% 3rd generation Italian and I can't really disagree. The last time I was in Italy a lot of them were extremely loud and rude in the larger cities like Rome and Milan, granted that those were people who I had no connection with. The ones who were hosting were incredibly pleasant and helpful. Then in the smaller towns (and I mean really small, like villages) most people were also very nice.
Now, because you mentioned their accents I figure you're speaking of Italian-Americans, yes?
People in any big city tend to be loud and rude. Since you're a woman, if you want to experience true rudeness pay a visit to Paris.
Italians can be loud, but I learned to not pay much attention to it. Most of the time it doesn't mean much. We lived in a farmhouse about a mile from the nearest village, and when we first moved in we regularly heard lots of shouting coming from the village bar in the evening and at weekends. After a while, we realised it was just a group of the local men playing cards on the terrace. There are two trick-taking card games which are very popular in Italy, and both involve the players (always men) slamming their cards down on the table and bellowing at their opponents.
Hahaha, I have been to Paris and got none of the rudeness the French are infamous for. Is that weird?
A great part of the population in the state I live in in Brazil has Italian ancestry so it's common for the exact same thing you described to happen on any given day! :)
I kinda don't like Italians, IIN?
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Oh, well, I'm 50% 3rd generation Italian and I can't really disagree. The last time I was in Italy a lot of them were extremely loud and rude in the larger cities like Rome and Milan, granted that those were people who I had no connection with. The ones who were hosting were incredibly pleasant and helpful. Then in the smaller towns (and I mean really small, like villages) most people were also very nice.
Now, because you mentioned their accents I figure you're speaking of Italian-Americans, yes?
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I lived in Italy for a few years.
People in any big city tend to be loud and rude. Since you're a woman, if you want to experience true rudeness pay a visit to Paris.
Italians can be loud, but I learned to not pay much attention to it. Most of the time it doesn't mean much. We lived in a farmhouse about a mile from the nearest village, and when we first moved in we regularly heard lots of shouting coming from the village bar in the evening and at weekends. After a while, we realised it was just a group of the local men playing cards on the terrace. There are two trick-taking card games which are very popular in Italy, and both involve the players (always men) slamming their cards down on the table and bellowing at their opponents.
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Hahaha, I have been to Paris and got none of the rudeness the French are infamous for. Is that weird?
A great part of the population in the state I live in in Brazil has Italian ancestry so it's common for the exact same thing you described to happen on any given day! :)