LIFE IN ITALY VS UK CULTURAL DIFFERENCES - CULTURAL SHOCKS #italyvsuk
Channel: VASI G - Traveling & Life in London
Date: 2021-03-25

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Italian cultural shock? British cultural shock? Italy vs uk? Italy vs UK, shocking cultural differences ! This video will be helpful to you, if you a British expat living in Italy and you want to avoid the cultural shock and be ready for the cultural differences.. or, 
if you are from Italy and are planning to move to London or anywhere in the UK 

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6 Interesting things about Italy and Italian culture, I decided to share this with you. 
Check out the video here, if you haven't seen it already: 

https://youtu.be/n3nQLjzEyhQ  

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THE TRUTH ABOUT DATING AN ITALIAN - STEREOTYPES, TRUTH OR MYTH? 

https://youtu.be/5FGdiyWUOzA 

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Top 20 Weirdest things about the UK & British culture
https://youtu.be/2tIJ4_yZEeM

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What will you see in this video Life in Italy vs UK, cultural differences 

1. Eating habits in Italy vs UK
Lunches and everyday meals in Italy vs UK, seem to be very different. Which one do you prefer? 

2. Greeting friends & meeting new people in Italy vs UK 
Italy: when you meet new people it’s normal to kiss them on the cheeks, it’s okay if you touch them.
 UK: In the UK handshakes are more common and in general people avoid contact and touching 

3. Personal space & touching in Italy VS UK 

4. Drinking culture in Italy VS UK 
I found an actual research which states that Aadults in the UK consume an average 11.4 liters of alcohol per year, whereas in Italy only 7.5 liters per year. Which one is more common in your culture? 

5. Working culture in Italy vs UK - we need to talk about this!

Italy: organisation and work culture are not as strong, from my experience people at my age find it harder to find a full-time job, and more likely to do an internship rather than having a job with a permanent contract. And actually, this was one of the main reasons why I decided to leave Italy and move to the UK.  A big difference that no one talks about is that in Italy very often you have "ferie" which is kind of the equivalent of days off, but they’re set by the gov like public holidays and also, there are periods when the company shuts down completely and lets everyone go on holiday. And this something that doesnt exist in UK 

UK: people start working at a younger age, everything is very well-organised, you know how many holidays per year you have, benefits, etc 

6. Oraganization in Italy vs UK 
and also the way in which time is percieved is one of the biggest cultural differences 

7. Politeness in Italy vs UK 

8. Recycling in Italy vs UK 
Did you expect to hear this? Personally, I was not ready! 

9. Friendships in Italy vs UK 
The study I mentioned in the video 
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2019/jun/25/why-do-britons-have-fewer-close-friends-than-people-in-any-other-country  

10. Self-expression in Italy vs UK 

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Chapters in this video LIFE IN ITALY VS UK CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

00:00 - What will you see here? 
00:53 - Why am I talking about this? 
01:11 - #1 Food culture 
02:31 - #2 Greetings 
02:55 - #3 Personal space 
03:19 - #4 Drinking culture
04:50 - #5 Working culture
06:27 - #6 Organization 
07:21 - #7 Politeness
07:45 - #8 Recycling 
08:50 - #9 Friendships
09:50 - #10 Freedom & self-expression

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*DISCLAIMER* 
Please don't get offended by this video, it is based on stereotypes and this does not reflect every single individual. I acknowledge that every country and nation has its particularities and by any means, I don't intend that any of these habits are negative, they are all intentionally exaggerated to create humour. 
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