RE: Ask an Italian
May 16, 2015 at 9:07 pm
(This post was last modified: May 16, 2015 at 9:08 pm by Lucanus.)
(May 16, 2015 at 8:51 pm)Dystopia Wrote: This one bugs me - Is it true that Italians are extremely racist?Some are. It's a very vocal minority, sadly. But most Italians aren't, at least in my experience.
Northern Italians used to discriminate against southerners, but luckily we've moved on.
(May 16, 2015 at 8:51 pm)Dystopia Wrote: And what do you think of Mussolini?
![[Image: mussolini.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.matteogracis.it%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F06%2Fmussolini.jpg)
You mean this guy? I wish his mother had swallowed him that night.
(May 16, 2015 at 8:51 pm)Dystopia Wrote: Is Catholicism very present in people's lives (because of the vatican etc) or is it like the rest of Europe where most people are just culturally Catholic?
The church still holds some influence on the upper echelons of the political scene but it's waning as our generation (millennials) comes of age. At least I hope so.
Going to sleep now. I'll answer the rest of ya tomorrow
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Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
