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General Information Rome is the capital city of Italy Italian is the official language Romanians, North Africans, and Albanians make up the remaining larger ethnic groups Roman Catholicism is the largest practiced religion in Italy Italy is where the Roman Empire took a place in the past Family in Italy is something sacredTRANSCRIPT
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ITALYDONE BY:
-AYESHA -SHAIMA-IMAN
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General Information• Rome is the capital city of Italy• Italian is the official language • Romanians, North Africans, and Albanians make up
the remaining larger ethnic groups• Roman Catholicism is the largest practiced religion in
Italy • Italy is where the Roman Empire took a place in the
past• Family in Italy is something sacred
Catholic ChristianMuslim
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Who is the recent president of Italy?
Sergio Mattarella
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Facts about Italy pizza originated in Naples in Italy
The thermometer was an Italian invention
Pinocchio, the children’s story was created by an Italian
writer
The average Italian consumes 26 gallons of wine a year
Over 75% of the country is mountainous
Men usually wear dark colored suits
Elegant accessories are equally important for both men
and women
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Communication / Business
Honor/Sham culture prefer face to face contact Judge people in appearance They prefer to do business with people they know and trust Extremely expressive People often raise their voice to be heard Its common to be interrupted while talking
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Meeting etiquette
Enthusiastic greeting ( family + friends)
Handshake and direct eye contact
Smile suffices between strangers
First impression is important for Italians
Wait until they invited you to use their first name
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food
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Dinning etiquetteo If you are invited to Italian house : 1- formal 2-Informalo Punctuality is not mandatory 15 min dinner 30 min partyo If you are invited to a meal, bring gift-wrappedo In the past people used to eat with fingers, nowadays fork and knife are more
commono After eating they might have a drinking party.
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Gifts giving etiquette
Don’t give chrysanthemums flowers ( funerals) Don’t warp gifts in black its mourning colour Don’t warp gifts in purple it’s a symbol of bad luck Usually gifts are opened when received
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Table manners
o Remain standing until you are invited to sit down
o You may have a particular seat
o Don’t keep your hand in your lap during a meal
o Don’t rest your elbows on the table
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Famous building
Piazza dei Miracoli
One of the SEVEN wonders of the world Located: pisa, Italy (south of Europe)
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Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa
Art
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Proverb "A ogni uccello il suo nido è bello"
(To every bird his nest is beautiful)
Same meaning English proverb: “There’s no place like home”
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Culture clash
Dina is a Pilipino lady went to Italy:
- Language - Staring at her - Extremely expressive - A lot of body language - Loud voice- proud ( ice cream)
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Body language activity
Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDGQWi8o9Tg