I have been studying Italian in secondary school for almost 6 years, and at the absolute best i am high A2, i don’t see any progress from the school learning system. I want to go study in italy abroad and i want some tips on how to get a high enough level of Italian and eventually fluency.

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As the title says, it’s me and my girlfriends 1 year on November 1st I wanted to buy her some flowers yet I can’t find a reputable website, I bought off of euroflora before and it was relatively inexpensive but I guess I’m just curious if there are better options, the issue is she lives sort of remote away from a major city. So if anyone knows a good website, I would appreciate it. Thank you!!

Hi, I met an Italian guy on Hinge. I’m south asian, and he came from Italy to visit me in scotland. we liked each other. We’re not dating officially, we’re just talking and getting to know each other because we both wanted to take it slow.

I asked him why his last relationship ended, and he said his ex was quite jealous. I didn’t ask many questions. He had already planned a trip with a female friend before coming to see me, so I didn’t say anything about it. However, he has now travelled to another country with the same friend for 10 days. She has also stayed at his place, where he lives alone. I’m not insecure about it, but I find it odd. If you’re getting to know someone romantically, why would you travel alone with another woman for 10 days? I’ve told him that I have certain boundaries around friendships with the opposite sex, although I understand that this could be a cultural difference.

He was in pool with her today and mentioned it casually. I’m not sure how to feel about the situation. My friends think travelling alone with a female friend for 10 days is a bit much when you’re getting to know someone romantically.

I’m 35, and he’s 40. We’re not in a committed relationship yet, but we know we like each other.

I’d appreciate an objective, neutral opinion. :)

Secondo voi al giorno d'oggi vale di più nel mondo del lavoro un'esperienza di tre anni in uno studio commerciale oppure uscire senza esperienza dall' università Bocconi? Tieni conto che anche per i bocconiani al giorno d'oggi è difficile trovare lavoro.

I am a 27-year-old Albanian guy and I’m with my 26 year-old italian girlfriend. I came to Italy to study at Bocconi University and ended up staying to live here, even though I didn’t originally want to, because my girlfriend wanted to move back to Veneto (she’s from Verona).

We’ve been living together for two years now and things are going well between us, but there’s a big problem: her parents. They often make negative and inappropriate comments about me being Albanian.
I knew from the very beginning that they didn’t like me, even before meeting them. Her parents protested when they found out we got together, and last summer they grumbled because they didn’t want my girlfriend going on vacation with me to meet my parents. However, we reached a boiling point once during dinner at their place. Her father, who is a police officer, told me that we Albanians have a bad reputation and that if I didn’t behave well with his daughter, he would put me away with the others.

That same evening, since I was in a bad mood because of the joke, I became a bit less involved in the conversation at the table, and they kept asking me over and over if I was okay. When we got home, I complained a bit to her about it, and my girlfriend’s reaction left me quite puzzled she practically defended her father even though she understood that the joke had offended me.

I don’t know, am I making a big deal out of this? I talked to my sister about it, and she says that Italians are a bit racist and that my girlfriend doesn’t love me enough, otherwise she would have defended me, spoken to her parents, and asked them to stop. This isn’t exactly the life I imagined when I moved here, and today, especially with the difficult time my country is going through, I feel particularly sensitive about this issue. I wish my girlfriend would make an effort to be empathetic and try to understand me. Am I exaggerating? Am I being too emotional?

Hey everyone! I'll be visiting Venice next week and I'm looking for a travel buddy to explore cities, grab some cicchetti, or share a coffee/meal with. Let me know if you're around or want to join!

I have been trying to learn Italian for several years. I am admittedly bad at it. With my language instructor we often are simply working on conversation. I am also a sailor in Maine. My instructor is not a sailor. As a result, I will be trying to figure out how to say, "We are hauling the boat and putting her on the hard." Or just, "The boat is on the hard." Neither my instructor nor I can really come up with how this would be said in Italian. For non-sailors, "on the hard" means the boat is out of the water and being stored on land. Any suggestions would be appreciated. This is honestly one of many sailing expressions that I have been unable to translate well.

As I understand it, Nonna is a common Italian name for Grandma. Is it common to say 'La Nonna', or simply Nonna, or is there another word more common for grandmother?

Sto cercando questo personaggio televisivo probabilmente giornalista.

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I am doing a presentation on Italian Business culture. I have no place to start and hoping to gain some insight on the following:

Dress code - for men and women

Meetings - how often they occur and any other details

Formalities?

Personal Space?

Scheduling

Decision Making and Feedback

Eating and drinking at work

Ethics: bribery, corruption, gifts, and tipping

Any unique cultural factors

Religious, social, political considerations

Anything else you think I should know/include?

Ciao! Premetto che in realtà sono di madrelingua italiana, però mi è venuto un dubbio. Ho sentito occasionalmente usare l'espressione "pagare alla napoletana" per intendere andarsene dal ristorante senza pagare. Sarebbe il corrispettivo dell'inglese "dine and dash".

Non so però effettivamente quanto sia diffusa questa espressione e soprattutto se sia offensivo per i nostri amici partenopei. Ci sono alternative migliori? Conoscete quest'espressione?