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Typical Italian things that only Italians do and no one else

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Italiamo is the site for every Italy lover. Even if you are not heading to Italy, they know how to bring the Italy feeling to you. Here you can read everything about the best pizzas, the undiscovered gems of Italy, but also: typical Italian things that only Italians do and no one else.

I once mentioned that I have always wanted to be an Italian. When I look at my self-invented list of fantastic things that Italians do, I am well on my way to finally becoming one. Because they have quite a few delicious typical Italian things that you can still learn from at home. I particularly advocate for including numbers 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 in Dutch law. Although, as far as I'm concerned, they can just include them all.

10 typical Italian things

1. Eating ice cream every day
And also at any time of the day. What do you want, with a top gelato place on every street corner.

2. Drinking coffee standing at the bar
Caffè al banco costs you less, invites you to chat, and keeps you off your lazy backside for five minutes.

3. Doing aperitivo before dinner
Thank goodness we can enjoy a nice drink in the Netherlands. But filling the time between the afternoon slump and dinner with food and drinks every day; viva l’aperitivo.

5. Eating dessert for breakfast
Espresso with cornetto al pistacchio for president.

6. Drinking wine with almost every meal
Cin cin!!!

7. Dining for a very long time
Eating is more than just bringing a fork to your mouth. Eating is being together (sorry for this wording, but it is true), eating is tasting, eating is chatting, eating is drinking, eating is, if you ask me, the highlight of every day. And then la scarpetta.

8. Massively going to the beach in August
On August 15th, the cities empty out and the beaches fill up. Ferragosto is not only a holiday but also the day Italians kick off their vacation, to then lie packed at the sea. A beautiful phenomenon.

9. Banning flip-flops to the beach
On that beach, flip-flops are allowed, and nowhere else. A gift for the streetscape, because no one is happy about bare toes in plastic footwear.

10. Mastering the art of dolce far niente
The Italian does not run, he walks. The Italian takes that pisolino halfway through the day. The Italian eats for hours and whatever he wants. The Italian does everything mentioned above, and that is il dolce far niente: carefree enjoyment.