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MementoMori in reply to @M_V
There could be a couple;
- Italians probably go out and about more than most other Europeans during the weekend
- Italians have a different understanding of personal space than most other Europeans
- Northern-Italy is a hotspot for tourism (take Venice & Milan i.e.) so it'll see a lot of traffic and therefore increased risk
- Northern-Italy is also the place to be to for any substantial Italian company, so it'll likely see more visitors from abroad in a smaller region compared to other countries
- Italy is probably more strict / has started earlier in checking inhabitants and visitors
- Not to be neglected, Italians are great in overreacting to a situation as well

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Fyoosh in reply to @MementoMori

You forgot to mention they really like pizza.

I think there are reasons mentioned already in this thread that aren’t a list of cultural stereotypes too.

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MementoMori in reply to @Fyoosh

They do also like pizza but that was less important to mention.

Other than the personal space which should clearly be taken with a pinch of salt (but nevertheless true), there's not much cultural stereotyping going on. It's simply what I notice compared to living in another European country.

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