ITALY-Nick

=ITALY=   ====The 116,320 square mile country is located in south central Europe, the capital of Italy is Rome. It occupies a long narrow peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea and several islands. Approximately one third of Italy’s population lives in Rome. The population of Italy is roughly 57,667,000 estimated in 95. Rome with 2,655,970 is the largest city. Life expectancy at birth is roughly eighty-two years for woman and seventy-six years for men. Italian is a romance language spoken by the vast majority of the population. They use Lira instead of dollars. It is also the third largest health care system in Europe and is highly by international standards. Italians have a passion for good food and drink. They have evolved one of the most famous and widespread cuisines in the world. In Italy a state-wide public school system or education system has existed since 1859, when the Legge Casati man dated educational responsibilities for the forthcoming Italian state. The Casati are made primary education compulsory and had the goal of reducing illiteracy. This law gave control of primary education to the single towns of secondary education in rural areas. Children often weren’t sent to school and the illiteracy rate took more then 50 years to halve. For the year 2000 adult illiteracy was estimated at 1.5%. Education is free and was compulsory for eight years. In 1997 academic year there were 2,810,158 students enrolled in elementary schools. ====


__Similarities__  ·  There was lots of pasta, sauces, hard bread, meats, fruit, and wine.   ·   We enjoy chocolate  ·   Have about the same birth rate and literacy rate.  ·   Widespread education  ·   An interest in violence ( gladiators, wrestling, action movies)  ·  <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Developed sophisticated systems of travel.

__ Difference  __ <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·   Italians love visiting art galleries <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·   Being overweight is extremely rare in Italy <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·   Italians do a lot of walking <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·   Americans will drive across a parking lot while a 2-3 mile walk is common for them <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Another thing which stood out was the totally different perspective the Italians have about the human body. There were TV ads and billboards all over the place with naked women on them. <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·  <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The types of socializing that young people do. Every night around 10, Italians would go out to a bar to visit with her friends <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;"> ·   In Italy m <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ost people do not wear deodorant, and many women don't shave their legs or underarms. <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> __Bibliography__ Egan, E W. __Italy in Pictures__. New York City: Sterling Publishing (Ny), 1977. "Italy." __The new book of knowledge__. 1989 ed. 1989. __Italy__. Great Neck, NY: Great Neck inc., 2007.