I watched "Under the Tuscan Sun", "It's a beautiful life" and travel shows galore. Being in Italy was so different though. The beauty of the land and people, the kindness and simplicity of life there. It allows you to be so much more grounded. I am not saying that it is perfect, there is graffiti, plumbing and modern conveniences may be lacking, traffic can be crazy. Jeesica put is best when she commented on the confidence of the Italian women. They were not all stunningly beautiful but they were confident in the way they walked, in how they talked to their boyfriends and friends. Lots of the Italians are that way, they simply enjoy living everyday. I don't believe that (many) Americans understand confidence and that is why we have road rage, domestic violence and a number of ills here. There is that constant need to out do the neighbor, to get ahead. We are in a competition to nowhere.
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