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10 facts about Italy
1. The Italians have a very interesting schedule. Get up at 6 and about 7, go to a cafe for breakfast (breakfast at home indecent). There, they meet with friends, neighbors, and so on. D. Then slowly go to work by 10 am. At 13.30 we have lunch, and after a siesta (for those who do not know what it is - in European countries have long introduced a siesta - day break during the hottest rays of the sun from 13 to 16). The balance of the day from 16 to 19.30 passes quickly, and all Italians wander by cafes, restaurants, theaters or just for an evening stroll.
2. The Italians time to drink a day for 3-10 tiny cups of espresso, which they consider to be a must.
3. On Monday, the day begins at 15.00.
4. If you go out is not on the "zebra" and a meter away from her, even if the road is just one car and on it no one goes, you certainly will not be fined, but condemn look so you then life will pass on the zebra crossing. Education and rules for the Italians above all else.
5. The average height of 150-160 cm Italian so the Italian model is very small - an average of all Italians are very low, but beautiful.
6. In Italy, going into any empty church, you can find out there just hanging Titian, Botticelli frescoes and sculptures by Michelangelo.
7. Almost every town has even a small area of the «piazza mercato» - the area for the fair, where every week or two runs a big fair or products or fabrics and garments. There you can buy everything from luxurious stoles and shawls, to domestic animals and leather goods of the highest quality.
8. In Venice introduced "shadow tax", namely, the area of the shadow cast by umbrellas and awnings on the cafe. Venetians are very concerned about the fact that they do not have enough sun and, as a consequence of vitamin D.
9. In Italy, the number 17 is considered unlucky (as we 13).
10. In Italy, very popular T-shirts with painted them with seat belts, so how to use them in the car the Italians do not like.
Fact sent: ninelly.blogspot.com
via factroom.ru
