Italian Men

[teresa_cutler]

I love this thread!

Katherine,

What Bubbles said is true - there are men like that everywhere. Italians, Americans, Frenchmen, Turkish men, all of them. Just as there are great men who take care of women's hearts... all over the world.

I think adventures like yours are more than well worth it...! You just have to know what you're getting into from the beginning.

Don't let Carlo deter you from visiting Italy, and don't let the Carlos once you get to Italy scare you away. You will run into them, and then you'll run into the great guys, too... they'll be just as handsome and charming and sweet and nice, and will be well worth the wait!

As for the Italian mob boss - nice rules! Maybe you're right, the solution is to date the mob. How funny, though, that the rules were in his pocket. As if he wouldn't otherwise remember them. Maybe, just as with any other group of people, there are 'good' mob guys and 'bad' ones. So, if you chase after one, make sure he's one of the good bad guys.

Teresa

Teresa

[Guido Gangi]

OK OK =)

THIS IS DEDICATED TO ALL OF YOUR GIRLS? =)

http://my.lifeinitaly.com/vbtube_sho...&t=2197&p=5811

CIAO A TUTTEEEEEE =)

[imjscn]

Just some other thoughts... the business between man and woman is sex by nature. Love,loyalty...are something comes next. Marriage is an artificial contract.
If following the consequence, sleeping around is his/her human rights which should not be offended;
Love is his/her choice which should be respected;
Marriage seems to be the strongest relationship because law enforcement is involved(though marriage is the weakest link in my view coz it's against nature. we know how a law can be written in another way according to the power's will), which is valid as long as both side still agree on it no matter what.
Dammed, I arrive a point that Italian man is the most nature thing in the world, and yet legal.
No wonder why we love them
Am I wrong? or I'm too bullish on the Italian man?

[teresa_cutler]

Buongiorno,

Guido - Thank you for that youtube video! I would like to rescue them from that dangerous ledge they are on.

As for all the rest of it... I can think of two or three Italian men who have touched my heart (or at least aroused my interest) in some way, and that makes me want to move to Italy... and my family here might not like that too much!

Ah... Italia!

Teresa

[Blonde]

I agree with Guido!
I admire how italian treat their mothers, how thay love, respect and are proud of them, it should be like this, mother is the only woman who will always love you because you're her son/daughter and she will never betray you!
This is very nice!

[teresa_cutler]

I agree...! A man who loves his mother is a positive as far as I'm concerned.

But...

I don't have much insight here into Italian men specifically in terms of what they're like to live with (only have heard rumors) but IN GENERAL, with men who were taken care of by their mothers to the exclusion of learning how to cook, clean up after themselves, do their own laundry, pick up their socks... what happens is that the women they marry tend to fall into that role in their minds. They can tend to let the women be the ones to do all that work.

Again, not sure how this compares to what happens with Italian men specifically.

It is possible for a man to love his mother and also be a well-rounded adult who takes care of himself and the world around him, and doesn't expect others to be responsible for him.

Teresa

[Guido Gangi]

hehehe by the way just the fact that Italians man became a topis to talk about it's nice. =) Isn't it?

[teresa_cutler]

Guido,

Yes indeed... talking about Italian men is great fun. I enjoy it very much - it reminds me of the time I spent in Italy and how much fun I had!

Teresa

[ReloRoss]

I love that Movie

[Dante]

I found this interesting, its great pick-up lines around the world. Here is Italy's take on things:

It’s lunchtime at a high school (Liceo) in Rome’s historic centre, and older pupils are milling about discussing plans for the evening. I ask one of the girls, Francesca, if Italian boys are shy about asking her out. She looks at me fairly witheringly. “Nowadays we do the asking,” she says.

My friend Fabio agrees. “It’s not so much that we have lost the art of seduction as Italian women become more feminist and independent. It’s more economic. Italian men tend to be old fashioned and think they should pay for everything. But times are hard, and we sometimes hesitate to make a date because it means asking the girl to go halves, even for a film and a pizza, which is not very romantic. So they take the initiative.”

Changes in the law have also had an effect: Italy has caught up with the concept of sexual harassment, with the result, Fabio says, that Italian men have discovered “there is a fine line between making advances and molestation. Making what you think is an innocent gesture can nowadays land you in trouble.”

The same evening, Rome’s youngsters are gathered on the cobbled piazza of Campo de’ Fiori, still in groups, though some will pair off later. In Italian socialising there is often little need to break the ice: going to a disco, club or pub is a group activity involving school or university friends, the extended family, friends of friends. Singles bars are thin on the ground in Rome, and speed-dating never really took off. Nor is there much binge drinking compared with Britain: Campo de’ Fiori is lined with bars but the only people getting legless are foreigners.

In the end, though, someone has to make a play for his or her object of desire – and despite economic constraints and fear of harassment allegations, young Italian men can still cut it, according to Daniela, a blonde Alitalia stewardess. “Italian men are pretty forthright. They don’t hesitate to compliment you in the street on your beauty, ciao bella and all that. They even whistle.” Does she mind? “Don’t be silly.”

What Italian men do not do, Daniela says, is drink to work up courage. Francesca agrees. “If they did it would be counterproductive,” she says, looking appalled. “If a boy came up to me and asked me out smelling of drink, I would tell him he was schifoso (disgusting).” And that would be that? “And that would be that.”


Here is the rest of the article that talks about American, Australian, French, and German men and their pickup lines if you are interested:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...cle3320022.ece