People of poets, saints and navigators, but also of sinners. Oh yes, because we Italians have quite a few questionable habits. And we are not referring to the classic seven deadly sins that gave birth to the historic ice cream series magnum. No, ours Vizi are a reinterpretation in an Italic key of what Aristotle defined the "evil clothes". But what are they?
The horn: typical sound of Italian roads
We Italians are certainly not the world example of driving with a low insult content. Being inside a vehicle with several horsepower transforms us in seconds into beasts thirsty for asphalt. And what is the most used weapon to vent this anger? The horn of course. At every intersection, especially at rush hour, you can hear all kinds of designed horns. How many of you have heard trumpeting at the traffic lights after 0,33 seconds from the green? And how many of you have the habit of trumpeting as soon as that light comes on? Be honest sinners!
Vizi zozi: pornography
According to a recent study, Italians are spending more and more time watching movies porn. We currently have an average of 8 minutes a day which places us in the top ten of the dirtiest peoples. But if you look at the minute growth over the past 5 years, we splash in the first places. The curious thing is that the playing time collapses on December 25th and August 15th. But the answer is simple: usually on those holidays we have a house full of relatives. It is difficult to enjoy a healthy embrace with all that caciara.
Football: a blessing and a delight
Our relationship with football is one of the best examples of Italian vices. You can raise our taxes, deny our rights, make life hell, but dare to sell our darling and let's make a mess! The football for us it is religion and woe to touch it. The debates on Monday are so complex that the parliamentary sessions, by comparison, look like kindergarten skirmishes. If we applied this enthusiasm to internal and social issues, in a few days Italy would become an earthly paradise.
Tax evasion:… and I pay!
Also according to a study (sure that these studies do not make their own cocks ...) Italy is one of the countries in which it is they evade more taxes. For every 100 euro declared, an average of 38 euros circulate hidden from the tax authorities. Furthermore, we are among the countries with the lowest percentage of convictions due to evasion. Put simply, Italy is a country with many tax evaders unpunished. This is one of the worst vices for us Italians, and we should think about it a lot. Not paying for bad service will only make that service even worse. If instead we used that football enthusiasm mentioned above, things would improve in 10 seconds.
Superenalotto, coupons and scratch cards
The statistics speak for themselves: we are a people of bettors. Over 50% of Italians gamble at least twice a year, and of these about 30% do so regularly. In short, the average Italian believes in the combination of the Supernelatto as much as in San Gennaro. The sports betting centers and various betting shops are very popular, and it is not uncommon to hear various curses in their vicinity. But when you see the coupon jump for a dubious penalty to the 97th, nothing prevents you from sclerating. (any reference to Juventus-Milan this year is purely coincidental)
Applause on the plane: how to be recognized
An all-Italian classic: theapplause immediately after landing. Mindful of Hollywood masterpieces such as Airport 77, Cast Away and Apollo 13, the Italian lives the experience of flying as an extreme sport. The moment of maximum relief is when the engines shut down, possibly once landed, thus causing the classic stadium ovation. One of the most particular, and also nice, vices that distinguish us in the world. And for the commander ... hip hip hooray!
Mum is always mum
Ok, this is complex. In truth the mum it is not a vice. Mom just spoils us. That is, we have the habit of being spoiled by our mother. And this is an all-Italian vice. On the other hand, it is not a mystery if we are seen as a people very attached to the mother. We love being pampered by our parent with tasty dishes, ironed shirts and a bed made in the morning. We are also the inventors of the mythological figure breaking up families par excellence: The mother-in-law. Too bad that often the practice of mammon lasts over time, with the 45-year-old son still being pampered by his mother. Grow up curse!
