What Do Italians Think About the USA? | Easy Italian 153

As an American living in Italy, I have found that most Italians are quite welcoming while other europeans I meet here are often very condescending. Being able to speak a little of the language helps a lot. In Florence, most American students here do not study any Italian and are often loud and rude. It has unfortunately led to a poor reputation for American students in this city.

I'm American and I'm glad that many of them were very thoughtful and positive about the states. I love Italy. It's my favorite European country and Italian food is my favorite cuisine of all time!

I’m surprised at the positive things said. But I don’t mind Italy calling us out on dietary habits. I see it as tough love - not fat shaming. I think the Italian people want to see us do well. Thank you! ❤

Italians are some of the coolest Europeans I've met! Great food, beautiful language and culture, amazing country.

I love Italy love the people I have many Italian friends and as an American seeing this video it makes me really happy 😊🇺🇸❤️🇮🇹

This makes me want to go back to Italy faster than I can afford right now. I've always loved the company of Italians. Fino a quando ci incontreremo di nuovo!

I'm from Los Angeles and it made me so happy to hear many Italians want to come to the West Coast. Hope they do get a chance and take a trip to the west coast, we are very laid back and weather is usually good.

Honestly surprised at the generally positive comments. I figured we were in for a rough one lol. Viva italia one day hope to visit.

I found this very moving. My grandparents came here from Abruzzo, and if they hadn't, I (or whoever would have been born had my father not met my American mother) would still be living there, but I never even visited until I was 42. I fell so in love with Sorrento and Naples that I began visiting every year, Sicily, Puglia, Rome, another week in Naples. Here I am, hoping someday to retire in Italy at least partially because I see things turning very ugly here in the U.S., yet so many Italians have (mostly) positive feelings about us, which I was NOT necessarily expecting. (I wonder if any interviews were left out because the interviewees were like, "Odio gli Stati Uniti!") A few people mentioned wanting to see the entire country, which is how I feel about Italy!

I love your videos! And today I decided to post a comment… sending hugs from San Diego, California!

I was very pleasantly surprised to hear people say so many positive things about Americans and the US. Having visited Italy twice, I already knew that many Italians are very knowledgeable about American music, TV, and movies, but this video showed me something new: I had absolutely no idea that there were Italians who avidly followed American sports. And that's probably because I've been bored by team sports my whole life.

Come americano sono commosso dalla gentilezza e dall'apertura che queste persone hanno dimostrato nei confronti dell'America. È molto gratificante. Naturalmente, il sentimento è reciproco. Noi americani adoriamo l'Italia. L'ho visitata dieci volte al nord e al sud, compresa la splendida Sicilia. E ho imparato l'italiano per quasi dieci anni proprio perché è così bello.

I can’t wait to visit Italy. It was great to watch how Italians expressed themselves of the United States and how much they know. I’ll touchdown first in Naples!

I am surprised by the positive comments the Italians made about Americans. I thought that Europeans, in general, including Italians, think of the "ugly American." Some Americans are not very culturally sophisticated and can be USA-centric, and as tourists, I wonder if we annoy. The Italians interviewed in this video took a generous view of Americans. It was rather encouraging and not what I expected.

Vado in Italia queste 27 Marzo per 4 giorni con gli studenti e dopo a Germania per 4 giorni. Sono molto contento di avere ascoltato questo video perche stavo sperando per questo topico. Mi mama non era italiana ma era nata in Trieste. Tutta la famiglia di mio padre sono nati in Bari; lui era nato in Brooklyn, New York. Mi piace che gli italiani noi amano!

Europe in general has a great deal of civilization and history

I can't imagine going to another country for any length of time and not learning some of the language. Before visiting Europe I learned basic French and as a result my time in France was wonderful. It gave me the confidence to know I could handle most any situation.

Our nation is far from perfect, but it was good to hear the generally positive comments. We love the Italiani, and sometimes our British cousins like Katie! 😘

As an American, I found these answers surprising, but in a positive way. I'm glad people can (hopefully) separate people from the actions of government, and am also glad Italian people recognize how very special Italy is to Americans, myself included. Having experienced condescending attitudes from people in some other European countries, it was encouraging to hear these responses. I'm learning Italian not only because the language is beautiful, but also in hope of connecting with the Italian people when I travel to Italy this year.

Ho studiato ad Atlanta per 6 mesi e le persone erano fantastiche, come gli italiani!