By: Autumn West
You can’t choose your family, but you can choose how well you get along with one another. In Italy, family is one of the most important things you can have. Federica Salmaso is a student here from Italy. While she enjoys being in the U.S., she misses her family and home.
“You can always go to your family for anything,” Salmaso said. “it’s not like you turn 18 and you’re no longer important.”
In Italy, there is a big difference between the north and south sides and the north side isn’t as open-minded as the south. The north side of Italy normally has larger families than the south side does.
There isn’t a lot of freedom in Italy. They have different clothes for every region, the most popular clothing is Veneto, which is embroidered and colorful pieces of fabric. The other types of traditional clothes are normally just worn during parades.
“My favorite part of being [in the U.S.] is being able to have a lot of opportunities,” Salmaso said.
While the most important part of the Italian culture is family, the second-most important is religion. The most common religion practiced is Catholicism. Values are determined by family and religion.