Does living in Italy make me happy?

Your timing of this is beyond perfect !! Super interesting Claire, thanks for putting this together.

Hopefully we make you happy enough so far.
Yes, bureaucracy sucks deeply, but actually in pretty recent times quite a lot of stuff could be now done online using SPID,CNS, CIE etc..

Good to see you again and wish you a

Shopping is ok. I am not a big shopper but when I asked for discounts I got it. It is ok to ask, because you will never visit that place again. Locally made but quality was lacking. Something to consider as well.

Do you mind sharing which school you work at and how you got hired from abroad? Grazieee

I feel like you would fit in perfectly in Northern Italy. Seriously... I think it has your style and would impact your quality of life in Italy.

All very good points and thoughts. I'm looking at immersing myself in Italy. I'm a doer. I need to accomplish and discover. I need to learn. Although at retirement age, I hope to become a productive part of the economy. I am in US but my entire family is 1st and 2nd gen Italian.

In Giappone la caldo-umidità è molto più elevata che in Italia.

Considerando che la popolazione del mondo, attualmente, si aggira intorno ai 10 miliardi, l'inglese è tutto sommato una lingua minoritaria essendo parlata da poche centinaia di milioni di persone.

Thank you Ms. Britaly ,for sharing your sincere perspective.

Come to Cyprus. We are fully digitalised and people speak English here.

Hello Claire. It struck me as odd the fact that you complained about the high humidity; I always believed that any town by the sea cannot be very humid. I lived in Sydney, Australia, where the weather is gorgeous. Buenos Aires is very humid because we are far from the sea, therefore the summer is quite unpleasant with an average humidity of 70% and a maximum average temperature of 34 degrees Celsius.

Regarding work, I feel very much the same as you do. Like my father, I cannot stand the lack of seriousness, professionalism and punctuality prevalent here in Argentina, a by-product of the southern Italian influence and immigration. Unbeknown to me I may have quite a lot of German or British blood... 😁😁😁

Hello, just curious of your opinion, is there any hope for Sicily to change for the better in the foreseeable future?
An Italian in Scotland.

Hi Claire, I am Italian but I have lived for 13 years in England. Moving to Palermo sounds to me like a huge stretch for someone from London, I would say a bit extreme. Everyone has their own tastes and needs but I think the North of Italy would have been a more appropriate option. There is a better work ethic than in the South, better services, English is spoken more and you definitely get 4 seasons during the year 😊

Love your honesty!

The bureaucracy can often be the thing that breaks some people, our neighbours just gave up with it all and returned to their home country, and they were EU citizens I can only imagine what its like for non EU

You look and act Italian. No way you are English.

You should retitle this video “Does living in Sicily make me happy?” — Italy is extremely varied (eg the North has long and cold winters; etc.).

Im jealous of the British expats that live here in Italy. They can just take a quick flight back “home” for the weekend, whereas we (from the states) haven’t been back in almost 2 years. Even worse for Aussies. I almost feel like the Brits always have one foot out the door and have the comforting knowledge they can go back at a whim.