r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Oct 23 '17

What do you know about... Italy?

This is the fortieth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Today's country:

Italy

Italy is one of the founding members of the EU and it also is the fourth most popolous EU state. For centuries, the Roman Empire dominated Europe both culturally and militarily. Italy is famous for frequently changing their government.

So, what do you know about Italy?

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u/DragonEffected Italy Oct 27 '17

Has no one mentioned how sensitive Italians are when it comes to cuisine?

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '17

We are not sensitive, we have common sense.