How's ITALY seen from other countries?

Italy
June 24, 2008 2:19pm CST
Hello everybody, it's some days I'm wondering about how Italy (country where I live) is seen from foreign people. From the inside, things seems like this: - Italian politic sucks - Too many laws in conflict with each others - Few job opportunities - Few money in comparison to life cost you say..it can be all black!..so what about Pros? - Nice cities/weather maybe..so is that all?! I can't find anything else goos at the moment.. These are just a few things I first thought, but are those even noticed from the rest of the world? What politicans want us to think is that Italy is flawless, but I guess just a bunch of few Italian can say that truly (or maybe not?). WHOEVER goes to Parliament here does ONLY his OWN interests: Berlusconi is actually suspect of some financial crimes, and what he had done for now is trying to make laws to suspend his trial. (IMHO: WTF!?) And he even says he's doing this for Italy! So here comes my Question, do we have to shame when we come to visit your country as we are ITALIANS?
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• Italy
25 Jun 08
I think everybody said that their country isn't as they hope because of economical problems, social problems, political problems and so on, and I guess they will said that also their life aren't beautiful because they have many and many problems... Now the question is: will arrive the day when we will be happy about our life, our cities, our friends... about all? I think never... unfortunatly we create problems on the other problems that already exist and this can't help us!
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• Philippines
9 Feb 11
To be honest, I'm not familiar with Italy's politics or economic situation. However, this country is dear to me because I have relatives who worked there before and a number of my countrymen have found jobs there. I appreciate Italy for its physical beauty and its language. I find Italian language a passionate language. I'm amazed by its accent, intonation, and rhythm. I have just read book which chronicles a woman's stay in Italy. She describes Italy in such a way that I am driven to visit the country. In the book, the author pictures Italy as a nation of pleasure.