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| When do you use buongiorno? buonasera?buonanotte? |
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Definition
buongiorno= until the afternoon
buonasera= after lunch, usually a few hours before the sun goes down(varies by season)
buonanotte= final salutation of evening(saying good-bye at end of night or before bed) |
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| What is the tasse universitarie? How much is it? |
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Definition
| Tuition, about $2000 a year |
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| Are there more public or private universities? |
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Definition
| Most large italian cities have a public university, there are few private universities. |
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| Name 3 private universities and their locations. |
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Definition
| Università Cattolica and La Bocconi are in Milan. Luiss(Libera Università per gli Studi Sociali) is in Rome. |
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| What title do university graduates receive? |
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Definition
| Dottore or dottoressa, whether or not they have a dottorato(a Ph.D.) |
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| How long do most Italians live with their parents? When do they tend to move out? |
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Definition
| Most live with their parents(mamma and papà) into their thirties and often move only when they get married. |
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Term
| What country has the lowest birth rate in the world? |
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Definition
| Italy, averaging less than one child per family. |
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Definition
| One of the lowest divorce rates in Europe (about 15%) but is on the rise. |
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| What is the relationship between italian and their mothers? Any nicknames? |
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Definition
| Over 70% of italian men live within a 1 km radius of their mothers. They earned the nickname mammoni(mamma's boys) |
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| What is the euro? What did it replace in Italy? When? |
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Definition
| It's the currency of the European Community. It replaced the lira in Italy in 2002. |
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Term
| What are the coin denominations of the euro? Bills? |
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Definition
Euro coins come in 1,2,5,10,20 & 50 cents as well as 1 euro and 2 euros.
Bills are 5,10,20,50,100,200,500.
THERE IS NO 1 or 2 euro bill(only coin). |
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Term
| When are italian stores usually open/closed? |
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Definition
| Open at 9am, close at 12:30pm, reopen at 3:30pm close for the night at 7:30pm |
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Term
| What is the orario continuato? What uses it? |
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Definition
| The orario continuato-remaining open all day-is largely confined to department stores. |
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| What days are stores open in Italy? |
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Definition
| Very few are open on Sunday and many are closed Monday mornings as well. Food stores close 1 afternoon a week which varies. |
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