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In the case of Italy, it's accurate if you consider Southern Italy, Sicily in particular, where 90% of Italian-Americans came from. This stereotype falls short if you go anywhere north of Rome, like Tuscany (and I am referring to native Tuscans or native Northern Italians, not the people you see down the street, given that more than 40% of the Italians residing in Northern Italy have origin from the South).
Location: Segovia, central Spain, 1230 m asl, Csb Mediterranean with strong continental influence, 40º43 N
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And to worsen the spanish politicians to attract tourist invented the slogan Fiesta and Siesta stereotype of Spain today.
Is it possible that spaniards conquered in the history half the world with as Fiesta and Siesta ja ja.-
It won't happen anymore. Fortunately, most Spaniards dislike "siesta" so much, and about "fiesta" I would say people tend to go partying earlier than, say, 15 years ago, so nowadays most young people usually don't come back home at sunrise like they did in 90's with the whole weekend non stop partying called "La Ruta del Bakalao", but earlier.
It won't happen anymore. Fortunately, most Spaniards dislike "siesta" so much, and about "fiesta" I would say people tend to go partying earlier than, say, 15 years ago, so nowadays most young people usually don't come back home at sunrise like they did in 90's with the whole weekend non stop partying called "La Ruta del Bakalao", but earlier.
I wonder how people do to get enough sleep in spain because apparently everyone sleeps late, stays at work until late and takes no break.
Italians are loud but friendly, talk with a lot of hand gestures.
To be fair it is pretty true !
In France, Italians are considered to be messy and potential thieves. Also, they are considered to be hot and that they will steal our wives just because they have the latin lover tag.
Yeah even Spaniards and Italians don't look alike to me. Spaniards have usually smaller noses than Italians or Greeks. This is only my opinion not from an actual study.
Yes, you are fairly right here. Italians tend to have more curly hair aswell and as awhole tend to look "older" comparatively at the same age than spaniards do. Also features such as deep eyeset are more common among them. Compare buffon to casillas or iniesta to pirlo.
In France, Italians are considered to be messy and potential thieves. Also, they are considered to be hot and that they will steal our wives just because they have the latin lover tag.
Italian men are perhaps more "masculine" than French males, thus women fall for them.
Yes they do. In my experience, many Americans (not all) confuse anyone that speaks Spanish with Mexicans. It's incredibly ignorant, but sadly true.
Very true, especially in the southwest. I actually heard someone at my work refer to English as a white language as opposed to Spanish which they must have thought was the language of the Aztecs. People are so stupid. I had to give them a little history lesson on why Mexicans speak Spanish, LOL.
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