Italy; Why everyone says is better there than Spain and everyone says that Italy is great with foreigners and?

Question

the people is awesome....is it true? is it true?

I am getting my Italian citizenship soon through my ancestry and want to know how true is this......never been in Italy....

Where should I go? I have a Business and computer degree and my husband an MBA. We both are bilingual (Spanish/English). Where are more jobs for computer people and in general?.

Answer 1

I studied in Italy last year and the people there are very friendly! I was learning Italian while I was there and they are very patient with you as you try to speak their language. I was in Florence and loved it there but being from Chicago the city got a to be little too small for me. I also went to Milan, Venice and Rome and loved each place. Rome would be an awesome place to live b/c it is just so big and there is so much to do and see. But if you are looking for a smaller more quaint town then I would move to Florence. It is so beautiful, full of life, cute little shops and places to eat and the people there are soooo nice!

Answer 2

I remind you that if you're getting Italian citizenship you would be able work and live in whatever country of the European Union you would like to. In the North of Italy, in the Milan area where I live, it's quite easy to get a job in programming or web design. It would be easy to find a computer job in Spain in the Basque Country, near Bilbao or Vitoria as well. (My husband is a programmer and knows about it)

Italy is not better nor worse than Spain. In the north of both countries you will find more job opportunities. People is not as warm as in the south but they are still good a open minded people. If you don't like it in Italy you can try it again in Spain, you have all the doors opened.

We are not so different, spanish and italians, but maybe now the economical and political situation is better in Spain than in Italy. Consider the problem of the language too. You will have to learn some italian before you can get a job here, but, as I told in another yahoo question, you will be able to attend italian lessons for free once you are in Italy.

Answer 3

I've lived in both Spain (nearly 3 years) and on & off in Italy for the past nearly 30.

I love Spain... besides the fact that it is my father's country. I grew up in the States (in an Italian neighbourhood) and when i had the chance to go to Spain it was like a homecoming for me. Spanish was spoken everywhere and all the time. It wasn't like when I was growing up the language was only heard at home.... I had all around me and it made me feel good. Spain is a very interesting place to visit and live. It's geography is as diverse as its people. Its food as intriguing as its history.

Italy - I first went to Italy by pure chance... never thought I'd ever in my live have so much to do with it during my life time. When I started to learn the language it came easily (using Spanish as a spring board I move along making mistakes and enjoying them all along). I found the language (Italian) a little less harsh than Spanish - it felt good in my mouth and was easy to have it roll off of my tongue. But that wasn’t all. Italy seemed a bit more modern, cooler, jazzier. It seemed a bit less complicated than Spain…. Although 30 years latter I realize that hiding in a post Franco era was hiding a country much more progressive than Italy. I may have stayed in Spain had things worked out differently.

So – where are we? Spain or Italy? Both have little to offer US expatriates unless you go there with a job contract in hand. It’s tough to start up unless you know the local business laws and financial accounting systems. It could be very frustrating if you try to make your American experience try to fit in over there… You’ll have to start from scratch and learn a new way of seeing the world. Knowing the language is a start – living in it, breathing it, loving in it will take you to another dimension. And should you not be mentally flexible and linguistically capable you’ll have a frustrating time of it all.

Spain or Italy – both have so much in common: open friendly people, rich history, good sense of family & friends, catholic and somewhat open to other religions – the food and wines are great (wine a tad better in Italy). And both have many of the same problems with immigration, unemployment, crime, pollution and crowded cities… much like in the States.

Spain or Italy – Overall, I enjoying living in Italy and visiting Spain.

You’ll learn Italy quickly if you both already speak Spanish… I’d say 6 months of full immersion – speaking every day, classes several times a week (note that many cities offer free Italian classes to foreigners), newspaper every day, the radio before going to bed and upon waking and TV after dinner. I wish you the best of luck. Oh, and for more information on the technicalities of living in Italy contact John Murphy at the Informer magazine. John has been helping English speaking expats in Italy for nearly 20 years.

Answer 4

Its not better. Both countries have their goods and bads.

They are totally different to each other.

I love both countries.

Answer 5

you should know better.everybody is different as you are

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