As an American living in Italy, I have found that most Italians are quite welcoming while other europeans I meet here are often very condescending. Being able to speak a little of the language helps a lot. In Florence, most American students here do not study any Italian and are often loud and rude. It has unfortunately led to a poor reputation for American students in this city.

I'm American and I'm glad that many of them were very thoughtful and positive about the states. I love Italy. It's my favorite European country and Italian food is my favorite cuisine of all time!

Italians are some of the coolest Europeans I've met! Great food, beautiful language and culture, amazing country.

I’m surprised at the positive things said. But I don’t mind Italy calling us out on dietary habits. I see it as tough love - not fat shaming. I think the Italian people want to see us do well. Thank you! ❤

Come americano sono commosso dalla gentilezza e dall'apertura che queste persone hanno dimostrato nei confronti dell'America. È molto gratificante. Naturalmente, il sentimento è reciproco. Noi americani adoriamo l'Italia. L'ho visitata dieci volte al nord e al sud, compresa la splendida Sicilia. E ho imparato l'italiano per quasi dieci anni proprio perché è così bello.

I love Italy love the people I have many Italian friends and as an American seeing this video it makes me really happy 😊🇺🇸❤️🇮🇹

I am surprised by the positive comments the Italians made about Americans. I thought that Europeans, in general, including Italians, think of the "ugly American." Some Americans are not very culturally sophisticated and can be USA-centric, and as tourists, I wonder if we annoy. The Italians interviewed in this video took a generous view of Americans. It was rather encouraging and not what I expected.

Honestly surprised at the generally positive comments. I figured we were in for a rough one lol. Viva italia one day hope to visit.

I found this very moving. My grandparents came here from Abruzzo, and if they hadn't, I (or whoever would have been born had my father not met my American mother) would still be living there, but I never even visited until I was 42. I fell so in love with Sorrento and Naples that I began visiting every year, Sicily, Puglia, Rome, another week in Naples. Here I am, hoping someday to retire in Italy at least partially because I see things turning very ugly here in the U.S., yet so many Italians have (mostly) positive feelings about us, which I was NOT necessarily expecting. (I wonder if any interviews were left out because the interviewees were like, "Odio gli Stati Uniti!") A few people mentioned wanting to see the entire country, which is how I feel about Italy!

This makes me want to go back to Italy faster than I can afford right now. I've always loved the company of Italians. Fino a quando ci incontreremo di nuovo!

I was very pleasantly surprised to hear people say so many positive things about Americans and the US. Having visited Italy twice, I already knew that many Italians are very knowledgeable about American music, TV, and movies, but this video showed me something new: I had absolutely no idea that there were Italians who avidly followed American sports. And that's probably because I've been bored by team sports my whole life.

I'm from Los Angeles and it made me so happy to hear many Italians want to come to the West Coast. Hope they do get a chance and take a trip to the west coast, we are very laid back and weather is usually good.

Vado in Italia queste 27 Marzo per 4 giorni con gli studenti e dopo a Germania per 4 giorni. Sono molto contento di avere ascoltato questo video perche stavo sperando per questo topico. Mi mama non era italiana ma era nata in Trieste. Tutta la famiglia di mio padre sono nati in Bari; lui era nato in Brooklyn, New York. Mi piace che gli italiani noi amano!

I can’t wait to visit Italy. It was great to watch how Italians expressed themselves of the United States and how much they know. I’ll touchdown first in Naples!

Our nation is far from perfect, but it was good to hear the generally positive comments. We love the Italiani, and sometimes our British cousins like Katie! 😘

Ho studiato ad Atlanta per 6 mesi e le persone erano fantastiche, come gli italiani!

As an American, I found these answers surprising, but in a positive way. I'm glad people can (hopefully) separate people from the actions of government, and am also glad Italian people recognize how very special Italy is to Americans, myself included. Having experienced condescending attitudes from people in some other European countries, it was encouraging to hear these responses. I'm learning Italian not only because the language is beautiful, but also in hope of connecting with the Italian people when I travel to Italy this year.

I love your videos! And today I decided to post a comment… sending hugs from San Diego, California!

Grazie mille Italiani! 💚Accolgo con favore i commenti onesti sull'America, anche se non fa male essere un po' gentili. :) Spero che i tedeschi lo guardino e imparino dal tuo esempio. La stessa domanda è stata posta a "Easy German" e le risposte sono state spesso brutali. Non a caso, ho fatto due viaggi memorabili in Italia negli ultimi 20 anni e ci tornerò a settembre, mentre non visito la Germania da 46 anni, nonostante conosca la lingua molto meglio dell'italiano. Mi sento sempre così benvenuta in Italia.

I can't imagine going to another country for any length of time and not learning some of the language. Before visiting Europe I learned basic French and as a result my time in France was wonderful. It gave me the confidence to know I could handle most any situation.

Europe in general has a great deal of civilization and history

I would love to visit Italy for an extended period of time. The people seem so peaceful. ❤

Professori di Easy Italian, se venite a San Francisco nella California vi porto in giro con molto piacere. Grazie per tutti che fate per me/noi!

"Ciascun dal proprio cuor l'altrui misura" is what I have to say after watching this video. Gli italiani sono simpatici simpatici e molto gentili. Io e mia moglie abbiamo visitato alcuni agriturismo posti da sogno nel sud Italia come Tropea e abbiamo pernottato a Matera. Stiamo per acquistare un immobile a Termini Imerese in Sicilia e lei sta lavorando per reclamare la sua cittadinanza italiana. Il mio unico rammarico è di non aver scoperto questo paradiso terrestre 20 o 30 anni fa! I am Lebanese living in Los Angeles since 1982 and I love the people, the food, the beaches, and driving in Italy.🥰

Gli italiani conoscono la cultura pop americana meglio di me che sono americana. Quando dico agli italiani che sono del New Mexico mi rispondono: "BoJack!". Hahaha, non avevo idea che BoJack fosse ambientato in New Mexico. 🤦‍♀😂

Come americana che vive in Italia le risposte degl’italiani non mi hanno sorpresa. Trovo che mostrano sempre curiosità quando gli spiego della cultura del Arizona, southwest, e la natura del deserto americano.

I was just in Italy last week and loved everything. LOVE the food so much and the wine is sooooo cheap LOL

Non mi aspetto queste risposte dagli Italiani e sono rimasto piacevolmente sorpreso.

Sono norvegese e per me ci sono 3 posti negli USA che voglio visitare: la città di New York, la zona del New England e lo stato del Montana.❤

This was good to hear. I've been to Italy five times and I have wondered sometimes what they think of us. I like to think I'm somehow special when I'm there because of my Italian surname but to them I'm just another American who only knows a few phrases of their language. I think that as tourists we are sometimes subjected to brusque treatment by people in the "hospitality" industry but this video helps me realize that this may not reflect their opinions of us overall. I have met many very friendly cab drivers, hotel staff, waiters and other random people there and I come home and tell people about them. An older lady in Riomaggiore told me how her generation remembers that American soldiers were good to them after the war. Italians have bigger smiles than I've ever seen in the USA.

Devo dirvi che avete il paese piu bello del mondo. Mi piacerebbe habitare in Italia!

Awesome video, I love Italians, their culture and history. I sometimes wish my ancestors never immigrated to the States. Italy is the most amazing country I’ve been to so far and I’m coming back for my 3rd visit in October :) I’m checking off each new region as I visit them. Peace and love from the USA!

We love you too Italia!!! 😘❤ 🇮🇹

Mi piacerebbe tantíssimo si potevi fare una puntatta su quello chi pensanno gl'italiani su gli argentini. Ci vediamo!! 🇦🇷❤️🇮🇹

Negli USA è meravigliosa la natura, i parchi, i deserti, le valli, le montagne..la voglia di vivere all'aria aperta, nei camping ci sono infinite cittadine sparse da est a ovest bellissime da visitare..sarebbe meraviglioso visitarlo on the Road..non invidio il loro cibo, troppe pistole in giro, e si spera per un'istruzione e sanità pubblica, perché c'è molta gente che a fine mese non sa se pagare il mutuo o mangiare o curarsi. Ma alla fine le opportunità sono tante per vivere. Un grande paese..bellissimo...

Hometown "Santa Cruz" represented!

Please do a video about how Italians in Italy feel about Americans of Italian descent and whether or not they consider them Italian, I love those debates.

Nice video Raffaele! Fun seeing what others say about us. I live in Los Angeles and my wife is from San Francisco originally. If you ever visit (or are interested in a potential home exchange) let me know! We love Napoli and il Sud! Go Lakers!

Are reading a poem or just talking?Wow!♥️

Grazie Raffaele per questo bellissimo video

Well, glad you found so many that like our country -- and know the difference between what our leaders do & what the people do. [And special props to that one older man, who had the good taste to like our jazz! 😁] Nice contrast to the overall impression our own media is painting of us these days. Really tests that American positivity!

I got excited seeing a guy wearing a NYY jacket, but he didn't even mention to NYY nor baseball😂 I guess a varsity jacket is just a cool fashion item for him

Ciao!! viaggio a Roma in 14 giorni, il suo canale me aiutato moltisimo a imparar la sua lingua. Vedo che la gente dal vidio con cappoto, fa fredo in la cittá.

All very positive and polite. I was surprised no one said "guns" and only one person mentioned war when they think of America. Maybe they don't get the same news we do.

Talking with all the Americans in the comments down here, it seems pretty clear that all these people are being nice and not mentioning any bad things that may come to mind. But anyone who is somewhat informed knows about: -the enormous homeless population in your big metropolitan areas, enough to be comparable in size to entire cities. -High crime rates and widespread violence, an unsettling amount of firearms and other weapons present everywhere, skyrocketing drugs abuse, societal polarization and extremism. -Your car-centric society with its unsightly urban planning and zoning, being one of the major players in the absence of basic means of public transport. -Immense disparities in wealth distribution and all that comes with it, such as land ownership. -Your healthcare system isn't a system to begin with, and it's an inflated business protected by forces from above, despite what the name suggests, it doesn't "care" about your "health". It's strictly related to your insurance and pharmaceutical systems, all connected and rotten to the core, in a symbiotic relationship with eachother and your politics just like your arms manufacturers... lobbying, investments, "donations". A grand orchestra lead by its great director: money... and to money they answer, not people. -Cancel culture, "wokeness", a generalized degradation of morals. -Let's not even talk about your foreign politics, from full on wars to coups, assassinations, kidnappings, torture, funding terrorists and rebel groups, proxy wars, "peacekeeping" missions, coercion, sanctions, experiments, even on large scale, covered up events, silenced people, influenced media etc .... The list goes on and on.... Yes I'm looking especially at you Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), an essay hundreds of pages long wouldn't be enough for all of this. There are of course many good things about the US too, all of the above is simply to say that like any other country, the US is far from perfect. So many people don't like how Americans think of their country as if it's in a league of its own, "Land of the Free, Home of the Brave baby, 'Murica f@*k yeah!!🦅🇺🇲🦅". Land of the absolute superlatives, biggest, strongest, richest, freest, most this, most that etc...

Ero preperato per le parole brutta sugli Americani, e honestamente non li biasimerei. (Sono una Americana 😅). Tuttavia, sono sopresa per le parole gentili.

Haha as an American this is great. I am not surprised at all by what they said. Especially the stuff about diet, health, immigration problems, and excess.Their was some random interesting things like Miley Cyrus 😂😆 but i think it's so interesting Italian come to America to see skyscrapers. I've lived with them my whole life but I never thought what it would be like living in a city or area without them. Meanwhile I've been to Italy twice (about to go my 3rd time in May) and I always love the little villages and quite places. But also the chaos of Napoli and Rome. Italy is such a beautiful place. But nice to hear interest of Italians wanting to visit the USA. I am learning Italian so your videos are always awesome. And great to finally see what Italians think of us American 😂😂😂

Mi viene in mente tutte le guerre nel mondo in cui sono sempre direttamente o indirettamente coinvolti gli americani con oltre 80 basi militari su tutti i continenti.

As an Italian born woman who lives on Canada for a very long time, I can day yes, true, italy and the Italians are a very welcoming people, friendly, caring, classy with finesse, elegance and the best cousine on the planet. I am very proud of my heritage and all the people that makes us Italians who we are. I live in Canada, i am a proud Italian and proud Canadian citizen. And having said so, now may I say welcome to my land of birth, the peninsula with great people 😄❤️ and a thousands upon thousands of years of history. Also, thete are so many Americans living in Canada, i work with many of them. This planet is filled with a lot of good people, thank God, thete are a few bad apples, but as always, good eins every time Good day yo all and good luck.

Ho apprezzato molto questo video. Inoltre, come americano che vive in Messico ed è sposato con una messicana, mi piacerebbe sapere cosa pensano gli italiani del Messico, del popolo messicano e della cultura messicana.

E' piu' corretto dire Statunitensi.Dalla Groenlandia fino alla Terra del Fuoco e' tutta America

When I was in Firenze, very few spoke English and me, with my very little knowledge of the language, was not able to communicate very well. I made a call to a cab company, and they hung up on me. I don't blame them. Next time I go, I will be sure to know more of the language. The host of the Airbnb I stayed at didn't speak English at all, LOL. They were very nice. The one bloke who mentioned Santa Cruz!! I grew up there. I'm in Santa Barbara now

gli italiani sono gentilissimi ❤️❤️ ho vissuto a Milano per un anno

Il signore che l'ha detto "c'è uno scambio culturale molto intenso," ha ragione. Le influenze italiane esistono ovunque, al punto che forse sono state assorbite dalla cultura di qui: musica, lingua, moda, trasporti, technology (I just learned that it was an Italian who invented the microchip and did so in the U.S.A.), e ovviamente cibo! So sorry about the whole fettucine alfredo thing! 🤣

Antonin Scaliia. La Guardia. Filmmakers. Artists. Thank you Italy for your contributions!

You should do one about latinos. What Italians think of Latin America, what countries do they like the most, etc. that would be cool

I'd be interested to hear what Americans say about European countries. I can't think of one that i dislike, even Sweden, whose citizens sampled elsewhere seem to hate us. 🙂 It's ok though....I'm pretty sure that the U.S. doesn't hate any of you all. Largely because we're such a diverse culture. We often know Swedes, Danes, Germans etc. personally right here in the U.S....even Russians. We're all friends. 👍

i hate to break it to Raffaele, but he would be best off saving his money if he wants to come to San Fran and L.A. LOL seriously! for those who aren't aware, crime has gone through the roof in both of those cities and it's pretty bad. Homelessness, drug use, etc etc. I've heard that neither city is what it once was. I'm glad i visited San Fran in 2003 when it was still most of the way decent.

USA isn’t really multicultural(that’s more Canada), but it is very multiracial. The thing is when people are born in the USA they usually adapt to the broader American culture.

Try visiting Denver in Colorado. Gateway to the Rockies and an exciting city in itself

that's why so many of us Italian Americans are named Tony...To NY

Ci sono sicuramente aspetti positivi e negativi, ma sarebbe difficile dire che non ha una grande influenza. Una cosa: la route 66 non è da costa a costa, inizia a Chicago e va verso California.

Vi raccomando venire alla costiera orientale più in generale. Washington, D.C. è molto più di quello che si vede nei film, politici e spie. Ci sono molti musei gratuiti, la possibilità di andare dappertutto, molti eventi, architettura originale, ecc. È la città americana più europea secondo me. È più, si può prendere il treno facilmente tra Boston, New York, Philadelphia, e DC (sebbene Boston è un po’ più lontano). E dopo, vi raccomando visitare Atlanta, dove ora vengono girati molti film, soprattutto i Marvel. Ha una cultura bella, incluso la musica hip hop. E c’è lo stadio di calcio meglio (non storico ma nuovo-e green!) del mondo. Vi raccomando stare vicino a Piedmont Park o al Beltline (east side) se sarà possibile. La California è lo stato più simile all’Italia per me, soprattutto per l’ambiente-ci sono le uve e il vino, montagne e spiagge, ad esempio. SF è molto bello e ha un quartiere italiano, mi città preferita di California. LA può essere attraente, ma c’è bisogno di guidare una macchina per tutte parte. Ma se volete vedere le palme, ci sono là. Direi anche che non dovete dimenticarsi di San Diego, che è più piccola ma bella, con spiagge buone (e con surf se volete). E Torrey Pines è un parco nazionale lì vicino che è uno dei posti più belli che abbia mai visto. E se siete sulla costiera occidentale, Portland e Seattle sono anche belle!

Do the same interview for Iran, as there are lot's of iranian students now in italy

When asked these questions, the Italians were much more positive and nicer than the grumpy Germans

Concordo con molti in questo video. La gente americane sono molto diversi dal governo statiunitense. La politica estera americana purtroppo ha causato tanti problemi attraverso tutto il mondo specialmente nell'Europa e nella America Latina.

Questo Americano ama la cultura italiana, il popolo italiano...

I feel like this is the only European country that actually said something good about us.

As an American the first thing I think about is Freedom and that is the correct number 1 family fued answer

Don't be naive, this is a language learning channel not a political one. They could not keep the comments that were too negative or politically touchy.

In reality..NY and LA and Chicago are no longer safe, no longer tourist mecca's. The Italians do not realize how lucky they are living in Italy.. Multi - cultural sounds good, until you experience it.

Comme si chiama questo presentatore? A volte c'è Matteo e Katty. Ma anche questo è molto divertente e simpatico.

I’m actually surprised by the cities many of these Italians say they wanted to visit, that window of opportunity is gone in many of those cities, especially Chicago and San Francisco. I’d gear them more towards the areas they likely don’t know about or the places that are up and coming, like Texas, Nashville, the states with the national parks that are not over crowded. I think Miami is a good choice, Santa Cruz is not as bad as the rest of California (coming from a Californian), maybe visit Boston for historical context but I think that the mindset they’re looking for is more cultural influences. Right now NYC isn’t ideal, LA is dystopian, Portland and Seattle are not fairing well, and hell no to Chicago and San Francisco. I beg tourists to stay away from those cities, if you do go there you better have a friend who will look after you!

Dicci di più su "Amazing" per cortesia 😂

Very romanticized lol. Probably a good idea to avoid Chicago for awhile. Naples is safer!

Sonno Americàno d' California per 18 anni di vita mia. Chicago 'e molto freddo. California 'e grande.

The same question was asked to French people, they were more honest.

Ho vissuto in Florida per un po'. Gli americani sono ingrassati mangiando gli hamburger di McDonald's e amano le loro armi più degli hamburger perché ci sono più negozi di armi che ristoranti McDonald's.

Ci cago hhAHAHa 😂😂.... scusate

Italia 🇮🇹❤️ My best singer :- Giucy Ferreri Try to make an interview with singers like her

E non c'e nessono que voglia andare a Cleveland?

I live close to Santa Cruz, California, not only is cold but theres very little to view!! Italia has WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better places to visit that California beaches

No one wants to visit DC? I don't blame them, I live in the DC suburbs and I don't want to ever step foot in DC as well.

When I was young I was optimistic about the USA like the interviewees, now that I am older and more mature I think it is the last place in the world I would like to visit.

Italians and Americans have always had great relations? Hardly... it was a life choice. Choose life... it's the italian way.

Ho un po delle notizie brutte per te, purtroppo. Al giorno d'oggi, Route 66 non esiste più. C'e un pezzo qui e un pezzo la, ma la strada intera e una cosa del passato.

Mi viene in mente JFKennedy, California, la libertà, ma anche" guerra per la pace,".... arme....

It’s amazing how misinformed they are. It makes me check myself realizing that I don’t actually know much about Italy or any other country.

New York non è tipico americano. È abastanza atipico. Se volete conoscere America, vi consiglierei di visitare Whichita Falls.

I find it hilarious that guy is rocking a Yankees jacket and probably doesn’t have a clue who they are

What American People think about Italy and What Italian People think about United States

Beh dai non li abbiamo maltrattati 😊

mine: Fat people Guns New York Mcdonalds Patriots War Freedom 9/11 Donald Trump Hollywood Nasa

Is anyone in Italy familiar with an American named Jim Messina ?

Part2 what do Americans think about Italians.

Well, i think the best italian towns are Venice, Florence , Milano, Catanzaro and Napoli. I'm quite sad for Venice since i'ts gonna be submerged by sea level in a few decades due to climate change 😢

Hollywood always portrayed Italians as Mafiosi

Che bella la ragazza italiana 1:30 😍😘🥰💋🌹❤

American Woman married with Italian Man

Che peccato che l'uomo abbia detto il cinema americano quando gli italiani hanno il miglior cinema del mondo!