Monday, November 27, 2006
Italians Quarrelsome ????
Who would have thought!! :)
The
ANNOTICO Report
Out with one Stereotype, in with a New.
We long
have been told that the Italian Family was
ruled with an "iron hand" by the Patriarchal head !!
Well
Apparently, the family unit is far more
"democratic". Actually, it sounds like it is in constant
"revolt" :) :)
We
Must keep in mind:
(1)
To Italians "Arguing" is a "Sport".
It's
like pick a subject, any subject, and then pick a side, and I'll take the
opposite side.
It's
akin to being an Attorney and knowing your client is guilty as hell, but you
are going to argue their innocence!!
(2)
To Italians it is a Matter of Pride.
To
agree with another is to "follow". To disagree is to be
"independent "!!!
(3)
Italians are FAR More Communicative than practically any other nationality that
I know of.
When
there is more communication there is more "opportunity" for
disagreement.
Nordics, or North Europeans are So Uncommunicative.
Tough to argue if you don't open up your mouth !!
Drunken
Fighting Irish, or English Hooligans are an ENTIRELY
different topic!! :) :)
(4)
Romantic Love has replaced Arranged Marriages, creating more expectations, and
more disappointments.
(5)
Men are from Mars, Women from Venus. Perspectives and Issues of Importance are
far DIFFERENT!
COUPLES:
ITALIANS MOST QUARRELSOME,
Today
in
Special
service by AGI
On
behalf of the Italian Prime Minister's office
Italian
couples are the most quarrelsome in the world and
This
emerges from a survey conducted from the singles club Eliana
Monti in
But
in
But
why do they fight? The Eliana Monti
survey highlights that the main reasons why couple's fight in Italy are the
upbringing of their children (34 percent), having forgotten an anniversary or
birthday (25 percent), dirty laundry left all over the house (20 percent),
stress from work (15 percent) and the excessive time dedicated to TV (6
percent).
"Today
people get married for love much more than in the past," commented Eliana Monti, who deals with love
issues for over 8 years.
"But
if on one side searching for your soul mate is based on spontaneous affection
and on the relationship's quality, on the other side long-term plans appear
uncertain; because today, unlike in the past, a thousand factors - from the
lack of time to social and work pressures - prevent us from grasping the other
person's messages, thus generating a short circuit in communication."
What
are the solutions? "Men and women think differently and speak different
languages and for this reason similar behaviours can
have opposite meanings for men and women."
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