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Italy is the European peninsula that is shaped like a boot. Its landscape is mostly mountainous. Italy covers an area of 116,305 miles which makes it only slightly larger than Arizona. Close to 56.7 million people call Italy home . Almost 20% of Italy's population is people 65 years old or older. The average Italian, though, has a life expectancy of 79.54 years of age. Most Italians are Roman Catholic. Many are not very devoted to religion and they are not required to attend services, but the church does have a powerful influence on the society.
Italy is the European peninsula that is shaped like a boot. Its landscape is mostly mountainous. Italy covers an area of 116,305 miles which makes it only slightly larger than Arizona. Close to 56.7 million people call Italy home . Almost 20% of Italy's population is people 65 years old or older. The average Italian, though, has a life expectancy of 79.54 years of age. Most Italians are Roman Catholic. Many are not very devoted to religion and they are not required to attend services, but the church does have a powerful influence on the society.
Many non-Italians identify Italian cooking with a few of its most popular dishes, such as pizza and spaghetti. But,those who travel through Italy notice differences in eating habits between cities, even those only a few miles apart. Not only does each region have its own style, but each community and each valley has a different way of cooking as well. The average Italian eats about a half a pound of bread a day, and drinks 26 gallons of wine a year. France and Italy alone produce over 40% of all wine consumed in the world.
In Italy Mickey Mouse is known as what?
What famous Disney story about a boy who's nose grows as he lies was written by an Italian?
Pinocchio of course!! If I wouldn’t have gotten it from the Disney and nose growing thing, I might have been able to guess with the specifically Italian name Giuseppe how is the boy’s father.
ReplyDeleteDisney made it surprisingly good considering the movie it was based on. My Italian teacher tried to show it in class ones and not even she wanted to sit through all of it. Though is not my favorite of Disney movies.
You have an interesting blog trough which people can truly learn about different places around the world before visiting them. My suggestion is to focus less on numbers and more on the actual place, the culture and maybe include some interesting facts. For example for Italy I would mention the saying “in bocca a lupo” who’s literal translation is “in the mouth of the wolf” but in actuality if you were in Italy is a common way to say goo luck.
I think these are GREAT facts! Focusing on culture and things that carmela said isnt important! I dont care what that saying means. The imformation you gave in your blog was perfect for me to actually be interested so keep upp the good work:)
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