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Hello. What you say is true. The country is divided , and never really been united. People are so selfish and and arrogant.In the very south things are even worse. People not open to the rest of the world but prisoners of their own fobias.

Hello Claire, I've just come across your video. I can totally understand your account of your experiences here in Italy. I moved from Kent (UK) to the province of Salerno over 40 years ago. Everything you say here is true. It's still difficult to fit in sometimes, even after all these years. However, I wouldn't live anywhere else! Living in a small town, I actually love the less complicated way of life. England has changed too much over the years..... I don't want to say anything too negative about it. It's just not for me any more. So, dear MsBritaly (love the name btw!), persevere. You're here for a reason. You'll love Italy with all your heart one day ❤

Tina is SO sweet! What an adorable doggie! 🥰🥰🥰

Sisily is very nice 😂

I wish you and Tina a most wonderful journey together.

Ciao🥰It is lovely to meet Tina, she is so sweet 😍Congrats to both of you! Thank you for the inspirational video and beautiful words🤗

I'm so happy that you now have a fur baby! They become part of you!!! 💝💝💝

Wonderful! This looks like exactly the type of place I would love...an historic paper factory! I've put it on my list!

hi Tina !!!!

This video came a bit late for me as I"m booked near the port at the top of the long walk....

Hi, thanks for this video! I'm booked for a month with a woman who works for MIUR and is a top Airhnb host, near the Port (via Porto) ....haggling out the travel insurance etc. but now figuring out all the other details of a Mid-Oct to Mid-November trip. I am dreading the travel but the reward of getting to Salerno and environs will be worth it!! I know what you mean about the tourist hordes! I'm so glad I spent 2 weeks in Italy 50 years ago! My other trips to Europse have never been with others...I prefer to try to blend in and not be a tourista! But, I"m afraid Salerno is on the verge of being ruined...I know some flights are now going into a section of the re-opened airport and the big plans for really expanding it will probably will be the last blow...Bad enough cruise ships are already docking there...I'm going to Salerno because my great grandfather was born near there and it's close to getting to Pompei/Naples on day trips, Paestum and I can get to Campobasso, across the boot, too. I will only have a few hours in Rome when I arrive before I sleep in a hotel and then off to Salerno....ALONE, age 73! EEK!

In two days I will be back in Castellammare for another 3 month stay. This time I am really going to focus on improving my Italian language skills. I've asked my friends there to try to help me by offering more corrections and to help me say things properly. Hopefully this will help as I've kind of hit a wall in my learning. I have had so many firsts in Italy/Sicily. During my summer this time I think I am going to try SCUBA diving for the 1st time! Oh, and your puppy is super cute! Take care, Paul

Yes there are a lot of dogs here aren’t there! I was surprised that there are more dogs in Italy than in the UK

Well done! You are an inspiration. I love your puppy. Dogs are great companions. Enjoy 😉

Absolutely beautiful lots of lovely walks in the silician sun 🌞

She's adorable!

awww so cute!! 😍

Taking care of a pet, especially dog, increases the production of oxytocin, the hormone of love. Probably in a couple of months you could start training your dog. Dog training places are practically everywhere today. There are some nice dog training videos but everyday practice with a real dog is just a different thing. 😅

Complimenti per la cagnolina,sembra un piccolo 🐼 😊

Love following Your Italian adventure and journey! I lived previously in Tuscany with My ex Italian husband …will be in Sicily in a few months …I’ll be in touch soon with questions for You hopefully with some well earned and trusted Advice! Ciao Bella! 😘💖❤️🌸🌺

Hi Ms Britaly. Congrats on your first ever dog. In the whole of Italy people eat sushi, as raw first is quite normal to eat. Not every day but on special occasions definitely. It has to be fresh but that is easy to find here. I have never had sushi I in the Uk either. The fist time I had it was in the 90’s in Milan with my Japanese client. We were there for a fashion show. There ate a lot of firsts in Italy. I hardly ever ate fish in England but here pretty often. Ok fish and ships in England yes. We have an area near me in Tuscany that does a fish n chips ‘ Sagra ‘ every year and you can have it every day from many places as there is a Scottish community there. It seems like being in England or Scotland there.

Congratulation for the puppy!!

Probably the most useless list ever produced. I was shocked, nay mortified, that no where in the world is perfect😂😂😂

TEFL courses/qualifications are popular with those who want to travel, but I’ve always wondered how can someone teach English if they don’t speak much of the language of the land they’re in? I mean, what if a student has a question?

Dear MsBritaly, As a Brit-American married to an Italian gem (my wife's from Naples, and came over to America when she was 16, not knowing a word of English), and also as a professional TV/video writer/director, I want to thank you for your most beautully articulated (and accurate) observations here regarding what it's like for us to truly encounter and live in Italy. My wife and I typically spend most of our time in Rome but principally in Sardegna, which I absolutely love! I think the real key to living in Italy (coming from Manhattan, or San Diego, where we also live) is to simply let Italy wash over you, in a way to just let go of all expectations: to sit in your favorite cafe, and just observe--to hear the distant church bells, to watch the children at play, to eat slowly, because you're enjoying real food, not the sad processed slop they call food here in America, and yes, to indulge, and have that second cappuccino or second glass of fresh wine. And then to tilt your head up to the gentle sun, truly feeling (almost for the first time) the gentle soothing breeze cooling your brow. Time, what time...I'm just being and loving it! Yes, Italy may not be perfect but, for me, it is, because, as you wisely said, you can find perfection in imperfection...thank you for this gift...of taking me back to my favorite cafe there, replete with its ineffable charms and delights! Am grateful...

There is nothing more beautiful than the unconditional love of a fur baby❤

Border collies are beautiful dogs. She is amazing.They need plenty of exercise. Enjoy 😊❤

Cutie pie 🥧

Ah lovely have fun lot's of beautiful walks in the Sicilian sun 🌞

Truly impressive narrative 👏, Sincerely believe that you should write a book, as normally you don't get this kind of deep narrative on YT. Go Britaly

I retired to Sicily in January 2018. Despite being fluent in Italian, I faced major challenges. How about, you cannot make a valid contract (to buy or rent property) without a codice fiscale (like a National Insurance Number). But to get a codice fiscale, you must demonstrate that you have a residential address. Catch 22 ahahaha 😂

None of what you said about Italy is exclusive to Italy. These same things happen in every single country.

**Check out my new Digital Travel Guide for Salerno** A 46 page Guide with everything you need to know for your trip to Salerno! msbritaly.com/travel-guides

**Check out my new Digital Travel Guide for Salerno** A 46 page Guide with everything you need to know for your trip to Salerno! msbritaly.com/travel-guides

People pleasing is a big issue for me. I have to work on it all the time.

Quite a few people try to get friendly with me ,but it is nearly always becaise they want me to speak english wuth them.i am very busy myself but would muxh prefer that people tra to get friendly because they like me as a person. If they wish to better their english. Why should that be my problem?

I'm finding it hard that often the landlords want someone with references or a permanent job contract and they don't want to rent to foreigners. I don't have a job contract, I am using my savings and in the future I want to be self-employed working online.

I like German efficiency, but I would never live in Germany because I value the warmth and open-hearted nature of southern european cultures more. My country (Portugal) has a lot of the same problems as the South of Italy, but I would rather have these problems than the tradeoffs of nothern cultures. There are no perfect countries and no perfect cultures, I think the secret is finding somewhere that fits what we value in life and we can live with the drawbacks of that place too 😊