James May Learns How To Drive *Italian Style* in Rome | James May: Our Man In Italy
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- It's not just driving, it's Roman driving. According to James' Italian tour guide, the city of Rome doesn't exactly follow the usual road rules.
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What stresses you out the most whilst driving? 🧐
Not having a license
Bad drivers!!!
Other drivers or woman drivers
Thinking Richard Hammond might be coming the other way .
Indonesian traffic.
If you don't honk your horn in 40 seconds your car actually turns off in Rome
Sounds exhausting
It's a safety device similar to the "alerter" on railway locomotives. If the driver doesn't do anything - such as blow the horn - for too long a time, the emergency brake automatically applies. In Italy, if you haven't used the horn in over 40 seconds, it's assumed you've passed out.
I guess the honks were added in post as it is forbidden to honk. Of course the rules are there for foreigners, not Romans. But it is a lot quieter in Roma "today" than 40 years ago.
Unless you're on the phone whilst overtaking an overtaking car! Though probably best to honk anyway! 🤣
in India the interval between two honks is 10 seconds
these guys are old, but the show is still only going to get better. Imagine them in their 90's half senile and ranting at each other incomprehensibly. that's going to be great.
Most of us will also be in the "Senile and ranting" area of life. So, it will be ok :oD
jezzas not making it past 68
Hammond crashing some rare car in his 80's and back presenting soon after
They've been doing that for years!
@@seektruth8662 and it keeps getting funnier!!
I had to laugh at how well James adapted to the Roman madness and his Italian isnt cringeworthy either..... I'll stop there before I do something unforgivable and hint at some form of admiration for Mr May....
*THIS MESSAGE WAS WRITTEN BY JEREMY CLARKSON*
James is like that one guy who tries to look Italian but realizes he's British
Every third person from London
That's exactly who he is
@@dilfs.9196 I like your username
Richard Hammond is that one bloke that tries to look American but realizes he's a hamster.
@@Pilcrepus lmao 😭😭😭
Guia was absolutely the best thing about this show. I'm in love with her.
What's her whole name?
@@Adklmtlh Guia Scognamiglio
The scarest thing I ever did was drive in Naples. Stop lights ment nothing, lane markers ment nothing and they drove waaaaay too fast!
You're right Naples is mental and the worst in Italy.
I remember driving on the autostrada near Naples. There were three lanes. And suddenly the traffic stopped. So obviously the cars spread out into about 5-6 lanes. Even though there were still just markings for 3 lanes.
@@Tjalve70 ...that's normal in Italy, in the city too...... unfortunately 🙈🙈
As Italian i can understand your "fear". For work I drove from Cosenza to Bologna and fortunately the driving disorder of Rome and Naples does not exist in all of Italy. xD
@@valeriogreco5963 ...it does exist in the rest of Italy but not quite as bad.
Italian women are famous for being charming, elegant and beautiful. Yet, the charme, the cheerfulness, the expression and the light in the eyes, the happy laughs, ... just overwhelming. The calm way Guia Scognamiglio holds James May's arm when walking...Absolutely lovely.
So pretentious
@@sekhmet7774 Would you elaborate your idea a bit?
She is lovely! 😍😍
Last time I was in Rome I hired a Ducati and rode around for a week. Was heaps of fun and enjoyed the bike friendly traffic.
What I didn’t enjoy was getting a surprise in the mail at home. Apparently motorbikes can’t ride in bus lanes in Rome like we can here in Sydney……
Still, riding a duke in Italy was something special.
Any tips on which company you used? We're visiting rome in october. Looking to rent a motorbike or at least a good size scooter
@@mrme2483 sorry mate, I just happened upon them when walking around. We were staying not far from Trevi, so google might be your friend.
james in a fiat panda never gets old
The last time I was in Rome I discovered that, if they don't want to, Roman drivers don't stop for anything - traffic lights, policemen, accidents, probably sink-holes! Doesn't matter, they're not stopping. As a pedestrian, the only way to cross a road was to find a small child or a mother & pram who were crossing and hurl yourself after them. Only things for which a Roman driver would actually stop.
They have priorities.
Pizza. Just hold pizza when you're crossing the road, and you'll be safe.
Approach red light, roll over line, you now have priority over the 5 lanes of traffic, wave your arms in the air and honk at everyone! Seems legit :)
If you go to Napoli it's even worse :D
@@anuardossybi usual BS from food-obsessed americans...
I was in Italy back in 1999, Rome and Florence. Still in high-school by a couple years. Loved the low drinking age of 16 lol! Even walked into a family picnic and they welcomed me as family! My family still cracks up to this day about that!
90s were the best in Italy
@@username8644 Looool when me and my family were in Arles my father told as a joke to a waiter to serve me a Pastis shot (he ordered it for himself obviously) and the waiter proceded to give it to me no hesitation (I was 13 years old), now I know why.
0:41 “the roman way is the best way to be italian”
Any northern Italy guy like me:
Hold my polenta
The problem with the romans is that they're fully commit 99% at trying to demostrate they are better than you, even when you are simple enjoying free time. It consume their existence and it's very sad, because they have good side too. One of that is that they are hard, but human sentiment driven. This make them amazing in storytelling and talking.
@@s4cells4cell7 i lived one year in rome and i was too stressful. I was spending all the day in the car, i was going crazy and anywhere i went there was always a ton of people
With a guide like her I can travel the WORLD...🤠🇿🇦
Terrific series, loved the translation sequence and interaction with the crew.
In 1977 I visited my sister in Milan when I was all of 16 years old - one night while out shopping, she asked me to drive as her car (a teeny tiny four seater two door FIAT) was a stick shift (of course) and she wasn't completely comfortable driving in heavy, stop and go traffic and it happened to be snowing. Absolutely bonkers - there weren't any real rules to follow save no contact and not driving against the traffic. Teeny cars and cabs would pull up to intersections or even stop lights three and four abreast, lightly revving their engines and looking both ways for a break in traffic to pull out. Buses did pretty much whatever they wanted and were given wide berth. Cabs were the cowboys, constantly jostling and weaving expertly through the chaos. Traffic lights are the opposite from USA/North America, i.e. red means go and green means stop (they're for the pedestrians) and single lane roads were just a suggestion. Everybody raced from one intersection/traffic light to the next and the hand signals and gestures were fast and furious. Roundabouts were terrifying but as long as you had good spacial awareness, nerves of steel and consistently good turn signal skills you were OK. She still giggles about it when I mention it to her. A great memory.
absolutely loved the show - it was pure joy to watch!
Too many "funny" (not so funny) bits, besides those looong minutes about penalty kicking, tea preparing and a "Scottish" enclave. Didn't they find enough things in Italy to show? 😑
@@carloduroni5629 it is very expensive to film in Italy.
What was your favourite part of the series? czcams.com/video/vn2UrhpsiaI/video.html
@@thegrandtour difficult question - maybe episode 2 when james was acting!
@@dragospahontu So, why not film "May in Italy" all in England?
Italians are crazy. Especially at night there are so many mopeds going in and out of traffic extremely fast.
Yes as an italian i can confirm lol but i guess that also in uk saturday nights must not be the best
Everyone wants to be Rossi
I wanted him to open the clip by saying "HELLO"! that would be soo amazing
really enjoyed this episode. we need more of this fantastic young lady!
May is a legend!!
Absolutely Love this Series , Veramente fatta per Bene
I wish I could watch this series for the first time again.
In Italy the driving rules are more like "guidelines".
Poorly adhered to guidelines
Am italian and I can say rules are only there to decide who's right in the case of an accident
Subtle suggestions, if you get bored
In India, our rules are-
Oh wait. Do we even have rules??
If you are a adrenaline junkie then get a fixed price taxi from the airport to Rome. Those drivers are utterly nuts and i bet they are all recording their time and bragging who is fastest:D
Tried that. The fixed price was just a suggestion...
@@arosnett it’s not, you should have complained.
Taxi drivers bragging who's the fastest? Not the other way around? You sure?
Damn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is very understandable why she's your guide James, an Italian beauty.
It was my first time in Rome earlier this year, I must say that their driving style is very similar to driving in Manila... but faster.
I'm deffinitely gonna start using the "you're making me unhappy" handsign
So Mr. Slowly has a pretty Italian lady taking him around Rome.
I've had worse days.
I remember years ago seeing an interview with a Roman taxi driver, trying to tell the journalist about how to drive in Rome.
He said - "Drive to make them afraid".
This also applies to much of Quebec.
the most important rome-style driving, always keep 💁🏽♂️ in every situation
Great episode
this beautiful woman could drive me anywhere she wants. italian women are born natural beautiful. unbelievable.
most of them dont need any makeup to look amazing.
the landscape, the temperature, the people, the food, the architecture of the buildings, i fckn ❤️ italy.
if i get time some day i‘ll learn their language too.
calm down mate.. you must have your beer goggles on.
@@petesmitt nope. i‘m perfectly fine dude. not my problem if you couldn‘t recognize a beautiful thing if you see one. 🤷♂️
@@VerrueckterKerl85 She's 😍
He looks quite sophisticated with the facial hair and glasses. Haven't checked up on his newer shows yet, may do that today.
I have been to Italy in the Rome City❤️❤️ it was Bella🇮🇹👍
This is brilliant!😄👏
Are you kidding me??? James May was driving around my house and I didn't notice his presence??? I'M SHOCKED 🤣
Can’t wait to watch this
Thought the Italians were really weird ,, people untill I went there ,, they are fantastic !!!!! have no other words for them
James May in a Fiat Panda with a beautiful woman by his side navigating one of the most fabulous cities in Europe. Bliss!!
Hell yeah! I didn't know this already came out.
Can't wait to see 'our man in germany' 😉
"I'm sorry sir, ze gate is closed."
Hello viewers, I'm in Berlin right now which is t- **gets stabbed**
James you drove in Mumbai with a Rolls Royce. Driving in Rome is just a piece of cake !
Fantastico Bim .
I learned to drive a car driving from Florida to Connecticut, going through thunderstorms down south to near blizzard going through Baltimore/Washington DC then through frigid New York City.
I had driven only motorcycles and tractors in Cornwall- apparently the Celt is very adaptable.
Now Boston, is the tricky one- there are no rules and they haven’t even got the decency to swear at you where you are going wrong.
What didn’t adapt was the diesel VW Dasher. The Maryland snow storm iced up the radiator and it didn’t like that, seizing a couple of weeks later necessitating the purchase of a Subaru. After picking up the newer vehicle I was left in a loaner car, in a town I didn’t know, in the dark, during another snow storm while the (ex now) wife buggered off into the whiteout in the Subaru.
Its Amazing that James May drove Via Casilina, Via Tor de Schiavi e Scalo San Lorenzo….those are literally The same roads I pass by 🤣🤣
Ma che cazz?! Cosa ci fanno insieme la Guiona nazionale e James???
Mammamia! Che bel crossover episode!
I loved being in Rome, because I chose to walk everywhere.
It's the only way to see such an interesting place.
she is absolutely fantastic
Ready to have your baby
@@RealMTBAddict 🤣
As much as I wouldn’t like to give Jeff Bezos any of my money I really need to watch this show to its fullest
It looks great! 😄 And the lady is beautiful! 😄
More May!
Even more May! 👀 czcams.com/play/PLSXPYspKybUdik8nwidjdpLncdqF5qDqg.html
A lesson in sign language, priceless.
Been al over Europe but Rome is my favorate at heart.
Now you have to go only a couple hours further south and re-learn how to drive in Naples
Bellissima
Guia So Lovely 🌹
Saluti dall'Italia!!! Spero che ti sia piaciuta
Greetings from Italy!!! I hope you enjoyed
James have driven in Rome before as part of the trio, this is just padding the show with some car related stuff, but still I did watch and enjoy it.
James is totally hitting that
I used to live for a couple of years in Rome. When I taken my friends to Italy, to Rome exactly, an my friend was driving, we left the motorway, and after the first crossroad he stopped the car and told me that he is not going to drive anymore in Rome :D for me is a chaos, but everybody knows that chaos and everybody knows what to expect from other road users for a foreign this basically madness
You must take them to Napoli or Palermo: that’s boss level of driving
Questa irregolarità del traffico riguarda solo l'Italia o riguarda alcune regioni?
Sat down to watch this show the other night and as it got started my seventeen year old daughter says, “Ooooh James May, he’s such a GILF”
I turned to her all wide eyed and said, “Isn’t he just!”
Last I saw James lives in inner London, that is enough to prepare for Roman driving.
I know this question is a bit out of context but may I ask if anyone knows what’s the brand of James’s eyeglass frame? Love the style.
James may in a panda yay 😁
Guia is incredible pretty.
I believe a lot of folks here would suggest to come to their city to experience rough driving, me, I would refer to St. Petersburg, Russia
I think I need lots of lessons in roman driving
That seemed very civilized tbh
National treasure
I live there and I got the driving licence back in 2019, still learning how to survive in some situations 💀
Questa irregolarità del traffico riguarda solo l'Italia o riguarda alcune regioni?
That girl is fab!!!
Repeat the same test in Naples.
James yet again resisting the urge to get hold of the work of the divine potter
I don't recall seeing her previously but I do remember author Massimiliano Mursia from some episodes ago
Mmh…I don’t know, me neither…That episode with Eleazaro Rossi maybe?
This was awesome love James and the girl was beautiful and charming too
When i lived there , you either quickly adopt the local (lack of) driving etiquette or you ll never get anywhere. re: moped drivers... they are nuts. first weekend my buddy took me to the beach on a moped . i was riding bitch without a helmet of course. this psycho overtook a bus in a blind right turn and i swear my elbow was rubbing on the side of the bus while we almost got killed by the oncoming traffic... fun times...
Did anyone else's jaw drop when they saw Guia?
"We think being Roman is the best way to be Italian." I see this stereotype really does apply to all capitals in all countries...
Excellent point.
it kinda is, rome is exactly in the middle of italy, we have the northern money and the southern flavour of life, the best of the 2 worlds
Rome feels to me like capital by a mistake, Milano seems to me far more appropriate. 👹😎
@@Honzimus thank God Milano is not the capital. And I'm not from Rome
Also because Rome is one of the worst administrated cities in Italy 🤷🏻♂️
Driving with Italian passion 🤭🤣
I wish they came in istanbul to make a episode
To James May, the producers and the editors of series 2. In episode 3 when James is standing in front of Lake Campotosto and talking to us viewers (starts at time code 00:35:40), a transparent 'ghostlike figure' suddenly appears in the background coming out from the trees on the left and starts walking to the right for a duration of ca three seconds. Starts at time code 00:35:50.
What is it? Double exposure? The real deal?
I have seen the streaming episode several times so it's not a manipulation by some viewer.
According to my Italian neighbour, driving in Rome is very much about parking and getting your windscreen wipers, hubcaps (or alloy wheels), headlights and/or headlamps stolen while you briefly leave your car 😕.
Been to Rome. Nice for a visit. Only. Of course a Roman is going to say Rome is Italy and Italy is Rome. But I prefer Alto Adige aka South Tyrol. Your nerves and car will last longer there, in stunning scenery.
You can easily see how Guia is nervous about James's driving.
Also, I'm Italian (from Milano) and I can say the "continuous honking" is just one of the usual bulls... stereotypes, even in Roma.
Bullies, non bulls. Bulls sono i tori
@@carminemartino1197 Era un'abbreviazione di una "parolaccia". Lo so perfettamente che cosa sono i bulls e i bullies. E se leggi bene la frase capirai che "bullies" non c'entrerebbero nulla.
@@carloduroni5629 ah giusto, non avevo capito cosa tu intendessi dire
In Naples it's definitely not a stereotype
Sono l'unico ad averlo notato? Guardate il minuto 35 e 50 secondi, dietro James nello sfondo appare una figura mooolto ambigua. Fatemi sapere cosa ne pensate.
Not sure who had a more enjoyable time, Captain Slow or the bellissimo Ms Guia?
i was watching season 2 episode 3 of james may : our man in italy on amazon prime and caught a glimpse of something weird during the lake campotosto scene . at 35 min. 51 sec. , behind him to the right between the grass and dried leaves , it only last a couple of seconds . creepy!!! lol
I used to drive trucks to Linate, Milan.
No-one stops for Anybody..., Pedestrian crossing? Cars have right of way..., Trams trump Everything.
I saw a truck get demolished by a tram, because the truck had turned right, but, into the trams path, but, the tram kept going.
Parking; if you are working all day, park against the kerb..., part-time worker.., double-park, and, if if you need to shop, well, just Stop..., regardless if the traffic stacks up behind you.
Madness!
Trams never stop if a car goes in their way, tahts happens everywhere in the world. As for the huge number of dickheads driving in Italy you are completely right, they make me want to throw a rock to them everytime I'm trying to cross the road.
Why does this feel similar? Oh, I Live in India💀
ahahah please... came in Naples to see the real traffic
0:36 hey girl calm down
Maniac ! 🤓
In Warsaw you have to floor from every 🚦 otherwise you can lost the license
I tend to use a different hand signal for "you're making me unhappy"
Rome driving looks like chaos
pasta la vista baby
How do i get a tour of Italy a life dream !!
❤️❤️
Nice puppies
Hope homie got topped up 🤝🫡
In Rome, I found the constant honking more a sign of communication rather than a sign of aggression like we see it as in the UK.
Took me a while to realise this as I didn’t see anyone get out of their car and smash the other person’s windshield in.
My interpretation is a bit different. Like the taxi driver who floored it, hit the horn and waved the bird out the window, whilst shouting "fanculo!" at pedestrians crossing the street.
@@tqracing maybe there isn’t that fear of getting your head caved in there?
Did you bring Gin