Italy in regions

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Italy in regions
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• Regional differences (regions in Italy)
• Regions vary (characteristics, food, dialect,
  habits, etc.)
• North/South

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Florentine culture

• Culture of Florence influential (cultural
  cornerstone)
• As a general rule, all Italians are generally
  friendly. Florentines can be more reserved than
  others
• Most Italians are helpful, friendly. This can
  vary in shops, tourist areas, etc.

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Packing and dressing
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Italians dress nicely

• ALL ITALIANS like to dress well
• Fare bella figura, and dont make a fool of
  yourself
• On the whole, Italians dress nicer than Americans
  do on a day-to-day basis.
• Fashion is important in Italy (dress nicely and
  appropriately)
• Italians will judge others by their dress

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Examples

• Older people (always dress nicely and more
  formally)
• Middle age (nicely/conservatively)
• Younger (college age) (nice jeans, slacks,
  T-shirts, polo type shirts, etc.)
• GENERAL GUIDELINES

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Try to BLEND IN!

• You will feel more comfortable
• You are not dressing for a beach vacation
• You are dressing for an academic experience where
  the weather will be quite WARM (Av. Temp. 88/63)

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Try to DRESS COMFORTABLY!

• Dress comfortably, yet modestly and
  conservatively
• MUST BRING MORE THAN ONE PAIR OF GOOD,
  COMFORTABLE WALKING SHOES
• BRING ONE NICE OUTFIT (LIGHTWEIGHT)
• Light jacket

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WHAT TO AVOID

• THESE WILL LABEL YOU AS AN AMERICAN AND AT TIMES
  CAN BE INAPPROPRIATE
• Baseball caps
• OU hooded sweatshirts, T-shirts labled with
  slogans and university names
• Inappropriate shorts/ low, low cut tops
• Flip flops
• Pj bottoms
• Grunge style clothing

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DO WEAR

• Appropriate shirts/t-shirts
• Nice shorts (longer)
• Skirts cool, casual dresses
• Jeans (nice ones)
• Slacks
• capris

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Personal preference

• Nobody is expected to dress according to high
  Italian standards
• Personal preference is important- what you find
  comfortable
• Remember, these are general guidelines

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SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• AT TIMES, THERE WILL BE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND
  YOU MUST COMPLY
• They are given for a good reason, and they are
  not optional

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Requirements

• Visits to certain sites, churches, museums in
  Florence
• Group excursions to other cities
• Examples of what is unacceptable

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Packing rules

• Lay out everything you want to take. Take only
  half of it, and take more money!
• DO NOT pack more than you can carry yourself

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With you on the plane

• In your carry on
• Essential medications, vitamins
• Money, money belt/pouch, passport, laptop (if
  applicable), important paperwork (TBA)
• Book/course packet for Dante class

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Personal items

• Pack only the essentials
• Dont overfill bags
• Remember you will buy things in Italy
• More bags on the way home means more money you
  will pay to airline
• Blowdryers, sunscreen, etc.