… its dirty and things are broken. Its disgusting. The toilets are
missing their seats and there’s no toilet paper. You have to pay to use a
public toilet (although I think this is common across Europe, and at least
these bathrooms are clean-er).
… people go wherever they want. If you are walking and want to be in the
space one step ahead of you, they want to be there now too, and will push
you out of the way to get there. If they are not doing this, they are the
slow ones that stop right in front of you and block your way. Americans get
called pushy. I know this is now a myth — they are the ones that push
back. Italians are pushy.
… I have allergies to everything and I think its killing me. I am
physically miserable and unable to enjoy being here at all.
… the buildings look nice all together. There are several historical
sites also that can be walked to. But buy a city map before you go.
… Italians are supposedly romantic. The only ‘romance’ I saw was guys
desperately trying to make out with the girl their arm was around. It was
pathetic and reeked of immaturity/adolescence.
… the busses and metro are very jerky when accelerating and decelerating.
Good luck holding your balance.