We'll save the thoughtful analysis for another time. This post is straight to the point: here are five little-known reasons Italy is so damn original, and if you haven't been there, you really need to go...now!5. Nutella, native to Piemonte, now outsells all peanut butter brands combined, worldwide. Nutella and jelly? Take that, Skippy!
4. "Ars longa, vita brevis"--"Art is long, life is short"--the key to living a rewarding life. What more can one ask of a culture?
3. Annual wine consumption per person: 26 gallons. And yet Italians never seem to be intoxicated. Piano, piano (slow, slow).
2. Italy has more hotel rooms than any other nation in Europe. And who says the Italians don't plan ahead?
1. Italy has a population of 58 million people...with 63 million mobile phones. If you can't communicate with others, can't express yourself when you feel the urge to do so...you might as well be English!
Sources: Let's Go Italy 2009; lifeinitaly.com
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