THE ITALIAN JOB

It is an interesting article because it talked about one of the traits of Italian culture that seems to be extremely quirky at the same time: Men and women stay in their parents’ houses even if they gain a job or have a lot in life!

The article was written by Greg Burke, and in the article, it is explained that staying in the family until one gets married is common sense; this is to show to the outside world that the family is strong and that there is nothing wrong with the family. There are three primary reasons for this weird phenomenon: economics, schooling, and change.

I wonder: why do Italian men and women tend to stay at home? From the article, I guess it’s due to a combination of strong cultural ties and…choices: They simply want to do it! Now, that is where the weird things come in.

To be honest, it is really hard for me to understand the topic, but it is also extremely interesting at the same time, simply because it is completely different from the things that we know in life! I have mixed feeling about the author’s opinion: To be honest, either choice would be extremely fine for me; though I’d like to run my own life like a real man, and earn using my own blood, sweat, and tears. After all, I’m responsible for my life after my parents are gone…

I guess the only solution for this would be to make the people integrate a new culture of independence that is away from their family; it is hard to eradicate values, especially Italian family values (I’d bet almost all of us have watched “The Godfather”). Because, otherwise, we may just realize one day that we’ve ran of choices on how to run our lives, and by that time, it may be difficult for them to integrate independently into society.