Lesson 2

Television
As in many cultures, television has become an important piece of furniture in a home and for Italy this is no different. Or is it? Well, I have spend one week watching tv at different moments in time and one thing became clear. Italy has redefined a television experience with three ingredients that are used in abundance; Quiz shows, Women and Football.

However not just like that, a Quiz show runs for at least 4 hours, involves a lot of singing, short men and tall women and nobody seems to be able to win a prize. The second ingredient should be the first because Italy loves its women. They are all tall, blond, show a lot of cleavage and have enjoyed numerous visits to the Nip/Tuck doctors. Final part is Football or Calcio. Are the Italians passionate about football? Well, I have never seen a program on television that runs for three hours with a panel of specialists that analyses the last football matched without showing any footage of the actual match ! This is prime time and even considerated intellectual, it clearly shows again that Italians just love to talk!