If you're planning on going to Italy soon for your summer holiday, it's really nice to feel part of everything and not come across like a typical tourist.

That way, it makes it easier for you to connect with Italians and experience Italy a bit more like a local.

In this episode, you'll hear the do's and dons when travelling in Italy so you can blend in more with Italians.

Hello to learn Italian.

In today's in today's episode you'll hear Ciao all alltutti and welcome to learn Italian with Joy of Languages.

In today's episode, you'll hear some of the things that you can make sure to do or not do in Italy

to be more like an Italian and less like a tourist.

You'll also hear some practical phrases that you can use in Italy.

There are resources out there that say you shouldn't do things like litter or graffiti, but we're

going to ignore these more obvious ones because we know you wouldn't be doing them anyway.

And if you ever do happen to not quite get things right in Italy, don't worry at all because

Italians don't expect you to know how to do things exactly like they do.

Starting with the food and drink, which is very important in Italy, the first dawn is don't

have dinner too early. In Italy, you have dinner quite late in the evening. If you're in the south of

Italy, it's even later compared to the north. Anything around 7.30 or earlier is definitely considered

early in Italy. Most restaurants don't even open until 7pm and in touristy spots they'll often

seat tourists earlier and then have a second wave of Italians later in the evening. So if you'd like a

more local atmosphere, choose a later slot. Although that being said, my mum whenever she comes to Italy

is always amazed by how older

adults are able to digest everything and go straight to bed. I also struggle to eat as late

as Italians do nowadays, to be honest, but I try. To eat later like we do, you could call

or stop by a restaurant and say, I'd like to book for eight o'clock.

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