Today the sun shines again. I want to express that I am very glad to see how fine things are these days in Italy. Let's see: there's a popular government composed of capable and innovative leaders; there's a strong party system which supports an active and united opposition; the judiciary system works like a charm --it handles the rare cases of corruption completely and efficiently; the state-owned companies and public services have reached levels of quality rarely seen in the past. All of this you can perceive this in the people's spirit: even with the crisis, ordinary people find alternatives for living, and the percentage of employed ones with temporary contracts is rapidly decreasing. For young people, studying and doing research is truly a life option. The immigrant population has been gradually embraced by the state and its protection. It is touching to see how citizens are enthusiastically taking this issue on their own hands, as evidenced by multiple everyday episodes. Some of them even organize warm welcome events to immigrants in some cities' neighborhoods (they call these events ronde notturne, or night rounds). Finally, a recent episode has reminded us how remarkable the relationship between state and church in Italy is, and has seen prevail the elemental principles of tolerance and respect towards non-Catholics and non-believers.
No wonder why Italy is a modern, first-world country.
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The food is delicious and the weather is very comfortable. You can't have it all. :-)
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