[ABS]

you are making the mistake of confusing your experience, which is of course legit but anecdata, with "how it works" in general.

I'm an almost 50 years old Italian so not a spring chicken but I definitely learnt Italian growing up, not a dialect, and not "from school".

I guess it's the difference between growing up in a city vs a village.

[jgwil2]

Well yeah, GP's comment obviously only applies in the case that your native language is not standard Italian.

[ABS]

not obvious at all when every sentence uses "you" to indicate a general rule that applies to every Italian rather than "I" to indicate a personal experience