[Red_Tarsius]

I'm a 22yo Italian. I will move to the West Coast as soon as I can.

Healthcare and university aside, I don't understand the appeal of Italy. The air you breath here is filled with cynicism and hopelessness. The state is not business friendly. You can find history, good weather and nature in other places.

The deep south has been destroyed by mafia's garbage management. Please, read USA army's findings on Naples. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/30/world/europe/beneath-south...

[MichaelCrawford]

I have many fond memories of living in Formia while my father served on the USS Springfield in Gaeta. I've been to Naples many times.

I was but six years old then; it was not until many years after we returned, that my father explained the widespread corruption to me.

What I remember are beautiful young women who would toss chocolate soccer balls to me, from their apartment balconies.

[s73v3r]

"The state is not business friendly"

90% of times when people say this, they mean that business is not allowed to run roughshod over anything it wants.

[beachstartup]

in italy this means the 5% of businesses that "unofficially sponsor" the government are allowed to run roughshod over anything they want.