View of America from Italy

http://italianviews.blogspot.com/2006/09/spit-and-city-one-of-first-things-you.html

I found a blog written by an Italian visiting America. His blog offered a view on Americans, but more particularly on New York. He wrote that he thought New York stank, especially in the summer and he also complained about the amount of spitting American’s did.

This may not be a fair depiction of all American’s, but because of American films and television series which usually depict America this way, American’s have lived up to the stereotype, and this would give them a negative image. On the other hand, it is also interesting that he mentioned how it wasn't just "the homeless person" but it was "the guy in suite [sic] and tie, from the white collar to the blue collar, males and females all together". This is also interesting as he illustrates that he saw many different types of people regardless of class, economic status and sex displaying this behaviour. However, as this was a first impression, his opinions may have changed over his stay in America. His criticisms are partly valid as they are based on his own experiences, although it can be argued that because this is a personal blog, his opinions cannot be taken too seriously. It is also quite interesting that he would have these opinions on Americans, as Italians are usually known to be quite proud and “clean” people, so for an Italian to see so many people spitting in America, would lead them to believe that America is a dirty place.