Stereotypes: there’s always a bit of truth in every one of them, positive or negative, and those about Italy are plenty: Italians are loud, Italians can’t stand in a queue, Italians always stick with one another, Italians always think about food. I am sure you can think of some more yourself.  

But Italy is a pretty big country and very varied when it comes to landscapes, heritage, cuisine and even language, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to know that the people of each area, of each one of its regions have peculiarities and quirks of their own, swiftly turned into stereotypes by tradition.