I remember traveling in Italy with some other Americans that I knew back in the fall of 2011. One member of our group couldn't communicate with the Italian locals and actually asked them, "why don't you guys speak English?" If you're heading to Italy, don't be this person! Remember the old saying : when in Rome, do as the Romans do. That means that it's worth the effort to try and fit in with the Italians and, like anywhere else, rhetoric is the key to getting things done - just as long as you know how to use it. Learning Italian, after all, is not the exactly the same thing as learning how to speak Italian. Here are some tips on how to speak Italian and not sound like a tourist in Italy.
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