Kacie Burns is an American actor and dancer from Canton, Michigan, who has been documenting her daily adventures in Italy. She moved to Florence, the birth city of Renaissance, which resembles a museum under the sky, after falling in love with her boyfriend Dario on her first solo trip two years ago. Their love blossomed and Kacie is now a proud Florentine, appreciating all the new cultural quirks that come at her.
Kacie is now busy making a series of fun and lighthearted cultural shock videos on her TikTok with each going viral and amassing her a whopping 9.6M likes in total. So let’s see what cultural differences she has spotted between America and Italy below that put living in these two countries in a whole different perspective.
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#1 Free Healthcare
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#2 Charging For Water
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#3 Going Out Only If Fully Ready
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It’s no secret that Florence is a cultural playground for the international rich and has been since the 17th and 18th centuries when it was a highlight on the European Grand Tour. Today, the city that’s often called an open-air museum under the sky is loved by international expats, especially fellow Americans.
According to Celeste Oliphant, a luxury property consultant, “Florence has everything that the foreigner wants from Italy: art, culture, food, and the beautiful countryside of Tuscany on its doorstep.” Plus, she says it’s “less intimidating than southern Italy: it’s clean and there is less chaos.”
#4 4 Weeks Of Paid Vacation
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#5 Getting Paid For Honeymoon Leave
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#6 Asking For The Check
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Many Americans come to the idyllic city to study and there are more English-speaking education institutions that you could imagine. But due to the covid pandemic, the future of the American students is now unclear as many left and flew back to their home countries for quarantine, where they completed their courses online. The question is whether they will ever return to Florence for studies.
It turns out that the sizable population of American students in the Florence and Tuscany area has a much bigger impact on the region’s economy than you could think. According to Fabrizio Ricciardelli, a secretary-treasurer of the Association of American College and University Programs in Italy (AACUPI), “An average of 15,000 students are hosted by North American and Australian study abroad programs in the Florence and Prato areas, creating an added value of 200 million euro in expenditures that benefit the region, along with 5,000 jobs.”
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#7 Some Stores Close From 12:30-3:30 Everyday
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#8 Not Leaving A Tip At A Hair Salon
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#9 Kids Choose Specialized Highschools To Attend At 13
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Try combining losing this all value and putting tourism on hold due to the pandemic, causing economic uncertainties far greater than the region could afford. After all, the number of tourist overnight stays in the city of Florence has been growing over the last years, from 12.2 million in 2012 to roughly 15.8 million in 2019. But according to the recent data, tourist arrivals, including both international and domestic tourists, decreased by roughly 71.5 percent in this city in 2020.
#10 It’s Ok For Kids To Drink A Small Glass Of Wine
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#11 Vouchers From The Government For Food Intolerances
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#12 Drinking In Public
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#13 Americans Order Water With Ice
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#14 Drinking A Lot Of Coffee
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#15 Having Sick Days
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#16 Adults Live With Their Parents Until Late Twenties
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#17 Looking For A Job Right After School
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#18 Some Jobs Provide Lunch Tickets
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#19 Average Gas Price Is 1.51 Euro Per Liter
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#20 It’s Normal To Have Dinner Later In The Evening
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#21 Bidet In The Bathroom
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#22 Don’t Go Out If Not Fully Ready
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#23 Drinking A Glass Of Wine In Middle Of The Day
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#24 14 Year Old Kids Can Drive Small-Engine Motorcycles And Scooters
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#25 It’s Common To Eat Every Part Of The Animal
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#26 Not Leaving A Tip At A Restaurant
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