"the Colosseum, the fountains of Florence, the canals of Venice, the Alps, Lambos, pizza, pasta, the good life in Tuscany, Michelangelo, da Vinci, the leaning tower of Pisa, opera, fashion and, of course, colorful gestures"

It's always irritating to be reminded of how the rest of the world sees my country: as a series of (mostly correct) stereotypes.