You have to understand: Italy is a shithole. It is one of the PIGS countries (Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain) and its' economy has been in the shitter for years and years. Every Italian I met in Amsterdam was a broke-ass, unwashed squatter living in an abandoned building with 15 other Italians fresh off the trains.
Great people, love them Italians, but Italy is one fucked up mess of a country so factor all that into the math.
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