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00:00Today I've arrived in Naples, Italy. I'm gonna learn what it's like to be a real
00:04Italiano. My challenge is to learn the Italian lifestyle. Can I get away from
00:09the tacky tourist image? I think I've made a good start.
00:14Obviously I'm dressed right for the occasion.
00:19What? What? I speak English. I'm Andrea. I'll teach you how to be like a
00:24real Italian. Let's go! Andrea Bile is a student born and raised in Naples.
00:31He's going to help me. First lesson, gesturing. I see a lot of people using
00:38their hands, Andrea. Are there like gestures that you do here? The most
00:42famous one is this one. You imitate us and it means like doubt.
00:48Now we're diving deep into the Italian lifestyle. Many start their day
00:56with an espresso. Should we go sit down or something? No, no, no, no.
01:02We always take them out by the foyer. Ah, okay, alright. Italians prefer espresso,
01:10which they just call caffè, the small strong cup of coffee that makes up
01:14almost 80% of orders. But first... First sip of water. Wow, first sip of water. Why, what does this do?
01:22It washes your mouth so you can taste better the coffee. Want some milk, yeah?
01:27No, no, no, no, no. Absolutely no milk. No? Cheers?
01:33The next stop is at the outskirts of Naples. Whenever they can, Italians go to
01:38the sea in summer, but unlike tourists who go to swim, the locals tend to just
01:42chill. Andrea says leisure time is cherished in Italy. I'm sure he can
01:49answer the usual questions about Italy on the internet. Let me ask you about
01:55some cliches. What I want to know, do Italians eat spaghetti with a spoon? No.
02:00You roll up the spaghetti in your fork and you eat them. And like with pizza,
02:06right? What kind of pizza is the typical one? Because I like Hawaiian pizza with
02:11pineapples on it. No, don't ask for that here. There's another one I guess it's
02:15talked about on the internet. Italian men are apparently good at sex. Yeah, I think so.
02:24Surveys claim that Italian men place more value on their appearance than in
02:28any other country in the world. So Andrea takes me to his favorite barber, Franco.
02:41It's a really important image here. Yeah, it's really important for yourself and for
02:45the others. And for others, yeah. Because you make a bella figura, so a good
02:51impression, but also the people around you make a good or a bad impression with you.
02:57Hey, he loves it, he loves form it. Yeah, yeah, it's good, it's good.
03:02No wonder that sales of cosmetic products in Italy rank third in Europe.
03:06Bella figura also means no shorts and no sandals with socks.
03:13Time for a typical Neapolitan snack. Pizza fritta is a deep-fried pizza with tomato sauce
03:19and cheese or herbs and garlic. It's a classic here for tourists and locals alike.
03:26Very good.
03:30My last task is singing. Italian is known as a musical language, so perhaps that's why it's
03:36widely believed that Italians love to sing, preferably on the balcony.
03:40Hey, hello. Can we come upstairs?
03:45Okay, he's letting us go upstairs, let's go.
03:48Can you ask him if we can sing on his balcony?
03:56Okay, let's go.
04:08Okay, maybe the thing about singing is cliche, but I feel almost Italian on the balcony with
04:14Gaetano and Andrea, and I'm also learning how incredibly hospitable the Neapolitans are.
04:19Cheers. Salute. Salute.
04:22Thanks to Andrea, after one day in Naples, I'm like a ragazzo, or one of the guys.