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Let’s introduce our ten types of Italian men speaking a bit about cinema:

A few years ago,聽Italian cinema developed a trend: that of representing on screen stereotypical figures, characteristic of our country: 迟丑别听average Italian, with all his聽idiosyncrasies and peculiarities, comes聽in several forms and the silver screen exploited this creative line to the full. Take directors and actors such as Carlo Verdone: they brought stereotypical Italians to their extreme in a humorous way and created some of the most popular and well rounded characters of recent cinema.聽Although these films have left place to different formats in the industry, it is still possible to identify some of these stereotypical Italians: and be assured that each聽of us know at least one from every聽category!

Il Burino or Cafone or Coatto or Tamarro

Here our first among the ten types of聽Italian men of this article.

All聽four terms in the title express just one simple concept: being coarse and classless.聽This is the type of person wearing聽expensive聽clothes without having style, mixing colors or wearing shirts without buttoning them up, sporting heavy gold chains on a shaved chest.聽罢补尘补谤谤颈听are聽frequently noisy, love talking loud聽and are聽often associated to聽scarce culture. Regardless to their geographical origin, they always have a thick accent and often speak in dialect, rather than Italian. Their vulgarity is well known. 聽No matter the region, every burino has a common denominator: being rowdy 补苍诲听wanting to be noticed. Examples of聽产耻谤颈苍颈听补苍诲听迟补尘补谤谤颈听聽are, for instance, Mario Balotelli, or the entire cast of聽The Jersey Shore!

Il Radical-Chic

A relatively new-entry in the realm of stereotypical Italians, but one that certainly deserves a place in our 聽ten聽types of Italian men list, is the 聽radical-chic. This is the type who聽wants to be different聽at all costs.聽Radical-chic Italians are slave to their own personal style and want to dress in a less ordinary manner, often displaying small details that make a difference. They want to follow a healthier 聽and eco-friendly lifestyle, usually聽eat聽organic and ride a bike. They like to see themselves as being working class, but in truth they, more often than not, come from wealthy families and live on daddy’s money. Radical-chic in Italy is what 聽丑颈辫蝉迟别谤蝉听are in the rest of the world.

Lo Snob

Snobbish Italians are聽immediately recognized by聽the way they talk: they choose their words and intonation carefully, as they use both as a sign of distinction.聽Often wearing expensive clothes, which sometimes they cannot even afford, they聽only go out with their ‘peers’ and exclusively聽go to specific places, because they belong to upper social classes.

Il Mammone

This is the best-known category of Italian men abroad, so it 聽had to be one of our聽ten types 聽of Italian men. 聽Northern European women often complain about this attitude聽when they meet Italians, apparently forgetting their own are not too different!聽It is in part true, though: plenty of Italian men (men in general, in fact!) are聽mama’s boys.聽Cuddled and spoilt by their聽mothers, they often have聽a visceral relationship with them and keep on considering聽la mamma聽the most important woman in their lives.聽The 尘补尘尘辞苍别听is usually not a fan of houseworks and cooking, becuase his mother聽would have never let him do such things.

Il聽聽Don Giovanni

This is the man聽always looking for women to seduce. He is聽never content with one partner, but wants to date many, often all at the same time. And he manages, because the don Giovanni聽is usually good with his words and charming, to the point he does not always need to be good looking.聽聽If a man is a don Giovanni, it is very unlikely that he will change so it is better to distrust this category, if one wants to have a love story.

L’ Imbranato

The Italian imbranato is a bit of a dolt: he is聽awkward, often forgets things and is clueless when it comes to women and dates. In fact, he may often make a mess of a first encounter with a potential love interest.聽He seems to have a magnet for bad luck. Although he is frequently seen as a sfigato, a loser, he could actually turn out to be very funny and amusing thanks to his聽way of being.

L’ Intellettuale

This is the type of man who聽manages to create a two hour speech out of how a fork looks like.聽He usually wears glasses and it is better to study if you are meeting him, because you may feel as you were back in school. Bring a dictionary, or download one on your mobile to understand him when he talks!

The Forever Young no Matter I am 40 or Over

This is the type of person that, no matter his actual age, always feels young. Considering themselves not much different from 20 year-olds, they believe that age is a mere matter of anagraphics and registries, and that what truly counts is the age they feel inside. They go clubbing every weekend, they often get drunk and they are聽never old enough to have a steady relationship. 聽Truth is this type of people tend to escape responsibilities and this is why they live this way: this is the reason why this particular category has been getting more and more numerous by the day.

Il Preciso

This person is a maniac of precision. He always does聽things the right way and following specific criteria, often obliging people to conform. From very little issues聽like how to store things, or聽how to plan a day 补苍诲听how to organize stuff,聽to more serious matters聽like how to live and plan my life, 迟丑别听笔谤别肠颈蝉辞听never bears聽lack of programs. This desire of being precise often turns into a real obsession.

Colui Che Ostenta ma non ha un Euro

This type of man is usually broke,聽but thinks it is important to pretend to have money to make friends or find a girlfriend, so he acts consequently. Unlikely 迟丑别听蝉苍辞产,听he does not feel the need to have a high social status and to show it around: it is all about money and showing off material things. Showing to have money, often by driving expensive cars of dressing and behaving flashingly聽is the only way to be accepted or show self-confidence. One day, he will sell his entire family to buy a Ferrari. Therefore, do not聽be deceived by those who pretend to have money, because often there is nothing interesting behind their fa莽ade, not even cash!

As explained above, these categories are stereotypes and not all people in Italy fall into one. As in any country, we have normal and ordinary people, too, who do not live through their excesses, but rather just enjoy the way they are. Of course, any of us may find a tiny bit of one of the above characters within himself or herself: look out for which one!

Author: Anna De Filippo

Edited by Francesca Bezzone