Recently, in a French discussion with a local, I mentioned my observation of the strong rapport I had seen between the French and the Italians. He responded as follows:
"Yes, that is very true. The French and the Italians have a strong relationship. Not so much with the Spanish. The Spanish are, I don't know, sombre and heavy. There is always a heaviness, a gravitas, about them. [He made a frowny face.] They are so.... sombre.
The Italians, like the French, have a sense of lightness and joie de vivre. The difference between them is that, although there is lightness with the Italians, they still take their work very seriously. They are great craftsmen and concentrate on every detail. Not so much with the French."
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