Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Living in Italy

Latvia is a nice country. No doubt about it. With great people and great nature. But economy and politics there are not at the level of their people. Financial stability is really unsure. And many people prefer to work outside Latvia.
An expat is a person spending more than 300 days a year outside his own country. And in Latvia there are many people in this situation. But where do people from Latvia prefer to work? The answer is Italy. Why Italy?
Italy is a world wide known country. Known for its beauty. Known for its culture and great social safety. But why do so many expats from Latvia choose Italy? Why don't they choose another European country?
The answer comes from religion. Italy is the mother of catholicism. The Vatican is in Italy. The pope lives at the Vatican. So Italy is a 90% catholic country. How does this relates to the expats? Well, 90% of the people of Latvia are also catholic.
People from Latvia always choose Italy. Because social acceptance is one of the key factors. For any expat feeling like home is the most important thing. No matter what the difficulties are, as long as you feel good it doesn't matter.
And religion is one of the most important social components. Any expat from Latvia will integrate in Italy due to Catholicism. He will be accepted by the locals due his/her religion and he will surely never feel rejected.

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