raped in italy twice...italians didnt care..

• I lived in Milan for few years ,studying full time, and I am really really glad to have gotten out of there...I came to italy, with a good attitude,hopeful and excited to meet some italians (I speak italian fluently,my fiance is italian) and what I got in return was complete disinterest, incuriosity, and complete indifference on the italians part..I am originally from Canada, and nobody seemed to give a shit, plus nobody realised it was a country, most of them thought it was one of the united states...whenever I introduced myself, I was allays referred to as the "americana" or the "straniera", and not even in a polite respectful way...more of like a jaded "oh, you're no big deal, really" ...it hurt, I was really trying hard to open up to these awful people and make friends, and I got stared at like i was a piece of shit in public (i dress nicely, I was a fashion student)...anyhow, about 2 mnths into school, an italian guy saw me on the tram going back to my house, followed me to my place, and forced himself into my building...I screamed, I cried, it was only 7 pm,so it wasnt late....NOBODY came out of their apartments to see where the screaming was coming from...as a result, I was raped right infront of my door. I contacted the police, and they hd his info, but of course they did nothing to arrest this scumbag..this happened to me on one of my first visits to italy, in 1992, 2 italian guys raped me,when I was a tourist,and of course again, the police did nothing...Im sure if he were romanian or algerian, they would have thrown him right into jail...but not their nice good italiano boys.....
  When I tried to tell my italin roommate what had happened, she just gave me this look like it was my fault (by the way, I was dressed really unfeminine that night, wearing ugg boots and an old baggy black skirt and big coat,so nobody can judge me on what I was wearing,but in italy, especially in Milan,people stare,and judge you solely on what you're wearing)...I was in Milan for 3 years, and not one italian friend...I think in the south the people are a little nicer, but I dont give a shit when these "open minded posters" preach not to generalise about a culture...my fiance is italian,and even he wants to get out of italy...I have really never been treated like such SHIT in my whole life, so really, I have completely lost all interest in italy and its people...yes ignorance is everywhere, yes there are nice people in italy too BLAH BLAH BLAH, but that doesnt change what happened, and what my experience was in that awful place, which made this foreigner always feel excluded from the italian culture. Thank you, Claude, I'm 100% with you on this one..

  Mona 29 Jun 2009, 11:31 - Report

Why are Italians so chaotic??