Word: italianize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...common stereotype is that Italians steal anything and everything ous throughout Europe for lifting wallets from the pockets of unsuspecting tourists. Out on the street they are masters at lifting radio cassette decks from cars. As a precaution most Italian drivers remove then from their dashboards and carry them on their person when leaving their cars on the streets...
...Mondial was more than just a tournament for the average Italian. It was a reason for being, something that commanded Italy's heart and soul throughout the summer. In short, it was an obsession...
Three days later Italy disposed of Poland in the semifinal. Once again, the superhuman Rossi, who by now had become an instant celebrity, provided all the firepower the Azzuri needed. He notched both goals en route to a 2-0 Italian victory...
...underlying pessimism and cynicism had come to pervade Italy. I recall being shocked by a conversation with my Italian landlord when he told me that Italian history for the past fifteen hundred years was a national disgrace, and that he would leave for America right away if he was a younger...
...city--no, nation--gone crazy, one incident stood out clearer than any other, typifying Italy and the nature of her jubilation. At a certain point along the street the traffic snarled, and there in the middle of it stood a solitary man draped in an Italian flag which covered him from his waist to his knees. He stood amidst a throng of fans fenced in by several police cars casting a pall over the scene with their Hashing blue lights...