In Italy, speed is not a virtue.
Meals are not rushed. Conversations are not cut short. Coffee is not carried away in a paper cup.
Time is not something to defeat.
It is something to experience.
There is a difference between being productive and being present. Italians choose presence.
Lunch can last two hours. Dinner can stretch into the night. No one is checking the clock.
Because life is not happening later.
It is happening now.
Slow is not lazy. It’s intentional.
It’s Italian.