WELCOME ORIENTATION
During Area Orientation, the FFSC will take you on an intercultural relations trips to the city of Naples. You may stop in a restaurant, grocery store, market or other shops. The goal is to show you the ins and outs of how to order food and drinks, make purchases in stores and embrace the Italian culture overall. Consult with FFSC about other area orientation classes.
EVERYDAY LIFE IN ITALY
Dining
• Water is served in bottles only: still or sparkling.
• Expect meals to last at least two hours.
• Lunch times are around noon to 2:30 p.m.
• Dinner times start around 7 p.m. and may stay open until midnight.
• Restaurants close between lunch and dinner.
• Be sure to ask for the check.
• Most times, you pay at the register.
Shopping
• You’ll need a 50 cent or 1 euro coin to insert into shopping carts for use.
• Weigh your produce before checking out.
• Bring reusable bags for your groceries.
• If you forget a bag, you’ll need to pay for one at the register.
• Many shops close for “riposo” which tends to take place between 1 and 4 p.m.
Driving
• Italians tend to drive faster and more aggressively than what U.S. drivers are used to.
• Don’t attempt to drive like the Italians to keep up with their pace.
• Italians do not consider it rude to tailgate. Don’t get upset when they’re tailgating you – however, don’t form a habit of trying to tailgate them back.
RECYCLING IN ITALY
Recycling is a requirement in Italy. Each town has different trash and recycle pick-up schedules — so be sure to ask your landlord, neighbors or the Housing Service Center (HSC) for information.
Here’s a clear list of what to recycle:
Paper
Boxes (from cereal boxes to shoe boxes)
Cardboard
Envelopes
Paper
Paper bags
Reading materials (paperback books,
newspapers, magazines, catalogs, mail)
Wrapping paper
Non-paper Packing Material
Aluminum foil
Bottle tops
Jar lids
Metal cans/packaging
Net bags for produce
Plastic bags (storage bags, bags that
food comes in, grocery bags)
Plastic bottles/cartons
Styrofoam
Biodegradables/Compost
Branches
Bread
Egg shells
Flowers/plants
Fruit
Hay and straw shavings
Nutshells
Paper towels
Tea bags
Untreated wood
Vegetables
Wood chips
Residual
Ashes
Cat litter
Diapers
Feminine products
Facial Tissues
Meat (including bones)
Mirrors
Non-packaging metals/plastics
Seafood (including shells)
Soiled paper products
Vacuum cleaner bags
Glass
White, clear, green, brown, blue and
other colored glass
Drinking glasses
Non-returnable glass jars/bottles
Other glass packaging
*No ceramics, porcelain, or metal/plastic lids
Bulk and Hazardous Waste
Batteries/chemicals/detergents/pesticides Construction waste
Cooking oil
Electronics
Furniture
Large branches
Lightbulbs
Mercury thermometers
Other oils
Paint
Scrap metal
Tires
Trees