{"id":4780,"date":"2014-02-25T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=4780"},"modified":"2014-02-25T08:23:31","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T08:23:31","slug":"favourite-italian-pastimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/favourite-italian-pastimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Favourite Italian Pastimes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quali sono i passatempi preferiti degli Italiani?<\/strong> What are the Italians\u2019 favourite pastimes? Well, out of curiosity I\u2019ve been doing a bit of research on the net and reading articles published by FITeL<\/strong> (Federazione Italiana Tempo Libero<\/strong>), Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica<\/strong>), and Consumatore News<\/strong>. Here are a few excerpts taken from various publications dealing with cultural trends that illustrate how the Italians like to spend their tempo libero<\/strong> (free time).<\/p>\n

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Nel corso degli anni, cambiando le abitudini e lo stile di vita, certamente si \u00e8 modificato anche il modo di trascorrere il tempo libero e anche la quantit\u00e0 di tempo libero che si ha a disposizione. Oggi tra i tanti impegni quotidiani resta ancora qualche minuto od ora di tempo libero da dedicare a hobby, interessi, amici o passioni?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Over the years, changing lifestyles and habits have certainly also changed our way of passing our free time, as well as the amount of free time that we actually have. These days, do we still have any free time left to dedicate to hobbies, interests, friends or passions amongst all our many daily commitments?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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When free time becomes work!<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Se una volta per tempo libero si intendevano le ore libere dal lavoro da occupare essenzialmente in relax, oggi organizzare le serate da trascorrere con gli amici e pianificare i fine settimana \u00e8 diventata una vera e propria occupazione.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Whereas free time once meant the hours free from work during which one mainly relaxed, these days organising evenings with friends and planning the weekend has become an actual job.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u2026 and our favourite pastime is \u2026<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Andare al ristorante per molti \u00e8 uno dei modi preferiti per trascorrere il tempo libero in compagnia della propria famiglia o degli amici. Un passatempo, lo "stare bene a tavola", sempre pi\u00f9 sinonimo di piacere, di gratitudine personale, sperimentazione e accrescimento culturale (ne sono un esempio i ristoranti etnici) e voglia di compagnia in un’epoca di stress e di solitudine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Going to the restaurant is, for many people, one of their favourite ways of spending time with family and friends. Eating together is a pastime that involves pleasure, self fulfilment, experimentation and cultural growth (e.g. ethnic restaurants), and fulfils the need for company in an age of stress and solitude.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u2026 followed by \u2026<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u2026 chi ama frequentare le palestre e i centri di benessere. Un impegno irrinunciabile per coloro che, usciti dal lavoro, nonostante lo sfinimento, vanno a smaltire i chili di troppo accumulati al ristorante ed a tonificare i muscoli con qualche ora di ginnastica.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u2026 those who love to go to the gym and fitness centres. This is an obligatory commitment for those who, <\/em>despite being tired out when they finish work,<\/em> need to burn off a few of the extra kilos accumulated at the restaurant and tone up their muscles with a few hours of physical exercise.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u2026 and when we\u2019re not eating out or working out \u2026 <\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u2026 ci sono tanti altri modi per trascorrere il tempo libero, a parte il ristorante e la palestra: molti preferiscono andare al cinema o dedicarsi ad attivit\u00e0 culturali come andare a teatro o leggere. Oppure, in un\u2019era sempre pi\u00f9 tecnologica, anche stare al computer, chattare o frequentare i social network per alcuni sta diventando un modo alternativo per trascorrere il tempo libero. Molti altri invece intendono il tempo libero come un momento di ozio e di dolce far niente, quindi lo trascorrono di fronte alla tv o ascoltando della musica.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u2026 there are lots of other ways to spend your free time apart from going to the restaurant and the gym: many people prefer to go to the cinema or dedicate themselves to cultural activities, such as the theatre, or reading. Or in an increasingly technological age, even sitting at the computer chatting or spending time on social networks is, for some people, becoming a way of spending their free time. Many people, on the other hand, see their free time as  an opportunity to be lazy and do nothing in particular, so they spend it in front of the TV or listening to music.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Allora, quali sono i tuoi passatempi preferiti?<\/strong> So, what are your favourite pastimes?<\/font><\/p>\n

Please leave a comment and let us know (in Italian if you feel confident enough \"Smile\")<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Quali sono i passatempi preferiti degli Italiani? What are the Italians\u2019 favourite pastimes? Well, out of curiosity I\u2019ve been doing a bit of research on the net and reading articles published by FITeL (Federazione Italiana Tempo Libero), Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica), and Consumatore News. Here are a few excerpts taken from various publications dealing…<\/p>\n

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