Italians are extremely disgusted with France and Germany. What is the reason behind this?

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Italy, France and Germany are all located in western Europe, and Italy and France are even neighbors. Not only that, these three countries historically belonged to the Frankish Empire. But Italians were extremely anti-French and German.

Italians think that the French are too arrogant and unreasonable. At the same time, they also feel that Germans always have stereotypes about them, which makes them uncomfortable. Moreover, some living habits are so different between Italy and Germany and France that they are incomprehensible to each other. For example, when talking on the phone, Italians like to communicate enthusiastically with the person on the other end of the phone. The Germans, on the other hand, act as if they are afraid of being heard.

But what I just mentioned are just some differences in living habits. At most, these things make Italians incomprehensible and not disgusted. So what exactly is causing the revulsion? This has to start with their historical origins.

Let’s talk about France first. At the end of the 15th century, due to the fighting between France and Spain, Italy fell into a 10-year war. In the first half of the 16th century, France, whose national power was gradually increasing, invaded Italy many times, causing Italy to lose large areas of territory. These battles not only reduced Italy's territory, but also caused the people to live in dire straits. They also hindered the progress of Italy's national strength.

Faced with such neighbors, even Italians really don’t like them.

Let’s talk about Germany next. Italians look down upon France, which has similar customs, let alone Germany, which has completely opposite customs.

Because Germany launched World War II, many countries that were invaded did not like Germany very much. Italy, which belongs to the same "camp" as Germany, does not like this alliance either. Italy believes that Germany only sees itself as a "resource provider and replenishment bank". During World War II, Italy supplied Germany with a large amount of agricultural products, gasoline, weapons, etc. However, Germany, which had seized the resources of other countries, never distributed the so-called "spoils of war" to Italy.

In addition, the coal, iron and other raw materials needed for the development of Italy's secondary industry are basically monopolized by Germany. In other words, Germany controls Italy's economy to a certain extent. It's like a person being pinched by another person's neck. Do you think this person will have a good impression of the person pinching his neck?

In addition to the reasons mentioned above, Italy, France and Germany are all one of the four major economies in Europe. Although there is cooperation between them, competition is also very fierce. In these competitions, there are inevitable gains and losses.

So it is not without basis that Italians dislike France and Germany.

However, just as Italians dislike France and Germany, France and Germany also dislike Italians.

But in the author's opinion, whether it is the historical origins between the three countries in the past or the fierce competition with each other now, these are very normal things in the international community and even history. Being on the same continent and sharing the same market, it is normal to have conflicts and fights. Just like people living under the same roof, there are always bumps and bruises.

When we see these competitions and even conflicts, we must also see cooperation and progress between each other. This era is an era of peace and openness, an era of win-win cooperation. We must believe that overall cooperation is always greater than individual efforts alone. Only by joining hands can we create the greatest benefits.

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