If countries were people, England and France would be old men. Italy would be dead. Compared with them, America is in its 20s.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society.
Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.
You don't have to be old in America to say of a world you lived in: That world is gone.
In Europe, we admire grown-up women; I think men revere older women.
America is a young country with an old mentality.
Italy is divided between us and them, rich and poor, north and south, young and old, employed and unemployed.
I think people in Italy live their lives better than we do. It's an older country, and they've learned to celebrate dinner and lunch, whereas we sort of eat as quickly as we can to get through it.
French culture takes ageing very seriously. There's much less ageism than in Anglo-Saxon countries.
We do not get to this age to be written off. Older people can act as a support system, which is what happens more in Mediterranean countries. People become much wiser as they get older and we should value that.
Italian men age very well. That's what I've learned from Tony Danza.