Go watch this video now!

Here is a link to a video by a man named Bruno Bozzetto. It is funny, but a large part of it is not exaggerated (or at least not exaggerated a whole lot). Watching along I can defintely say that all of the driving one are mostly true, along with road signs. The smoking one used to be true until the EU put its foot down and Italy had to play along (they were just making the transition when I first studied here in 2004). Probably the most true of all is the bureacrocy. It is seriously just like that. Anyways, I'll let you explore and watch for yourself. It may take a little while to load, but it's worth it.

http://www.lifeinitaly.com/flash/