The biggest culture shock I’ve ever faced was definitely in the US. The first thing that stood out when I first got there was how friendly people are. Strangers would stop me in public just to compliment me or just to have a basic conversation, which was very strange to me since in Milan people are extremely closed off and wary of strangers. Another huge cultural difference between Italy and the US is tipping. I was only 15 years old when I first visited and at the time I didn’t know that you were supposed to tip between 15% to 20% of your bill. But perhaps my biggest culture shock was the use of “how are you doing” as a casual form of greeting and not as a way of actually ask how are you