Why Italy - What do you think about the italian culture?

What do you think about the italian culture?

Are they polite or?

pasta, mm good
italians rule. they are great at football, and they are all about the family.
Let me ask my Godfather? Don Vito Corleone.
as an italian/aussie... i can give u the honest low down on the Italians.... Good: talkative, extremely family oriented, usually a faithful people, hospitable, excellent cooks, if u are a friend theyve "got yor back" so to speak... lol and they sure know how to chuck a party. they are also hard workers. bad: gossip alot, force feed you even when ur not hungry, can be waaay to noisy, can sook a bit... some of the guys can be pretty sleezy. just like any culture... good and bad points... but i love my Italian family. they always make me feel welcome and are smiling and laughing :-)
As an Italian, I can say that it is a great culture - lots of good food and importance given to the family. However, they can be racist.