Image of an "Alien" in Italian Dialect Sphere
It is typical of Italians to contrast “friend and alien” on the level of different cities, villages, geographic area, regions. Feeling of difference from the neighbor (in appearance, character, cuisine, language) is characteristic of the inhabitants of the country. There are many dialects, for example Tuscan, Neapolitan, Sicilian and others, they are subdivided into sub-dialects and patois. Peculiarities of dialects are often the basis for ridicule of the “alien” and they reflects real cultural and language situation.