English has been required in Italian schools since like the mid 1980s and they begin starting in early grades in the early 2000s. Most young people will speak much, much better English than you will be able to learn in the next year. Now that doesn’t mean Italian’s don’t appreciate you learning their language. But we’ve spent a lot of time in small towns, and we know a smattering of Italian, but have zero issues. I struggle with Italian as I find it too similar but different than Spanish and I inevitably default to Spanish at some point. Enjoy your trip, Italy is my happy place!
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