A Short Trip

My wife recently visited Bolzano in the north of Venice with her friend. The friend knew the town and had long wanted to visit there, but I had never heard of the town. I heard that the people who live there basically speak German even it is in Italy. I searched the internet and found that many years ago, people from Bayern lived there, but in the early 20th century the Italian government forced them to respect Italian customs. Nowadays, they have Italian classes in school, but it is said that they speak with their family and friends in German. My wife said, "The town was beautiful! People don't throw things away in the street like Italian people do!" I wish people in Rome could learn a lesson from the people in Bolzano...