Family differences 

In Denmark we don't have as big families as in Italy. We usually live with our parents, maybe even just one parent, and a couple of siblings. When our grandparents get to old to take care of themselves,
we put them into a home for the elderly, so we don't have to take care ourselves. In Italy most families have their grandparents living in the same house as you, being just as big a part of the family. It is like you have a lot more respect for the elderly in Italy, and pay them back, for everything they've done for the family before they got to old. In Denmark a lot of us have cousins, but we don't really know them, or at least don't see them very often. The Italians told us, that every vacation is used on family visits, cause family is a very important thing.