Modern young women visiting Italy might not recognize those limits, though, because the stripper or girly show girl was so mainstreamed in Italy, especially during the years of Silvio Berlusconi's control of Italian television and politics.
When a pretty young pianist jilted him in Italy, he tried to end it all by diving into the Bay of Naples.
Even before the financial crisis, over 40% of young people in Greece and Italy were out of work five years after leaving school.
On the good side he cites cases such as Mr Monti, young entrepreneurs, strong manufacturing (Italy is second only to Germany in Europe), a revitalised Fiat and Turin.
The new chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America, Jack Kliger--born in Italy to a couple of young Holocaust survivors rescued by the Jewish Brigade--could be the stuff of magazine cover stories.
In 1946, Alcide De Gasperi, founder of the Christian Democratic Party, recruited the young lawyer to participate in the drafting of Italy's postwar constitution.
Lancaster made a positive start with his new-look team, grinding out wins against Scotland and Italy, and four penalties from young new fly-half Owen Farrell gave the coach hope of another victory.
The biggest barrier is of course language, and Mr. Andor says that countries like Spain and Italy were too slow to teach young people languages like German that could help them find jobs.
That nearly half of young Spaniards are unemployed worries her almost as much as Italy's debt.
But Alan Flitcroft, a football finance expert at Ernst and Young, told BBC Sport that problems with individual bargaining in Italy and Spain had softened the EC's stance.
But that so many young Italians study abroad, and so few young foreigners (2% of all foreign students) do in Italy, points to equally low standards at university level.
It is alleged black players Ashley Cole and Ashley Young were singled out by a Twitter user after they missed penalties against Italy.
Italy's unemployment rate is 11%, and 37% among young people.
Italy's Damiano Cunego, 25, won the white jersey as the best young rider.
The problem is particularly acute in Spain and Italy, where labour laws make it expensive to lay off older workers but not young temps.
"Warren has dealt his punishment out and I'm sure all of us would say we want a strong Welsh squad going out there, " said Young, who also hopes wing Tom James will be picked after walking out on Wales before the Italy match.
But, in fact, most of the meat that is reared in France is not eaten there, but exported to Italy - the Italians (who actually eat more than twice as much horsemeat as the French) like young horses.
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