This post may be considered somewhat off topic but since this sub-forum is the 50+ it will have relevance to our general interests. There is a German woman married, to an American soldier, who rides with our bike club. She told me her favorite place in Europe is Italy. An article read recently highlighted the fact that people with a social network are healthier and live longer. Italians are uncontrollably gregarious. In fact, a boyhood friend married a woman of Italian ancestry. I jokingly tell her Rome's success was only partly due to her Legions. Italian charm accounted for a good part of that success. She is a uncontrollably affable.