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What are the differences between how Lithuanians and Italians spend their weekends and how can we find a common ground? In this article we try not only to highlight the differences between our cultures but to also find the similarities.
In Lithuania we are lucky to have both days of the weekend free. Both Saturday and Sunday are days, during which we can spend our time on our hobbies, homework, family and friends. Most of us dedicate our Saturdays to relaxing and spending time on doing the things we enjoy. For example, on Saturday mornings Agnė likes to attend lectures where she learns more about planning and making the right choices for her future, while Edvardas spends his Saturday mornings playing tennis and planning the rest of his weekend. Saulė on the other hand likes to relax, do some chores and spend some time at home.
In Lithuania we are lucky to have both days of the weekend free. Both Saturday and Sunday are days, during which we can spend our time on our hobbies, homework, family and friends. Most of us dedicate our Saturdays to relaxing and spending time on doing the things we enjoy. For example, on Saturday mornings Agnė likes to attend lectures where she learns more about planning and making the right choices for her future, while Edvardas spends his Saturday mornings playing tennis and planning the rest of his weekend. Saulė on the other hand likes to relax, do some chores and spend some time at home.
We all agreed that during Saturday evenings we like to spend as much time as possible with our friends, go to a party or do some other fun activity. Sundays are usually calmer, some of us go to church, we visit our families. In the evenings we do our homework and get ready for the upcoming week. All of us usually spend this time in our home city Vilnius but it’s also quite common for Lithuanians to go to their country houses outside the city for the weekend. The free time we spend in Vilnius is usually in the Old Town, where our school is located, or in the districts that we live in. Even though Vilnius is the capital city of our country, it is still fairly small, and it doesn’t take much time to commute between the center and the districts around it.
We all agreed that during Saturday evenings we like to spend as much time as possible with our friends, go to a party or do some other fun activity. Sundays are usually calmer, some of us go to church, we visit our families. In the evenings we do our homework and get ready for the upcoming week. All of us usually spend this time in our home city Vilnius but it’s also quite common for Lithuanians to go to their country houses outside the city for the weekend. The free time we spend in Vilnius is usually in the Old Town, where our school is located, or in the districts that we live in. Even though Vilnius is the capital city of our country, it is still fairly small, and it doesn’t take much time to commute between the center and the districts around it.
Our typical Saturday in Italy is very special. In the morning, we have to go to school from 8 until 13, and it is very tiring. Immediately after school, we usually drink something at the bar nearby the school, we walk through Viale Europa or along the artificial lake near the school. We often eat in one of the many restaurants located in Viale Europa, Viale Beethoven or Viale America. At home we have some free time before dinner and, if we are tired, we simply watch some series on Netflix. When dinner time comes we often hang out with our friends. We usually stay near our area, in the EUR zone.
Our typical Saturday in Italy is very special. In the morning, we have to go to school from 8 until 13, and it is very tiring. Immediately after school, we usually drink something at the bar nearby the school, we walk through Viale Europa or along the artificial lake near the school. We often eat in one of the many restaurants located in Viale Europa, Viale Beethoven or Viale America. At home we have some free time before dinner and, if we are tired, we simply watch some series on Netflix. When dinner time comes we often hang out with our friends. We usually stay near our area, in the EUR zone.
In Rome microcars, especially light quadricycles, are very common amongst people of our age. A lot of them pass by our school, mainly on Saturday, driven by young boys and girls, who carry their friends or loved ones. They are very quick and make a lot of noise. Sometimes we decide to go to the center of Rome for a walk or simply stay in some pub to talk, listen to some music, creating new memories together. Before the pandemic we usually went to the disco on Saturday evenings to dance; now instead we prefer being outdoors or in less crowded places, but luckily we can meet. On the other hand, we spend time together going shopping in the Euroma 2 or in one of the many shops nearby.
“Paesi che vai, usanze che trovi”.
“Paesi che vai, usanze che trovi”.
Our weekends are inevitably different because the countries that we live in are two and a half thousand kilometers apart, but most of the activities that we do are similar, such as spending a lot of time with our friends, exploring our cities, concentrating on school and other after-school activities.
Our weekends are inevitably different because the countries that we live in are two and a half thousand kilometers apart, but most of the activities that we do are similar, such as spending a lot of time with our friends, exploring our cities, concentrating on school and other after-school activities.
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