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If you are not an Italian citizen, are you employed in Italy legally?
Yes, but it wasn’t hard because I’m a citizen of an EU state
16%
35 votes
No, the bureaucracy is confounding so I’m working off the books
28%
63 votes
I've filed the paperwork but I'm still waiting
34%
76 votes
I’m completely legal after more than a year of paperwork
22%
49 votes
TOTAL: 223 votes
This six-week poll suggested that most non-EU foreigners living and working in Italy are either still awaiting their work documents or have given up on getting them. A smaller percentage succeded in obtaining permits.
Do Italian men make better lovers, or is it just a popular tourist and media myth designed to make the country more intriguing?
Yes, they do
38%
185 votes
No, it's a myth
39%
191 votes
Frankly, I don't give a damn
23%
110 votes
TOTAL: 486 votes
This two-month survey showed a near dead heat between fans of the Latin Lover and skeptics, with plenty not caring one way or the other.
As a woman, have you faced sexual harassment in Italy, whether working with an Italian company or a multinational?
Yes
46%
104 votes
No
34%
77 votes
Yes, but it's a cultural thing
21%
47 votes
TOTAL: 228 votes
While most respondents said they had faced sexual harrassment at one time or another, many attributed it to cultural views of sexuality. Still, a problem is evident.
Will Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi still be in power after April elections?
Yes
43%
94 votes
No
43%
94 votes
Don't care
13%
29 votes
TOTAL: 217 votes
Romano Prodi's Union of leftist parties narrowly edged Berlusconi's center-right coalition. The poll deadlock mirrored the national vote, which gave each side slightly more than 49 percent of the vote. Berlusconi finally conceded in early May.
This poll is not scientific and reflects the opinions of only those Internet users who have chosen to participate. The results cannot be assumed to represent the opinions of Internet users in general, nor the public as a whole.
