Alphabet ==  I don't say that all the world was born in Italy (we know that the man come from about Etiopia-Kenia)! But I say that the foundamental elements of the western culture come from: 1. roman empire; 2. christianism; 3. celtic & germanic cultures. Than you can add that most of the roman culture comes from etruscans and greeks, that christianism comes from judaism, that celtic & germanic cultures come from Turkhstan etc. That indoeuropeans come from Kenia. That man come from the cercopitheque (I probably have mistaken the translation; do you speak Italian?) etc. But the most important and determining elements of our (and also your, I think) world are these three ones. And many important and determining times of their evolution happened in Italy. Many many many if you consider it's a so small Country. Or not?   :Yes you have made your opinions clear on a number of occasions, and while I do not share them I can think of little motive for arguing with you.  Believe what you want.  By all means be proud of your homeland.  Be proud of the accomplishments of real Italians like Dante or the Illy family.  I am certainly not trying to bad-mouth Italy.  But is Rome more central to western culture than Greece? Christianity more central than Islam?  The Germanic and Celtic cultures more central than the Slavic or the Turkic?  Is the Italian Peninsula more central to MY world than the Greek, Arabian, Korean, Yucatan, or Floridian Peninsulas?  How would you know?  This kind of fight cannot accomplish anything other than pissing off those who take just pride in other things.  Take pride, but allow others their pride too, and don't engage in fights like this, or everyone will think you are a troll.  But hey, believe what you want, and if you have nothing better to do that pick fights with people, go ahead.     == 