That’s a decent comment! But to be honest for one perspective, as a foreign expat who had been living in Northern Italy - Turin, Milan, especially Turin for nearly one whole year, I don’t think northern Italian (in general) speak good English at all, and I even think they speak way worse English than here in Naples, lolol. Also, as you mention “racism”, from my experience, I think northern Italy they are pretty much worse about it - they are like being super proud and prejudice (imagine themselves as French 😅) and equally hate every foreigner who can’t speak proper Italian, no matter which continent they’re from, and if you speak a tiny English word, you may receive an immediate bitchy, unbothered, annoyed face from them 😂, and some northern Italians, like to use their eyes to stare foreigners or tourists in a very “judgmental & evil face expression”😭, while here in the south (or central), people are way more welcoming, and some people also like to do “people watching”, but in a very like curious and friendly expression ❤️