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1. There is a strong mistrust of foreigners among the Italian population. 
2.  Italian culture is rather misogynistic with a strong madonna-whore complex. Foreign women, especially young American and English women studying in Italy, are viewed by the general Italian public as promiscuous. 
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1. Why?
2. Why do Italians view American girls as sluts? Are Italian women not so promiscuous? If not, where does the macho 'Italian Lothario' stereotype come from if those men aren't fooling around with Italian women?[/quote]

I think this is a little extreme. I lived in Italy for many years and was treated with courtesy by most. Not as a Madonna or a slut.  There is also far more frank sexuality on display from Italian women on TV and in fashion than from foreigners.  Last time I visited there were so many blonde Northern Europeans streaming through as tourism that they also seemed to have gotten over regarding a blonde woman as a lunar landing. The Italian justice system is very different from ours--in some ways it would compare as far more lenient. That being said, I understand the interview process would not seem 'fair' to our expectations. Given that, I do think it was Amanda's strange behavior in the immediate aftermath (turning cartwheels at the police station etc.) that stacked up most against her. That she was a pretty woman just sensationalized the story as it would have done here in America.[/quote]

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