Rome - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the relative size of the expatriate community? How would you describe overall morale among expatriates?
Rome has a large expat community of students aged 18-22 and then 24-30 (postgrad/masters programs), especially in Trastevere and San Lorenzo areas. As a capital city, there is obviously a large expat community of non-students as well. - Sep 2022
Huge. Most people have a short honeymoon with Rome until they realize it's impossible to get anything done here, and Romans are generally really not very nice people to strangers. - Oct 2014
Extremely large. - May 2013
Huge. Some days I just can't get away from Americans, even when on vacation in a remote hilltown. - Apr 2012
Huge! I can't believe how many of the local staff at the embassy are Americans living in Rome. Plus, the embassy itself is pretty big. - Aug 2010
On the smaller side; Milan is a large center of business and finance, so many expats live there as well. - Apr 2009
Pretty big. Even bigger if you mix in the Brits and the Aussies. - Feb 2008
Massive. - Feb 2008
