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A 3 page essay that discusses the Italian custom of passeggiata and compares this to how public gaze is viewed in Pakistan. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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a "gentle stroll," which is characteristically quite slow, though the streets and an Italian town, usually taking place in the pedestrian zones located in the "centro storico, the historic center"
(Bakerian). The point of the ritual is to invite the public gaze. Italians tend to wear their best clothes and "dress up for passeggiata," which makes tourists stand out,
as they are generally casually dressed, wearing "their shorts and fanny packs"(Bakerian). Older adults sit in cafes and take in the show, as they nurse a beer or some wine,
"watching for things to gossip about" (Bakerian). La passeggiata is "where new romances are on display as well as new shoes" (Bakerian). This comment suggests that young couples who
stroll together are announcing the nature of their relationship to their community. It appears to be a special way of saying that they are in a relationship. Also, it is
simply a pleasant ritual that a couple, as well as individuals, enjoy. It is particularly popular on Sunday evenings and, during the summer, some Italians will even "drive to nearby
cities, the coast or the lakes for a special passeggiata" (Bakerian). In Pakistan, the customs governing public gaze are very different. In general, in Pakistan, it is considered impolite
to "stare at anyone," but it is particularly rude to "stare at women" ("Pakistan Local Customs"). This cultural prohibition is strict in Pakistan that if one is obviously looking at
a woman this may lead to an altercation with her husband or male relatives, but it is also noted on this site that the "women themselves dont like it" ("Pakistan
Local Customs"). This is a sharp contrast with the Italian la passeggiata, as the Italian ritual actually invites the public gaze, as part of the point of the ritual
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