The main language spoken here is Italian. But in a big city like Milan, an international hub, and likewise home to many international students you can hear many languages being spoken. The other language that is spoken by many people is English, but you will also hear many people speaking in languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Russian and French.
Italy uses the euro. It was introduced in 1999, with euro banknotes and coins, which replaced the Italian lira.
It depends on where you buy it! At the grocery store, you can find a large two-liter bottle for about €0.60. At cafés and vending machines, smaller half-liter bottles usually cost more per liter, with prices around €0.60–€1.20. You’ll also see different labels: acqua naturale means still water, while acqua frizzante or gassata means sparkling water. Acqua minerale means mineral water, which can be either still or sparkling.
The best meal I had this week was at a sushi restaurant called Sen-Ryo. Similar to how sushi restaurants in the U.S. serve rolls named after places like California and Philadelphia, this restaurant offered rolls inspired by Italian places and themes, such as the Portofino roll and Italia roll.
