Hello friends welcome to this new video today we are in Val Badia in the heart of the
Dolomites which have been part of the Unesco heritage since 2009. Tourists from all over the world decide
to spend their holidays here but today we are going to interview the people who live
in the area 365 days a year, we will find out what the indigenous people of South Tyrol think,
come with me! Hi Igor thank you very much for participating in this video Giulia is
a pleasure hi Simon hi Matteo thank you very much for being here hi Giulia the pleasure is all
ours what would I be? An influencer. So, you are the owner of the Ustaria
Posta hotel here in Badia, right? Exactly, on paper I am the owner but my
mother still commands we specify very well but are you right here, from Badia? Yes yes, exactly born here I live here,
genuine Ladin. Ladino doc! We are from Badia which is a small village here in South Tyrol, province
of Bolzano. But how wonderful to be born and raised in such a place in the Dolomites. Let's say yes,
we live where everyone wants to vacation so ... what's your first language? Ladin ... Ladin. My
first language is Ladin. Which languages ​​do you speak and which languages ​​are taught at school here in
Alta Badia? So we speak 4/5 languages ​​and at school already in elementary school you learn Ladin,
Italian, German and English. Do you learn it at school as a first language
before Italian? So, for us, Italian is a foreign language because even at
school, thanks to the joint school, Ladin is the basic language for learning other languages ​​too,
so Ladin helps with Italian with German and then later with English. . So you
studied Ladin as your first language at school? We study Italian and German on equal
terms plus the Ladin that is studied, however, it is not defined as a widely used language because it is used only
in Val Badia, Val Gardena and the Ladin valleys. Which language is given more importance between
Italian and German? Italian ... Italian because it is easier than German so you go step by
step. At school, in my opinion, great importance is given to both the teaching of Italian and
the teaching of German precisely because we work with tourism it is important that
we know how to express ourselves in several languages ​​then also for young people to travel the world to be a little bit more
flexible. What language do you use every day? Ladino, in the Ladin family. And is Ladin always spoken
among the inhabitants? The Ladin. So here in this little village, here in Badia, do you
mainly use Ladin with the locals? Yes. Are they spoken in Ladin among you? Yes.
Only and exclusively Ladin then with the people of Pusteria we give ourselves a dialect, a bit
more aggressive German dialect let's say so. So instead of only speaking standard German, do you also speak
dialects? Different type dialects let's say Ladin is not all Ladin, if you change the valley if you
go to Val Gardena or Arabba, the Ladin already changes here in Val Badia if you go further
down towards Brunico than there is San Vigilio, Longega those places are spoken in a slightly different Ladin,
the accents change. So you don't understand each other? We understand each other yes, with the people of Val Gardena a little less but we
understand each other, yes yes. How connected are you Ladins to the Ladin culture, how important is it for
you? So we care a lot because it is an added value that differentiates us not only
from a tourist point of view but also from the heart from many other realities around us. For me, the Ladin culture
has great importance because it expresses our identity a little, it expresses
our being in this world a little; given that we are a small percentage of Ladins in the whole of South
Tyrol or in all of Italy, it is very important that we try to cultivate our culture,
our identity precisely to give value to our being yes. I was born here, I grew up and I hope to
stay there until the end and for me communication in Ladin is important and it is
practically my life. For me, being Ladin is important in the fact that we distinguish ourselves from the rest of
Italy more in the sense that so many come and say "ah but it's a dialect, does something change?" it is precisely
our language then also with the mountains, our land is very connected let's say
from birth you see this beautiful landscape even the people are a whole other way of doing you feel
the difference already when you go from Val Badia to maybe in Val Pusteria that already contact
with people changes not only by living on tourism there is another way to do it but it is precisely to be
Ladin. How does Ladin culture differ mainly from Italian culture? We have
a German influence, let's say because the influence is there so maybe the Italian, the Italian culture is
much warmer all so we Ladin is a bit cold at the beginning we are like a tree you have
to dig into the rind for good then when we get to tender we let ourselves go too. During your
life, have you ever thought of wanting to move somewhere else in Italy or in
the world? No. Why is it good here? It is good, here I am grown up and I have not even had
a chance to go, familiar things, and therefore I really appreciate what I find here. Would you like
to live here forever or would you like to look for work somewhere else? Looking for a job
elsewhere surely to get the experience you need a lot but let's say changing the place to
live is difficult because we already live in the most beautiful, most beautiful place in the world we can say ...
it is the most beautiful place in the world! Having this mixture, let's say this set of Ladin,
Italian and German cultures, how do you feel, do you feel Italian, do you feel German? We feel Ladin.
Do you feel Ladin? Precisely because we are in this pure put mix of languages ​​if one asks us
"but how do you feel more Italian or more German?" I have to answer "no, Ladin". You feel Ladin. We
are Ladins. So Giulia, we do not feel Italian or South Tyrolean, we are really Ladins.
You too? Share? One hundred percent Ladin. Who are the main tourists here in the Dolomites,
where do they come from? The Dolomites now, once we have received the Unesco brand
, really come from all over the world, however, mainly the Italian guest is the one who
still takes the large slice of tourism in the Dolomites, then the Germans arrive and gradually all of
Europe, the whole world. Italians, Germans and the Netherlands a lot and Eastern countries for some time.
In fact, you also have a family-run farm with Ladin cuisine, right? That's right,
that's right and especially for this reason too, we give great importance precisely to giving customers the
opportunity to live or be a true Ladin for a few moments by tasting
Ladin dishes, typical dishes seeing a little of our life as a farmer. What is a
typical Ladin dish ? So, in my opinion the most typical Ladin dish is panicia with turtres which
would be barley soup and pancakes stuffed with spinach or sauerkraut. Those I tried,
very good ... delicious! Could you tell me something in Ladin, a few sentences in Ladin? How do you
order bread in Ladin? You order what would you like "ci esses pa gian?". How long have you
been working in this bakery, in this shop? This is the 50th year, 50 years. You
also have an Instagram page where you only dedicate yourself to the Ladin language and also to various jokes,
right? That's right, I practically make memes in Ladin and I started about a year ago,
it was quite successful I must say I'm also very happy to bring some humor to this
valley that often takes everything too seriously. Very well what would you like to say to all the friends
who are watching us? Keep looking at us, have fun and maybe see you once here!
Certain. What is the future of a young person born and raised here, what are the most popular professions in
this context? So since our valley thrives on tourism, however, not only do we say tourism
is also developed by agriculture, it is important that both agriculture and
tourism are in tune with each other so we can really give our customers a
great value is the work of young people precisely in the tourism sector, in the agricultural sector
or even in the craft sector. In my opinion, a young person here has many possibilities.
Very well thank you very much Mrs. Chiara it was a pleasure. Ben, giulan to you! Giulan!