Just as with any of the most bustling metroplis thoughout the world (New York, Paris, London, etc.), Milan is a fast-paced, multi-dimensional urban jungle where the people are well-heeled, brutally cool, and very much separated by class and social position; as is typical with any world-class capital, though, there also appears to be an ufortunate underbelly of crime associated with illegal African immigrants, drugs, prostitution, and petty crimes (like pickpocketing) most common among the roaming gypsies from eastern Europe. My advice is, don’t go unless you have a support system of native friends or fellow expatriates in place to help you intregrate with ease, otherwise you will be disappointed in the lack of “romanza” usually associated with most other Italian cities and will find it a cold and lonely place to be, indeed…

That being said, if you have friends that will help you navigate the Milanese way of life and have a passion for fast-paced cities (warts and all), this will indeed be the place for you!