Per la serie “Dicono di noi” ecco un articolo del Internation Herald Tribune su Genova e il problema delle nascite in genere.
Ecco un breve estratto:
GENOA There are hundreds of stores in the Fiumara Mall - Sephora, Elan, Lavazza Café. But in a nation long known for its hordes of children, there is not one toy store in the sprawling mix, and a shiny merry-go-round stands dormant.
“This is a place for old people,” said Francesco Lotti, 24, strolling with his fiancée in Genoa’s medieval old town. “Just look around. You don’t see young people.” Even for people their age, “there are not many places - no clubs, for example.” Playgrounds? He looks quizzically at his fiancée. They can count them on a few fingers.
While all of Europe has suffered from declining birthrates, nowhere has the drop been as profound and prolonged as in this once gorgeous Mediterranean city, the capital of Italy’s graying Liguria region. Genoa provides a vision of Europe’s aging future, displaying the challenges that face a society with more old than young, and suggesting how hard it will be to reverse the downward population spiral.
There are no longer children playing in the streets here, nor many family- friendly restaurants. Schools have closed for lack of students. Hospitals are overworked with the elderly. Medical costs are bankrupting the government. And the fewer the children in a society, the harder it becomes to have them.
“Questo è un posto per gente anziana” - ecco la frase che meglio riassume la situazione.
Certo che se vi sono più solo anziani, è anche difficile che si facciano posti per giovani…
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