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Things are not good in Milan.

In Nov 2016, outside the Milan Centralo train station, there were HUNDREDS of immigrant men from north Africa hanging around, many were inside too. All loitering. No women. Just military age men.

Within the first 30 minutes, five (5) different men (immigrants) averaging age 25-30 walked up to our family and yelled in our face loudly with hands gesturing wildly “AAAAAHHHH”, trying to scare us. All individually, not in groups. They act like they are walking in front, they turn at your face and yell.

I’m retired military, they didn’t startle us, but it was quite shocking that is standard behavior in Milan, and the police let them loiter by the hundreds.

That day, in the McDonalds inside the Milan Centralo train station, we saw one of the military aged immigrant men approach two elderly women in their seats/booth. He yelled at the old Italian women “ AAAHHH” very loud, they picked up their food and left. He sat down.

Americans have not seen this reported in the media. It was quite shocking. By the way, in Rome Termini Station and around Rome... no loitering immigrants. Milan was a mess, though.

I was in Florence, summer of 2014. Africans pretty much everywhere. They were all selling the same useless junk- selfie sticks, Chinese made phone chargers, watches, etc.

This was just before the "migrant crisis" so I can't imagine how bad it is now.

I had my suitcase stolen there in1996 by a couple of them. Turkish I think but who knows for sure. Nothing crucial just some clothes my electric shaver and a pair of binoculars. I filed a report with the police at the station and hightailed it out of there. It was a shame since I had just arrived and never got to see Milan itself.