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That’s exactly the area where the typical Italian (should he still exist) spends his life, certainly so if you go further South this country.
In the North you should start from the assumption that, when asking for a specific address, you will either get an absolutely correct answer, otherwise people would rather bluntly tell you they don’t know – which in plane language means “actually I don’t mind, try and find out yourself”………
This would never ever happen in Rome. No Roman would ever admit he does not know this street and the easiest way to get there. The typical Roman, the “Romano Romano” (should there still be any of them) would describe to you in the most colourful way where you would be able to get the best cappuccino underway, which jewels of Roman history you should not miss seeing going there. It might, of course, be the case that he does not have the slightest idea of where the street in question would be. In factual terms he would remain absolutely imprecise – this, however (as I’ve heard it defined so nicely one of these days) in the most charming way one could imagine. In the end it might happen that his winning and all embracing explanation becomes more important for you than looking for that street at all…