What is the personality type of Italy? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for Italy from Countryhumans and what is the personality traits.
Italy personality type is ENFP, although the exact type is a matter of debate, as there is no consensus between Jungian and MBTI experts. This, combined with the fact that there are multiple types in the ENFP cluster, has led to a great deal of confusion in descriptions of it.
Owing to the problems in describing the Italian personality type, it is often described as a mix of the typical "Italian" traits and a "perky, quirky, idealistic, emotional" extravert. Some descriptions also say that it seems to be the Italian "idealism" which is more important than the "Italian" traits, while others describe it as a hybrid of typical Italian traits and typical extraverted traits. The following descriptions are from "The Secret Language of Personality Type" by Don Riso and Russ Hudson:
For an Italian type, especially if you’re an introverted ENFP, the Italian characteristics (helping others, family and friends) and the extraverted one (perky and idealistic) can be confusing. For example, many times you’ll be described as “cheerful and helpful,” but you may not be that way all the time.