Hah, but you're welcome to join in and watch our handshaking procession if that helps at all! :D They stream it online.

You're not the first Italian I've heard say that. But you know, "unity" like this is largely manufactured when you dig into it. It's necessary for us to have a clear "national story" (all nations/peoples/religions have a story they tell themselves about themselves) for geo-political reasons, and it's taught to us in every conceivable manner from an early age.

Italy just doesn't agree on its own story. Which is very Italian in an of itself! :D