Italians

Claudio Casadei earns his living by renting umbrellas and sunbeds on the beach at Rimini, Italy's biggest holiday resort. He's called a 'bagnino' and his whole family works with him at beach 72. Claudio has been observing Italians at play for over 30 years. He has strong views on the 'topless' look, is critical of the attitudes to love and sex of young Italians and comments wryly on the 'passeggiata' - the daily parade of the beautiful people along the sands. Claudio loves his job, and his views on Italians provide a special, humorous and at times outrageous insight into the Italian character.