This BBC story about an Italian government report doesn't make Italian males look like the spread-your-wings-and-fly types. But there's a reason.

Here's an excerpt:

Italians 'slow to leave the nest'

Home sweet home - but many are loathe to leave An ever-increasing number of Italians are living with their parents until well into their 30s, a study says. The proportion of Italians aged between 30 and 34 still living at home has doubled to well over a quarter, a recent government report concludes. Sons linger even longer than daughters, the government says, with 36.5% of men aged 30 to 34 remaining at home, compared to just 18.1% of women. The new figures are part of an annual report by research centre Eurispes. The numbers seem to feed the idea of Italian sons so dependent on their mothers that they just cannot bear to leave the maternal home, men who have become known as "mammoni" in Italy. Lest you judge too harshly, a lack of jobs and a soaring cost of living in Italy are partly to blame for the situation. For more on men who want mommies, click here.