Just opened my window and immediately started sneezing.

Yep, I live near this...
"Near" is not "in the middle of" but it's close enough that I can see the fog climbing up towards the hills when the weather is hot and sultry.

...but Italy is such a pretty place, everyone is happy and everything is picturesque here.
Do you want some pizza? 🫤🤬

‘Impossible to live like this’: Italy’s Po Valley blighted by air pollution among worst in Europe | Italy | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/21/italy-po-valley-blighted-air-pollution-worst-europe?utm_term=650bbfc343a4be349f491f79ef54f5c0&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email 

 @fe99e5c1 humanity is always the same: “Unless they’ve really been affected by it, people here like to pretend as if nothing is happening. In reality, the atmospheric conditions are worsening, also because of the changing climatic conditions.”