Italy's Eyes

Germany had a burning question about Italy for a very, very long time now. (Add that to the ever growing list and label it Question 562, okay?) Why were Italy's eyes always hidden? And...were they sexy or cute? Were they brown or green or what? (Erm, label the last one Question 565. Wait, you ran out of paper? Dammit!) The first time, this came out as a giant block of text...Odd.