Languages of Italy Puns

I was reading that Italian dialects from places like Venice, Naples, Florence, Sicily, and so on are often so different from one another as to be almost mutually unintelligible because of Italy's history being mostly dominated by independent city-states. In that case, if I go on Duolingo or to the library to learn 'Italian', what version of Italian am I likely learning and how much of Italy would I likely be comprehensible in?

Edit: Ah, I understand. You all learn standard Italian in school, should have guessed. Thanks!

Other questions:

1. If a person knows a standard version of German, French or Italian, can he or she easily navigate through the corresponding part of Switzerland or even all of Switzerland? And then, to what extent can s/he interact with locals?
2. To what extent are the Swiss bilingual (or tri-, quad-, etc.)? Do most Swiss speak their local dialect + the standard language + English + another Swiss language well?
3. Are Swiss dialects disappearing or strengthening?
4. What is your favorite Swiss joke?

Thank you.

I (21 F) have been living in Calabria, Italy since September as an ESL teacher. The school I work at has been shut down.

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In Spain, most locals tend to refer to their country's national language as "Castilian" instead of "Spanish".

Similarly, why don't people in Italy refer to their national language as "Tuscan" instead of "Italian"?

Hi. I'm planning on moving to Italy for many months, potentially over a year, to immerse myself and master the language. If you've done this or know a lot about it, would you pass on some advice regarding how to go about everything, where and how much as well as working while studying and what to expect? Grazie, molto apprezzato!

And since Romanian is the forgotten Romance language, Romanians can join in if they wish.

Hey guys. I'm from Italy and like I said in the title, I'd like to see Joker in english, at the theater (watching a movie at the theater can't be compared to watching it in streaming, in my opinion). However, the days they've aired it in english were only the first few days after its release, when I hadn't even seen the italian version, and I missed it. What could I possibly do?

I live in the south Italy, and I saw that there are a couple of theaters in the north that are still airing it. However, while I absolutely enjoyed this movie, I'm not THAT committed into moving for hundreds of kilometers just to see a movie. What could I do? One of the ideas I have had is to ask a theater if I could pay them in order to make this happen (I know that could probably cost a lot but it's worth to ask). Or what else do you guys think I could do? Thanks in advance. I'm kind of desperate lol

p.s.: I've already seen it in italian twice

Can I turn it in on all the time to learn a new language while in my own country. Is it backwards compatible with all older foreign text?