Italian kids vs American kids American kids: Move out when theyre 18 with the full support of their parents. Italian kids: Move out when theyre 28, having saved enough money for a house, and are two weeks away from getting married....unless theres room in the basement for the newlyweds. American kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings a Bundt cake, and you sip coffee and chat. Italian kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings 3 days worth of food, begins to tidy up, dust, do the laundry, and rearrange the furniture. American kids: Their dads always call before they come over to visit them, and its usually only on special occasions. Italian kids: Are not at all fazed when their dads show up, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00, and starts pruning the fruit trees. If there are no fruit trees, hell plant some. American kids:Always pay retail, and look in the Yellow Pages when they need to have something done. Italian kids: Call their dad or uncle, and ask for another dads or uncles phone number to get it done...cash deal. Know what I mean?? American kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and get only cake and coffee. No more. Italian kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and get antipasto, wine, a pasta dish, a choice of two meats, salad, bread, a cannoli, fruit, espresso, and a few after dinner drinks. American kids: Will greet you with Hello or Hi. Italian kids: Will give you a big hug, a kiss on your cheek, and a pat on your back. American kids: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs. Italian kids: Call your parents Mom and Dad. American kids: Have never seen you cry. Italian kids: Cry with you. American kids: Borrow your stuff for a few days and then return it. Italian kids: Keep your stuff so long, they forget its yours. American kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave. Italian kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together. American kids: Know few things about you. Italian kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you. American kids: Eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on soft mushy white bread. Italian kids: Eat Genoa Salami and Provolone sandwiches on crusty Italian bread. American kids: Will leave you behind if thats what the crowd is doing. Italian kids: Will kick the whole crowds ass who left you behind. American kids: Are for a while. Italian kids: Are for life. American kids: Like Rod Stewart, and Steve Tyrell. Italian kids: Worship Tony Bennett, and Sinatra American kids: Think that being Italian is cool. Italian kids: Know that being Italian is cool.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:28:14 +0000
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