AMERICAN KIDS VS. ITALIAN/SICILIAN 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, you sip coffee and chat. Italian kids: When their mom visits them, she brings 3 days worth of food, straightens up, dusts, does laundry, and rearranges the furniture. When she leaves? She leaves you with the freezer full of her cooking! American kids: Their dads always call before they come over to visit them, and it is usually only on special occasions. Italian kids: Are not at all fazed when their dads show up, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00am, and start 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/or ask for another dad or uncles phone number to get it done. American kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and get only cake and coffee. Italian kids: Will come over for cake and coffee but get antipasto, wine, a macaroni dish, a choice of two meats, salad, bread, a canolli, fruit, espresso, and a few after dinner drinks. Oh, and a to go bag. American kids: Will greet you with Hello or Hi. Italian kids: Will give you a big hug, a kiss on the cheek and a pat on the back. American kids: Call your parents Mr. And Mrs. Italian kids: Call your parent’s mom and dad or mom and pop. American kids: Have never seen you cry. Italian kids: Cry with you. 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 sliced white bread. Italian kids: Eat meatballs or Genoa salami and provolone sandwiches on crusty Italian bread torn by hand... For breakfast. American kids: Will leave you behind if thats what the crowd is doing. Italian kids: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you behind. American kids: Think that being Italian is cool, but don’t really know why. Italian kids: KNOW that being Italian is cool and know why. Really.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:47:06 +0000
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