Italian Kids And American Kids- A Comparison
Italian kids!
American kids: Move out when they're 18 with the full
support of their parents.
Italian kids: Move out when they're 28, having saved enough money for a house, and are two weeks away from getting married....unless
there's 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 it's 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, he'll 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 dad's or uncle's 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 it's 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 that's what the crowd is doing.
Italian kids:Will kick the whole crowd 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 Frank Sinatra
American kids:Think that being Italian is cool.
Italian kids:Know that being Italian is cool.
American kids:Will ignore this.
Italian kids:Will forward it.
I'm an Italian kid and I did.
Last edited by younglisa7; 01-14-2009 at 09:30 AM..
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