ITALIAN KIDS vs. American kids

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  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?? This is soooo true!
• 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, and espresso.
• 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. And your grandparents Grandpa and Grandma. =0)
• 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 stop and lecture 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:Love Tony Bennett, Guy Lombardo and Frank Sinatra!
• American kids: Think that being Italian is cool.
• Italian kids:Know that being Italian is cool!

I LOVE being Italian!

Sincerely,

a.rose