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*_American Kids vs. _*
*_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 7:00am, and starts cleaning out your garage,washes your cars, & 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.
*
*
*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 canoli, 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:*
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, proscutt, capacol, and Provolone sandwiches on crusty Italian bread (for breakfast). *
American kids:*
Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing
*
Italian kids: *
Will kick the whole crowds' ass who left you behind.
*
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.
*_American Kids vs. _*
*_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 7:00am, and starts cleaning out your garage,washes your cars, & 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.
*
*
*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 canoli, 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:*
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, proscutt, capacol, and Provolone sandwiches on crusty Italian bread (for breakfast). *
American kids:*
Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing
*
Italian kids: *
Will kick the whole crowds' ass who left you behind.
*
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.