highroller355 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Subject: FW: Italian kids vs American 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 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 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 crowds' ass who left you behind. 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. American kids: Will ignore this. Italian kids: Will forward it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave I. Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 <----American kid who will not get the 5 minutes of my life back that it took to read that..... :: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonbon Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 <----American kid who will not get the 5 minutes of my life back that it took to read that..... :: LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilarious Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 American kids: Like Rod Stewart, Does this mean that I am italian because I think Rod Stewart is a douchebag? :geek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I'm not sure what to think of that...and I'm Italian... Sounds like if you want to be pampered and have things handed to you, given to you...or done for you, being Italian is the way to be. I can assure you not so in my case, with the exception of my mother. She comes over, or I go over there...enough food to feed a damn army. That one is dead spot on... Sorry...my personal beliefs are if you live at home till 28 and two weeks before you get married, in the US...you will never make it. Of course there are exceptions to every rule, but some of the most powerful and sharpest people in this country barely made it through high school... I'll take street smarts and common sense over book smarts and a piece of paper from some college/university.. Sorry, I'm off my soap box now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilarious Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I'm not sure what to think of that...and I'm Italian... Are you shitting me? :ohmy: I thought our last name was French. I didnt know we were italian. I thought it was a coincendence that I really enjoy italian salad dressing. :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Are you shitting me? :ohmy: I thought our last name was French. I didnt know we were italian. I thought it was a coincendence that I really enjoy italian salad dressing. :shrug: I get the Italian from my Mom's side... I know firehead likes to have his Italian salad tossed.....shhhh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilarious Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I get the Italian from my Mom's side... I know firehead likes to have his Italian salad tossed.....shhhh.... I wont ask how you know that, dave. I thought it was just pirate hookers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Greg told me... He's working on a best seller: "Pirate Hookers. How to let them toss your salad and still retain your dignity" Volume 1.... :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 about the only good thing that has come out of italians is strombolli and chicken parm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highroller355 Posted December 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I'm not sure what to think of that...and I'm Italian... Sounds like if you want to be pampered and have things handed to you, given to you...or done for you, being Italian is the way to be. I can assure you not so in my case, with the exception of my mother. She comes over, or I go over there...enough food to feed a damn army. That one is dead spot on... Sorry...my personal beliefs are if you live at home till 28 and two weeks before you get married, in the US...you will never make it. Of course there are exceptions to every rule, but some of the most powerful and sharpest people in this country barely made it through high school... I'll take street smarts and common sense over book smarts and a piece of paper from some college/university.. Sorry, I'm off my soap box now.... except for living home, the rest hit it on the head for my family ,except my dad at my house by 6 or 7am lol, i will also take street smarts . i dropped out and got my g.e.d and still have a pretty good life wife 2 yr old girl and 1 on the way and a bunch of toys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYUK Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 I wont ask how you know that, dave.I thought it was just pirate hookers? he knows all about that stuff, check the link. http://myworld.ebay.com/redrider_1997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 he knows all about that stuff, check the link.http://myworld.ebay.com/redrider_1997 It's on now gangwar.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Shitty...it still stays on the bottom of the page...scroll down... http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tab=AllFeedback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 about the only good thing that has come out of italians is strombolli and chicken parm What about Pizza? That's blasphemous without mentioning Pizza...all your food groups in one shot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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