American Kids v. Italian Kids

A series of these were sent to us by Chas in the US.

"I guess I'm part Italian, 'cause I'm forwarding this".

**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 come over, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00 and starts pruning the fruit trees. And if there are no fruit trees, he will plant some!

**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, a few bottles of wine, a pasta dish, a choice of two meats, salad,  bread, potatoes, a nice dessert cake, fruit, coffee and a few after dinner drinks ..... time permitting there will be a late lunch as well.

**American Kids: Think that being Italian is a great thing,
** Italian Kids: Know that being Italian is a great thing,

**American Kids: Will say 'hello".
** Italian Kids: Will give you a big hug and a kiss, pinch your cheeks, and pat you on the back.

**American Kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.
** Italian Kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing and just being together.

**American Kids: Would knock on your door.
**Italian Kids: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"

**American Kids: Are for a while.
** Italian Kids: Are for life.

**American Kids: Will ignore this.
**Italian Kids: Will forward this.

Comments

[Candace Dempsey]

Thanks for much for posting this. I am the mother of an American kid and I have to say you captured him perfectly. I'm going to read your list of books next, because I'm Italian-American and always wondering what life in Italy is like.