luvdance
05-17-2005, 02:18 AM
my friend emailed me this today...i had to show you guys coz it's so true. i found it hilarious!!!!
Oh it's sad but true! Being an Italian means...
-You spent your entire childhood thinking what you ate for lunch was
pronounced "sangwich" -Your family dog understood Italian. -Every Sunday
afternoon was spent visiting your Nonna and extended family. -You've
experienced the phenomena of 150 people fitting into 50 square feet of yard
during a family barbeque. -You were surprised to discover the Heart
Foundation recommends you eat 3 meals a day, not 7. -You thought killing a
pig each year and having salami, capocollo, pancetta and prosciutto hanging
out to dry from the shed ceiling was normal. -You ate pasta for dinner at
least 3 times a week and every Sunday. -You grew up thinking no fruit or
vegetable had a fixed price and that the price of everything was negotiable
through haggling. -You were as tall as your Nonna by the age of 7. -You
thought everyone's last name ended in a vowel. -You thought nylons were
supposed to be worn rolled to the ankles. -You were surprised to find out
that wine was actually sold in stores. -You thought that everyone made their
own bottled tomato sauce. -You never knew what to expect when you opened the
margarine container at your Nonna's house. -You thought washing and reusing
the margarine container was normal.
- You ate your salad after the main course.
-You were beaten at least once a week with the wooden spoon. -You thought
every meal had to be eaten with a chunk of bread in your left hand. -Your
Nonna never threw anything away... you thought seeing washed plastic bags on
the clothes line was normal. -You learned to play bocce before you went to
school. -You thought all kids knew how to play "Scopa" and "Briscola". -You
can understand Italian but you can't speak it. -You have at least 1 relative
who came over on the boat. -All of your uncles fought in a World War. -You
have at least six male relatives named Tony, Frank, Joe or Louie. -You have
relatives you don't speak to.
-You drank wine before you were a teenager. -You relate on some level to the
"Godfather" or the "Sopranos". -You grew up in a house with a yard that
didn't have one patch of dirt that didn't have a flower or vegetable growing
in it. -Your Nonna's furniture was as comfortable as sitting on a plastic...
Wait!!! You were sitting on plastic. -You thought talking loud was
normal. -You dreaded taking out your lunch at school. -You thought sugared
almonds and the "Tarantella" were common at all weddings. -You thought
everyone covered their tablecloth with a plastic tablecloth. -You thought
everyone got pinched on the cheeks and had money stuffed in their pockets by
their relatives.
Oh it's sad but true! Being an Italian means...
-You spent your entire childhood thinking what you ate for lunch was
pronounced "sangwich" -Your family dog understood Italian. -Every Sunday
afternoon was spent visiting your Nonna and extended family. -You've
experienced the phenomena of 150 people fitting into 50 square feet of yard
during a family barbeque. -You were surprised to discover the Heart
Foundation recommends you eat 3 meals a day, not 7. -You thought killing a
pig each year and having salami, capocollo, pancetta and prosciutto hanging
out to dry from the shed ceiling was normal. -You ate pasta for dinner at
least 3 times a week and every Sunday. -You grew up thinking no fruit or
vegetable had a fixed price and that the price of everything was negotiable
through haggling. -You were as tall as your Nonna by the age of 7. -You
thought everyone's last name ended in a vowel. -You thought nylons were
supposed to be worn rolled to the ankles. -You were surprised to find out
that wine was actually sold in stores. -You thought that everyone made their
own bottled tomato sauce. -You never knew what to expect when you opened the
margarine container at your Nonna's house. -You thought washing and reusing
the margarine container was normal.
- You ate your salad after the main course.
-You were beaten at least once a week with the wooden spoon. -You thought
every meal had to be eaten with a chunk of bread in your left hand. -Your
Nonna never threw anything away... you thought seeing washed plastic bags on
the clothes line was normal. -You learned to play bocce before you went to
school. -You thought all kids knew how to play "Scopa" and "Briscola". -You
can understand Italian but you can't speak it. -You have at least 1 relative
who came over on the boat. -All of your uncles fought in a World War. -You
have at least six male relatives named Tony, Frank, Joe or Louie. -You have
relatives you don't speak to.
-You drank wine before you were a teenager. -You relate on some level to the
"Godfather" or the "Sopranos". -You grew up in a house with a yard that
didn't have one patch of dirt that didn't have a flower or vegetable growing
in it. -Your Nonna's furniture was as comfortable as sitting on a plastic...
Wait!!! You were sitting on plastic. -You thought talking loud was
normal. -You dreaded taking out your lunch at school. -You thought sugared
almonds and the "Tarantella" were common at all weddings. -You thought
everyone covered their tablecloth with a plastic tablecloth. -You thought
everyone got pinched on the cheeks and had money stuffed in their pockets by
their relatives.