[Stevens Italian Club] Italian Kids VS. American Kids

[Rocco Caminiti]

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 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 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: 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. I loved these last two

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: Are for a while.
Italian kids: Are for life. 

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.

 

-------------------------------------- <mailto:rcaminit at stevens.edu> 

Rocco Caminiti

Eagle Scout '06

Stevens '10

CBA '06

rcaminit at stevens.edu

Cell: rfc188 at gmail.com

 

 

 

 

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