HHHHEEEYYYYYY ITS BEEN SO LONG SINCE IVE BOGGED SOORRRRYYYYYY\!!!!!!!! HEHEH ANYWAYS i just came back from eating dinner at my nonna's and I got this idea from being at her house for 3 plus hours hehe LETS GET DIS SHOW ON THE ROAD!!!!!
1. You know your italian when you dont know what to expect when opening a container of butter/margarine because your parents replace the butter with some kind of fruit or vegetable from their garden. This often includes olives, sun dried tomatos, Zucchini flowers and whatever other food that grows within the family garden.
2. You know your italian when your mother has somehow placed a highly irration fear within your mind, such as:
- being unable to sit at the corner of a table as it means you will never get married and die alone.
- not to go ice skating because if you fall and dont remember to clench your fist someone will skate over your fingers and amputate them.
- if you dont place one candle sideways instead of up it will mean that for the rest of the year you will have horrible luck and be miserable.
3. You know your italian when you can name 3 different cold cut meats that come form the same animal and can pronounce them perfectly.
4. You know your italian when you have at least one member in you family called Tony and Maria.
5. You know that you italian when the member in your family who is called Tony, names not actually Tony and it is just short for Anthony.
6. You know you italian when you sit at the table until all the food is cleared and everything is eaten because if you dont you have insulted nonna.
7. You know your italian when you continuously make hand gestures when you are talking, even when your on a mobile.
8. You know your Italian when you have been yelled at so many time by either your nonna or your mother you know more saints names than the pope.
9. You know your italian when your friends come over and your parents insist that they sit down and eat so much they spend the nest hour on the couch having a food coma.
10. You know your Italian when your last name ends with a, o, i, e with little exceptions.
11. You know your italian when you were surprised to hear that the recommendation for food intake was only three meals day instead of : breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, supper, desert and than a nice mixture of fruit accompanied by a cup of coffee.
12. You know your italian when your mother says you have to learn how to cook but every time you enter the kitchen to learn she throughs you out saying you dont have to learn yet as you still live her.
13. You know your italian when you eat pasta at least 3 times a week.
14. You know your italian if have one relative that has worn black everyday for 5 plus years after a funeral.
15. You know your Italian if you were the same height as your nonna by the age of 7/8.
16.You know your italian if you've broken the underage drinking law before the age of 10.
17.You know when your italian when you think talking loud is completely normal and what others might think is an argument is actually normal conversation.
18. You know your italian when you have come across a cousin who knows you though you have no idea who they are and have no relocation of ever meeting that person.
19. You know your italian when every sickness, illness and or ailment was caused because you dont eat enough of a certain food.
20. You know your italian when your family makes enough food for easter and christmas to last for months though it is eaten all in one day.
21. You know your italian when you find a beer bottle in the frige filled with home made tomato source.
22. You know your italian when you dont know how to speak italian fluently, though you know all the swear words because while your nonna yelled so much saint names at you as a child, she also included many swear words.
23. You know your italian if you were threatened with a slipper, wooden spoon or a rolling pin when you were naughty and this continues even in your teenage years until you finally move out.
24. You know your italian when if you have cleaners who come to your house to clean, though your mother would clean the house before they get there so they can clean the cleanliness and thus make it even cleaner.
25. You know your italian when you got sad when you opened a cookie tin because all you found was sewing equipment.
26. You know your italian when you recycled Panettone(an italian cake) to relatives and received it back during the next holidays.
27. You know your Italian when you have witnessed the 'who has the biggest cucuzza competition"
28. You know your Italian when you ask your nonna if she can make the legs of your pants shorter on your fashionable ripped jeans because they were too long and your nonna returns it fixing all the rips though didn't fix the problem of them being too long for your legs.
29. You know your italian when your nonna has never said the word no to you when you wanted something
30. You know your Italian when your nonna presumes you have an eating disorder when you say your not hungry.
31.You know your italian when you spent every sunday visiting relatives and extended family
32. You know your italian if you have 2 or more friges/freezers
33. You know your italian if you were reading this and smiling think "omg thats my family"
OKIE DOKIE THATS IT I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT PLEASE COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND SHARE FOLLOW WHATER FLOATS YOUR BOAT. you can also email me at mariaisthebestpokemontrainer@gmail.com. THANK YOU FOR READING BBBYYYYYEEEEEEEE :)
1. You know your italian when you dont know what to expect when opening a container of butter/margarine because your parents replace the butter with some kind of fruit or vegetable from their garden. This often includes olives, sun dried tomatos, Zucchini flowers and whatever other food that grows within the family garden.
2. You know your italian when your mother has somehow placed a highly irration fear within your mind, such as:
- being unable to sit at the corner of a table as it means you will never get married and die alone.
- not to go ice skating because if you fall and dont remember to clench your fist someone will skate over your fingers and amputate them.
- if you dont place one candle sideways instead of up it will mean that for the rest of the year you will have horrible luck and be miserable.
3. You know your italian when you can name 3 different cold cut meats that come form the same animal and can pronounce them perfectly.
4. You know your italian when you have at least one member in you family called Tony and Maria.
5. You know that you italian when the member in your family who is called Tony, names not actually Tony and it is just short for Anthony.
6. You know you italian when you sit at the table until all the food is cleared and everything is eaten because if you dont you have insulted nonna.
7. You know your italian when you continuously make hand gestures when you are talking, even when your on a mobile.
8. You know your Italian when you have been yelled at so many time by either your nonna or your mother you know more saints names than the pope.
9. You know your italian when your friends come over and your parents insist that they sit down and eat so much they spend the nest hour on the couch having a food coma.
10. You know your Italian when your last name ends with a, o, i, e with little exceptions.
11. You know your italian when you were surprised to hear that the recommendation for food intake was only three meals day instead of : breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, supper, desert and than a nice mixture of fruit accompanied by a cup of coffee.
12. You know your italian when your mother says you have to learn how to cook but every time you enter the kitchen to learn she throughs you out saying you dont have to learn yet as you still live her.
13. You know your italian when you eat pasta at least 3 times a week.
14. You know your italian if have one relative that has worn black everyday for 5 plus years after a funeral.
15. You know your Italian if you were the same height as your nonna by the age of 7/8.
16.You know your italian if you've broken the underage drinking law before the age of 10.
17.You know when your italian when you think talking loud is completely normal and what others might think is an argument is actually normal conversation.
18. You know your italian when you have come across a cousin who knows you though you have no idea who they are and have no relocation of ever meeting that person.
19. You know your italian when every sickness, illness and or ailment was caused because you dont eat enough of a certain food.
20. You know your italian when your family makes enough food for easter and christmas to last for months though it is eaten all in one day.
21. You know your italian when you find a beer bottle in the frige filled with home made tomato source.
22. You know your italian when you dont know how to speak italian fluently, though you know all the swear words because while your nonna yelled so much saint names at you as a child, she also included many swear words.
23. You know your italian if you were threatened with a slipper, wooden spoon or a rolling pin when you were naughty and this continues even in your teenage years until you finally move out.
24. You know your italian when if you have cleaners who come to your house to clean, though your mother would clean the house before they get there so they can clean the cleanliness and thus make it even cleaner.
25. You know your italian when you got sad when you opened a cookie tin because all you found was sewing equipment.
26. You know your italian when you recycled Panettone(an italian cake) to relatives and received it back during the next holidays.
27. You know your Italian when you have witnessed the 'who has the biggest cucuzza competition"
28. You know your Italian when you ask your nonna if she can make the legs of your pants shorter on your fashionable ripped jeans because they were too long and your nonna returns it fixing all the rips though didn't fix the problem of them being too long for your legs.
29. You know your italian when your nonna has never said the word no to you when you wanted something
30. You know your Italian when your nonna presumes you have an eating disorder when you say your not hungry.
31.You know your italian when you spent every sunday visiting relatives and extended family
32. You know your italian if you have 2 or more friges/freezers
33. You know your italian if you were reading this and smiling think "omg thats my family"
OKIE DOKIE THATS IT I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT PLEASE COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND SHARE FOLLOW WHATER FLOATS YOUR BOAT. you can also email me at mariaisthebestpokemontrainer@gmail.com. THANK YOU FOR READING BBBYYYYYEEEEEEEE :)
