My mom just sent me this email

got this from my mom, lol.

American kids: Move out when they're 18 with the ofull 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...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 crowd's *** 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 Frank 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.

Re: My mom just sent me this email

OMG~ sooooo true!!