 
40 common things in the life of an Italian Child
01.You have at least one relative who wore a black dress every day
for an entire year after a funeral.
02.You spent your entire childhood thinking what you ate for lunch
was pronounced "sangwich."
03.Your family dog understood Italian.
04. Every Sunday afternoon of your childhood was spent visiting
your grandparents and extended family.
05. You've experienced the phenomena of 150 people fitting into 50
square feet of yard during a family cookout.
06.You were surprised to discover the FDA recommends you eat three
meals a day, not seven.
07.You thought killing the pig each year and having salami,
capacollo,pancetta and prosciutto hanging out to dry from your basement ceiling
was absolutely normal.
08.You ate pasta for dinner at least three times a week, and every
Sunday.
09. You grew up thinking no fruit or vegetable had a fixed price and
that the price of everything was negotiable through haggling.
10.You were as tall as your grandmother by the age of seven.
11.You thought everyone's last name ended in a vowel.
12.You thought nylons were supposed to be worn rolled to the ankles.
13.Your mom's main hobby is cleaning.
14.You were surprised to find out that wine was actually sold in
stores.
15.You thought that everyone made their own tomato sauce.
16.You never ate meat on Christmas Eve or any Friday for that
matter.
17.You ate your salad after the main course.
18.You thought Catholic was the only religion in the world.
19. Your were beaten at least once with a wooden spoon or a broom.
20.You thought every meal had to be eaten with a hunk of bread in
your left hand.
21.You can understand Italian but you can't speak it.
22.You have at least one relative who came over on the boat.
23.All of your uncles fought in a World War.
24.You have at least six male relatives named Tony, Frank, Joe,
Louie or Salvatore.
25.You have relatives who aren't really your relatives. 26.You have
relatives you don't speak to.
27.You drank wine before you were a teenager.
28.You relate on some level, admit it, to the Godfather and the
Sopranos.
29.You grew up in a house with a yard that didn't have one patch of
dirt that didn't have a flower or a vegetable growing out of it.
30.Your grandparent's furniture was as comfortable as sitting on
plastic. Wait!!!! You were sitting on plastic.
31.You thought that talking loud was normal.
32.You thought sugared almonds and the Tarantella were common at
all weddings.
33.You thought everyone got pinched on the cheeks and money stuffed
in
their pockets by their relatives.
34.Your mother is overly protective of the males in the family no
matter
what their age.
35.There was a crucifix in every room of the house
36.You couldn't date a boy without getting approval from your
father. (oh, and he has to be Italian!)
37.You called pasta "macaroni".
38.You dreaded taking out your lunch at school
39. Going out for a cup of coffee usually meant going out for a cup
of coffee over Zia's house.
40. Every condition, ailment, misfortune, memory loss and accident
was attributed to the fact that you didn't eat something.
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| For all my Italian AMD friends! |
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slitfiller
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Mar 21 @ 10:12PM
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Ok
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openmindedDILF
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Mar 21 @ 10:29PM
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While growing I experienced at 25 of the 40 listed and i didn't even grow up in New York. 
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PrincessKissy
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Mar 21 @ 11:11PM
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I am a Heinz 57 blend of most European nationalities. Then I was married to a guy who was 100% Italian for 5 years. I think I have experienced or witnessed at least 38 of these. In fact, when my mother died, I got willed her wooden spoons. Seriously.
Cute post, Kudos!
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roblivesonaboat
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Mar 21 @ 11:55PM
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poppy was always interested in the newspaper to check his "numbas"
wine came in those wicker bottomed bottles and was never kept in the "Frigidair"
at family dinners the kids always used the folding card table
bad news always meant a index finger knuckle would be chewed
The ladies had "stoles" which were fur animal scarfs
Cotton gym socks were not in any of poppy's dresser drawers (always black nylon)
In school the nuns would have a knuckle fetish if you asked anything they could not answer.
A good way to see up a girl's plaid skirt in school was to look in the reflection of her black patent leather shoes.
You could always tell how much fun your older brother or sister had on Friday night date by the number of Hail Marys they had to say on Saturday at confession.
They was always an uncle that could get anything you wanted because he knew "people"
If you were an alterboy you always had to keep one eye on the priest and one on your rosaries.
You learned how to count playing BINGO
Marie was the name of at least 6 of your relatives.
Catholic girls thought it was a sin to have sex but could suck you faster than spaghetti.
All prayers in latin or English were preceeded by touching your forehead, your belly, and then both tits.
Communion wafers always tasted stale, but would melt in your mouth.
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paulywalnuts
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Mar 22 @ 8:16PM
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I have experienced all 40 (No Bull) 
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