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Italian kids vs Australian kids
Italian kids vs Australian kids Australian 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. Australian kids: When their Mum visits them, she brings a cake, and you sip coffee and chat. Italian kids: When their Mum visits them, she brings 3 days worth of food, begins to tidy up, dust, do the laundry, and rearrange the furniture. Australian 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. Australian 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?? Australian 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. Australian 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. Australian kids: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs. Italian kids: Call your parents Mum and Dad. Australian kids: Have never seen you cry. Italian kids: Cry with you. Australian kids: Borrow your stuff for a few days and then return it. Italian kids: Keep your stuff so long, they forget it's yours. Australian kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave. Italian kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together. Australian kids: Know few things about you. Italian kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you. Australian kids: Eat vegimite on soft mushy white bread. Italian kids: Eat Genoa Salami and Provolone sandwiches on crusty Italian bread. Australian 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. Australian kids: Are friends for a while. Italian kids: Are friends for life. Australian kids: Like Kylie Minogue, and Jimmy Barnes. Italian kids: Worship Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra. Australian kids: Think that being Italian is cool. Italian kids: Know that being Italian is cool. Australian kids: Will ignore this. Italian kids: Will forward it. |
