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50 things in the life of an Italian Child
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>> 01.You have at least one relative who wore a black dress every
>>day for an entire year after a funeral.
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>> 02.You spent your entire childhood thinking what you ate for
>>lunch was pronounced "sangwich."
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>> 03.Your family dog understood Italian.
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>> 04.Every Sunday afternoon of your childhood was spent visiting
>>your grandparents and extended family.
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>> 05.You've experienced the phenomena of 150 people fitting into
>>50 square feet of yard during a family cookout.
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>> 06.You were surprised to discover the FDA recommends you eat
>>three meals a day, not seven.
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>> 07.You thought killing the pig each year and having salami,
>>capacollo, pancetta and prosciutto hanging out to dry from your
>>shed
>>ceiling was absolutely normal.
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>> 08.You ate pasta for dinner at least three times a week, and
>>every Sunday.
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>> 09.You grew up thinking no fruit or vegetable had a fixed price
>>and that the price of everything was negotiable through haggling.
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>> 10.You were as tall as your grandmother by the age of seven.
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>> 11.You thought everyone's last name ended in a vowel.
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>> 12.You thought nylons were supposed to be worn rolled to the
>>ankles.
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>> 13.Your mum's main hobby is cleaning.
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>> 14.You were surprised to find out that wine was actually sold in
>>stores.
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>> 15.You thought that everyone made their own bottled tomato
>>sauce.
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>> 16.You never knew what to expect when you opened the margarine,
>>after all you thought washing out and reusing margarine containers
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>>normal.
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>> 17.You never ate meat on Christmas Eve or any Friday for that
>>matter.
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>> 18.You ate your salad after the main course.
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>> 19.You thought Catholic was the only religion in the world.
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>> 20.Your were beaten at least once with a wooden spoon or broom.
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>> 21.You thought every meal had to be eaten with a hunk of bread
>>in your left hand.
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>> 22.Your grandmother never threw anything away, you thought
>>seeing washed plastic bags hanging on the clothes line was normal .
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>> 23.You learned to play scopa before you went to school.
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>> 24.You can understand Italian but you can't speak it.
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>> 25.You have at least one relative who came over on the boat.
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>> 26.All of your uncles fought in a World War.
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>> 27.You have at least six male relatives named Tony, Frank, Joe
>>or Louie (or Vince).
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>> 28.You have relatives who aren't really your relatives.
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>> 29.You have relatives you don't speak to.
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>> 30.You drank wine before you were a teenager.
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>> 31.You relate on some level, admit it, to the Godfather and the
>>Sopranos.
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>> 32.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.
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>> 33.Your grandparent's furniture was as comfortable as sitting on
>>plastic. Wait!!!! You were sitting on plastic.
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>> 34.You thought that talking loud was normal.
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>> 35.You thought sugared almonds and the Tarantella were common at
>>all weddings.
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>> 36.You thought everyone got pinched on the cheeks and money
>>stuffed in their pockets by their relatives.
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>> 37.Your mother is overly protective of the males in the family
>>no matter what their age.
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>> 38.There was a crucifix in every room of the house, including
>>the cellar.
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>> 39.Boys didn't do house work because it was women's work.
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>> 40.You couldn't date a boy without getting approval from your
>>father. (oh, and he has to be Italian)
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>> 41.You know what granita is.
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>> 42.Your Christmas tree was silver.
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>> 43.You called pasta macaroni.
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>> 44.You have at least one irrational fear or phobia that can be
>>attributed to your mother.
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>> 45.Your father is either a gardener, builder or mechanic.
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>> 46.You dreaded taking out your lunch at school, you would pray
>>that you didn't have melanzane again.
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>> 47.February 14th is VALENTIMES Day
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>> 48.While the neighbors were pulling out weeds you were eating
>>them as Chicora
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>> 49.Pontiac Parisiennes were also known as Italian Cadillacs
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>> 50.Every condition, ailment, misfortune, memory loss and
>>accident was attributed to the fact that you didn't eat something.