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italians are funny

12
Jun

The Family that Pays Together

Stays Together… Isn’t that how the saying goes??? Well, ok, not exactly, but I am wondering if there is some Italian variation on this. What am I talking about? Without divulging any names (or too much information) there is a small phenomenon (at least in my eyes) going on around Calabria. I am not sure...
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05
May

Funny Things: Put On your Helmets, Soldiers…

Five days without the blogosphere has left me feeling a little, well, I don’t know…strange. Unlike Michelle, my Internet wasn’t acting up, but my wireless? Well, that’s another story. But, really…who could be expected to use the home PC when you are so accustomed to blogging in bed (it’s not as bad as it sounds,...
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24
Apr

Gender Discrimination: Funny Things – Part II

I laughed out loud at the dinner table last week over something funny my Italian suocero said. Well, you may think the fact that I refer to him as my father-in-law and he calls me his nuora, when my impending marriage to his first-born is still (thank the heavens) seven months away, is amusing enough...
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18
Apr

Funny Things

Funny things happen all the time in Italy, and sometimes there are things Italians do or say that are just too amusing to keep to myself. I am not advanced enough in the language to know if they are true lingual expressions or if it is just some funny Italian making stuff up. But, Peppe’s...
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22
Mar

Love Thursday: Italians and the Mercatino

I was half-way through my Love Thursday morning today and still debating about what to write. I thought I would write about how sweet my Peppe was today for sharing tacos with me, even though he doesn’t like Mexican food. Then, I thought I might write about how wonderful Peppe’s dad was for going to...
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27
Jun

Sophia Lauren: Trials and Tribulations of a Puppy in Calabria

This is a big “Thank You” to everyone who has been following Sophia’s Saga. I am proud to report that since I “stole” her back from the PdP, things have been great. Sophia is definitely happy here with us, and she does cute things every day that make us laugh. She does, however, get into...
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