Really enjoying these videos. My wife is Anglo Italian and is perpetually late for everything, so I can confirm this stereotype is completely accurate !
Glyn Coy - photography and video mio dio , u know why , because we have to look good and we not getting out of house if we not look good ( scuzi for my bad english )
True! But I think different cultures have different stereotypes for Italians. My two friends are Australians so I guess that didn't strike them! But it's true, we use our hands a lot!
My grandparents came to America about 100 years ago. They brought all these customs with them. My son lived home until he was 26, rent-free. The current generation however has more or less lost most Italian traditions since they married non-italians, and they reject most of the traditional customs. Makes me very sad.
About the hair thing. It's called the 'hair slide' when you start losing it from the top of your head, it starts to grow and it looks like it is sliding down your back. I'm 52 (in a few days) and I have hair all over. I'm sure that's from my father's side (Sicilian Parents and Grand Parents). I loved my 4'10" grandmother, but she had a mustache I was jealous of.
I am part Italian (also Mexican and a little Lebanese). I can't wait to go Italy next month and meet more of my family from my father's side of the family. My roots are in Locri, Calabria. What part of Italy are you from? :)
As an Italian-Australian (Perth) I can say that the Italians here in Australia, generally, are like the Italians post--WW2 from the 1950s....Italians in Italy now are way different... The older Italians that came out here 5-60 years ago are conservative, family-oriented, religious...Italians in Italy now are more liberal, irreligious (esp the young ones) and are covered in tatts and piercings...it may as well be the US or UK aside from the language...just my opinion
You just missed.. HANDS GESTURES! But I guess the video shows enough about this TRUE stereotype, we don't need to talk about that! Haha (Sono italiana anch'io)
I don't know why we eat sweet, but that's what we do!! If we have breakout out (like many Italians do, especially those who work during the day) then it is normal to have a croissant (un cornetto) or other pastry (una pasta) with a cappuccino. If we have breakfast at home, then we'd have cookies (biscotti), commercial pastry (una merendina) or a slice of home made cake (ciambellone).
In the morning, we mammals, better known as humans are deprived of glucose. Sugar replenishes out low 'blood sugar levels' after sleep. One major reasons Western people drink coffee with sugar, it's an energy source.
So why do some Italians make fun of Americans eating a donut for breakfast? not much different. And they say Americans are fat and act like no Italian is fat. So Stereotypes for us. I love coffee sweetened first thing. Maybe cereal of some type. Then I want something salty.
Ciao Manu: ti dico la mia così posso confermare quello che dici ;) 1) Sulla pasta: vero, anche se riguarda soprattutto le persone che hanno un tipo di lavoro che consente loro di tornare a casa per ora di pranzo o comunque che non hanno una giornata lavorativa che copre tutto il giorno. Chi lavora in ufficio non ha sempre tempo per una pasta...e alla sera ci rinuncia perché è pesante. Diciamo che è un "must" soprattutto il weekend ;) 2) Sul motorino: sì, tanti fanno il famoso "patentino" a 14 anni per cominciare a guidare il motorino, ma è una questione di status (un po' come quando si compra una macchina grande... XD). Diventa una necessità quando abiti in città, ma in campagna è più usata l'auto ;) 3) Sul fatto di essere pelosi: dipende dalle persone. Se penso a un uomo peloso me lo immagino anche grosso, puzzolente e un po' volgare, tipo Er Monnezza...che però è proprio uno stereotipo LOL Sulle donne: credo che lo stereotipo sia falso proprio per questa cura maniacale dell'aspetto fisico. 4) Sulla moda: io non rispecchio lo stereotipo...ma è il motivo per cui non sono in Italia, perché so che viene percepito come importante LOL 5) Sul fatto di essere ritardatari: da me al nord viene visto male, ma 5-10 minuti sono tollerabili ;) 6) Sul fatto di essere un po' provoloni, se non proprio squallidi, nell'approcciarsi all'altro sesso: l'ho sempre trovato fastidioso, così come l'onnipresenza del "viva la foca" (XD) in ogni conversazione fra soli uomini :S Quindi devo confermare. 7) La religiosità è tipica della campagna e dei paesi piccoli in generale: più vai in città grandi, meno la gente è legata (se non proprio ossessionata) dalla religione. Il problema è l'influenza indiretta della religione sulla mentalità della gente: pur non essendo cattolica, molta gente ragiona come tale sulle questioni etiche :S
Questione peli: non è che i nordici sembrano meno pelosi perché il pelo biondo sulla carnagione chiara si vede meno? O magari sono proprio meno pelosi, boh
My boyfriend is Italian and I just can tell omgosh he is always late, if he says "I'll be right there in 1 hour" I can say that he is going to be ready in at least 2 hahaha
I'm basically 50% Italian, and 50% Croatian. My dad is Croatian American and my mom is Italian American. They're both from New York, and my mom is from a town in New York where mostly everyone who settles there was Italian. I do have some Irish in me from my papa. I can't speak Italian, because I was born in America, and there were not very many Italians where I am from. I am very willing to know more about the Italy culture.
What is the right way to react to "ciao bella"? Is it rude to ignore it, or guys are prepared to no answer? If I react with "grazie" for example, will it be taken as an invitation get to know me? Always confused how not to be rude, but not provoking at the same time.
We have all been on a Vespa, that's for sure alright! I really miss my old Vespa 50 from when I was a teen... I used to call it "Two-face" since I've had an incident (I was almost hit by a car and threw my self and the Vespa the other way with predictable results), but once I straighten the metal and sandblasted it, I didn't have the money for the paint, so it was white from one side and lucid metal from the other... Good times! Simplier times!!!
LOL my dad (Italian) is the equivalent of the Italian Bob Marley lol. Relaxed, slow, slow and slow lol. The house could be burning down and he'd puff his cigarette then pause and say..."yeah it is" lmao. The first piece of advice he gave me was "always dress well" :-D
Ciao guys, I'm never late, just always come a little bit later! Not even being Italian, I'm Polish but living for ever in NZ. At the beginning I thought it must be smthing wrong with me 'cause no man smile, turn his head, said smthing, whistle etc. Cultures differ...
All stereotypes are quite funny. I'm canadian apparently we all live in igloos and poor maple syrup on everything. Well hockey and beer is true half of it is quite funny. Then italians have many incorrect stereotypes growing up around these people i know that 1)not all look the same or look like Mario population 140 million will have some differences. Some of the stereotypes like coffee lovers fit.
I live in the US but I look very Italian and my dad does too probably because my great grandparents immigrated my friends sometimes joke about these stereotypes but I am wondering do people really think I am like this?
Hi Manu! Thanks for responding to my question, and all I have to say is that, "it's a sin and a shame", for even just 1 of God's very intricately detailed, MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN ELEGANCE, to be wasted on technically right...?🤔 Riiiight!!! 😉🙃!!!!👍🥰🥳❤️. BIG thumbs up to you Manu! You're 💯😉. LOVE, LOVE, Love, this channel! I learn a lot here! Grazie 👍😁.
I'm happy you mentioned that italian people aren't actually white...for the ignorants i just wanted to say that all south europe isn't white,we are mediterranean. Of course southern european people can look white but most of us look mediterranean,sorry if i sound boring but this is really important to me because I think we should be recognized for what we ACTUALLY are and not what ignorants think. [Thank you for reading and please if u want to argue just say it calm]
One can clearly tell that your friends have been socialized outside of Italy (because their english is on native speaker level without any accent) Hence they don't really count as representative for italians
lmao usually 15min late, im somewhere with my uncle in sila (national park inn calabria) and my nonna calls us and asks where the fuck we are cuz the food is ready, my uncle says he will be there in 5min 2h later we arrive from sila
Hi Manu, Another stereotype I would like to know about is italian romantism! I am a female, and in my case, I'm asking about the Italian male. I'm also America. All my life, I've ALWAYS wanted to speak Italian! I really do, heartfully feel that my soul is Italian! I don't know why but I do, I guess it's because I love to read, and I guess, EVERYTHING that I've read and seen about Italian culture just made me love it! I recognized early on that Italians exude class and high quality style! Everything about the culture is passion and class! I love that Italians live their passion! They treat themselves EXTREMELY well! I could go on forever, but I won't...❤️ There are tons of America women who think as I do, that Italian men are extremely romantic bcuz whatever they do, they do it with great passion and emotion! Like an Italian HERCULES or something 🤔!! And when they speak that language... man, it's like, CHA CHING!🤯🤯🤯 Poetry in motion!!!!! It's like... MAMMA MIA! EXTREME SUPREME!!!!! 👍👍👍👍❤️🥳👍 DO U KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!! 🥰🥰🥰👍 But anyway... your thoughts on that stereotype please??? GRAZIE!! I know I'm being overly dramatic, but I'm a writer, that's just how we do it!😁
Well, I'm not sure that all italian men are so romantic!😂 As everywhere, there are men who are very romantic, who are able to talk like poets and make women feel like queens... and men who are not able to be romantic! 😜
Italy Made Easy Do Italians eat Pasta & Pizza everyday ? Do all Italians in mafia or have some family in the mafia ? Do all Italians use Hand Gestures when they talk to each other?
we italians eat pasta a lot of time during the week, pizza usually once in a month. mafia or crime organizations are located in the south and no, i go every summer in south italy and i never seen a mafia man in my life. italians gesticolate a lot mainly old people from the south or rome, in north italy not so much. usually italian stereotypes refers on south italians.
Un uomo italiano deve avere body hair!! Questo è sexy!!! Sorry if my comment offends someone. ma, un uomo italiano senza "hairy chest" é come una domenica senza i nonni (Is never the same). An italian could shave his head, it's ok that is sexy too, but a real Italian NEVER shave his body, che peccato!!!!
I'm Sicilian. We do not eat pasta everyday. We eat a lot of fish, fruits and veggies. We also drink olive oil by the gallons.
I’m Sicilian to but remember there’s different regions maybe his family eats past everyday cause my does for lunch but it’s all different
Really enjoying these videos. My wife is Anglo Italian and is perpetually late for everything, so I can confirm this stereotype is completely accurate !
Ah ah!
Glyn Coy - photography and video mio dio , u know why , because we have to look good and we not getting out of house if we not look good ( scuzi for my bad english )
I can't believe you didn't mention that Italians use their hands a lot when they are talking! :)
There's way too many stereotypes to address them all at once! ;-)
LOL, yes, I suppose that is right. I just found it amusing as this is one of the stereotypes I love in my dear friend from Sicily.
True! But I think different cultures have different stereotypes for Italians. My two friends are Australians so I guess that didn't strike them! But it's true, we use our hands a lot!
Be careful asking for a cornuto for breakfast
klarth1234 what does that mean?
when your wife/husband is cheating on you, you are a "corunuto/a" XD literally means Horned i guess, a person with horns.
This made me LOL
Aha ahhahahahahahahah w l Italia 🇮🇹
Vorrei un "cornuto" per favore! 🤘🏻🤣🇮🇹
i've eaten pasta for breakfast before actually. i'm also super glad you've been making so many videos lately. it's very appreciated! :D
My grandparents came to America about 100 years ago. They brought all these customs with them. My son lived home until he was 26, rent-free. The current generation however has more or less lost most Italian traditions since they married non-italians, and they reject most of the traditional customs. Makes me very sad.
That's one thing I hate about America it takes your culture away from you
That's called integration! Always a good thing in my opinion.
About the hair thing. It's called the 'hair slide' when you start losing it from the top of your head, it starts to grow and it looks like it is sliding down your back. I'm 52 (in a few days) and I have hair all over. I'm sure that's from my father's side (Sicilian Parents and Grand Parents). I loved my 4'10" grandmother, but she had a mustache I was jealous of.
I am part Italian (also Mexican and a little Lebanese). I can't wait to go Italy next month and meet more of my family from my father's side of the family. My roots are in Locri, Calabria. What part of Italy are you from? :)
La calabria è bellissima, soprattutto il mare! I'm from a town called Nettuno, 60Km south of Rome!
LatinaChef1986 you're highly welcome dear, I wish to meet you in person.
As an Italian-Australian (Perth) I can say that the Italians here in Australia, generally, are like the Italians post--WW2 from the 1950s....Italians in Italy now are way different... The older Italians that came out here 5-60 years ago are conservative, family-oriented, religious...Italians in Italy now are more liberal, irreligious (esp the young ones) and are covered in tatts and piercings...it may as well be the US or UK aside from the language...just my opinion
Ofc is a western country
You just missed.. HANDS GESTURES! But I guess the video shows enough about this TRUE stereotype, we don't need to talk about that! Haha (Sono italiana anch'io)
Ciao Federica e grazie! Il video l'hanno in pratica creato i miei due amici, e forse loro non hanno quello stereotipo degli italiani. Bo!!!
why do Italians eat sweets as breakfast? like cornetto you mentioned in the video? Do people eat any salty food for breakfast?
I don't know why we eat sweet, but that's what we do!! If we have breakout out (like many Italians do, especially those who work during the day) then it is normal to have a croissant (un cornetto) or other pastry (una pasta) with a cappuccino.
If we have breakfast at home, then we'd have cookies (biscotti), commercial pastry (una merendina) or a slice of home made cake (ciambellone).
In the morning, we mammals, better known as humans are deprived of glucose. Sugar replenishes out low 'blood sugar levels' after sleep. One major reasons Western people drink coffee with sugar, it's an energy source.
Sandra Lin we start the day with sweets because life is salty and bitter enough 😝
So why do some Italians make fun of Americans eating a donut for breakfast? not much different. And they say Americans are fat and act like no Italian is fat. So Stereotypes for us. I love coffee sweetened first thing. Maybe cereal of some type. Then I want something salty.
i'm italian,for breakfast i like fried eggs end greek yogurt,not all italians are same for breakfast
Ciao Manu: ti dico la mia così posso confermare quello che dici ;)
1) Sulla pasta: vero, anche se riguarda soprattutto le persone che hanno un tipo di lavoro che consente loro di tornare a casa per ora di pranzo o comunque che non hanno una giornata lavorativa che copre tutto il giorno. Chi lavora in ufficio non ha sempre tempo per una pasta...e alla sera ci rinuncia perché è pesante. Diciamo che è un "must" soprattutto il weekend ;)
2) Sul motorino: sì, tanti fanno il famoso "patentino" a 14 anni per cominciare a guidare il motorino, ma è una questione di status (un po' come quando si compra una macchina grande... XD). Diventa una necessità quando abiti in città, ma in campagna è più usata l'auto ;)
3) Sul fatto di essere pelosi: dipende dalle persone. Se penso a un uomo peloso me lo immagino anche grosso, puzzolente e un po' volgare, tipo Er Monnezza...che però è proprio uno stereotipo LOL Sulle donne: credo che lo stereotipo sia falso proprio per questa cura maniacale dell'aspetto fisico.
4) Sulla moda: io non rispecchio lo stereotipo...ma è il motivo per cui non sono in Italia, perché so che viene percepito come importante LOL
5) Sul fatto di essere ritardatari: da me al nord viene visto male, ma 5-10 minuti sono tollerabili ;)
6) Sul fatto di essere un po' provoloni, se non proprio squallidi, nell'approcciarsi all'altro sesso: l'ho sempre trovato fastidioso, così come l'onnipresenza del "viva la foca" (XD) in ogni conversazione fra soli uomini :S Quindi devo confermare.
7) La religiosità è tipica della campagna e dei paesi piccoli in generale: più vai in città grandi, meno la gente è legata (se non proprio ossessionata) dalla religione. Il problema è l'influenza indiretta della religione sulla mentalità della gente: pur non essendo cattolica, molta gente ragiona come tale sulle questioni etiche :S
Per quanto riguarda 1)...cosa si mangia insomma se non c'è tempo durante il lavoro?
Questione peli: non è che i nordici sembrano meno pelosi perché il pelo biondo sulla carnagione chiara si vede meno? O magari sono proprio meno pelosi, boh
This is so much fun to watch, you guys are the best! + i can't stop laughing with the HAIRY part 😂😂😂
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My boyfriend is Italian and I just can tell omgosh he is always late, if he says "I'll be right there in 1 hour" I can say that he is going to be ready in at least 2 hahaha
Thaynara Cardoso de Souza same
Are you from Brazil? Being late, you should feel at home...
You're pretty
You guys are so funny I enjoy your videos immensely 👍😀 I am only a beginner In learning Italian!
Thanks 😍
I'm basically 50% Italian, and 50% Croatian. My dad is Croatian American and my mom is Italian American. They're both from New York, and my mom is from a town in New York where mostly everyone who settles there was Italian. I do have some Irish in me from my papa. I can't speak Italian, because I was born in America, and there were not very many Italians where I am from. I am very willing to know more about the Italy culture.
Wonderful! So take a look to my videos and you'll surely find lots about italian culture!... and maybe you'll learn to speak in Italian, why not? 😉
più che altro noi abbiamo tantissimi tipi di pasta...
non si posso contare
con poi infinite combinazioni di ingredienti
What is the right way to react to "ciao bella"? Is it rude to ignore it, or guys are prepared to no answer? If I react with "grazie" for example, will it be taken as an invitation get to know me? Always confused how not to be rude, but not provoking at the same time.
Silvia Galosi , thanks for your answer:) once in Florence I had a man who took taxi to follow me while I was walking away, it was a bit creepy hahahah
We have all been on a Vespa, that's for sure alright! I really miss my old Vespa 50 from when I was a teen... I used to call it "Two-face" since I've had an incident (I was almost hit by a car and threw my self and the Vespa the other way with predictable results), but once I straighten the metal and sandblasted it, I didn't have the money for the paint, so it was white from one side and lucid metal from the other... Good times! Simplier times!!!
LOL my dad (Italian) is the equivalent of the Italian Bob Marley lol. Relaxed, slow, slow and slow lol. The house could be burning down and he'd puff his cigarette then pause and say..."yeah it is" lmao. The first piece of advice he gave me was "always dress well" :-D
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I do most of these things at work. And the Catholic Culture in the culture without perhaps absolute religiousness is true as well!
Ciao guys, I'm never late, just always come a little bit later! Not even being Italian, I'm Polish but living for ever in NZ. At the beginning I thought it must be smthing wrong with me 'cause no man smile, turn his head, said smthing, whistle etc. Cultures differ...
That was fun to watch !
All stereotypes are quite funny. I'm canadian apparently we all live in igloos and poor maple syrup on everything. Well hockey and beer is true half of it is quite funny. Then italians have many incorrect stereotypes growing up around these people i know that 1)not all look the same or look like Mario population 140 million will have some differences. Some of the stereotypes like coffee lovers fit.
surprised you didn't mention that 'Vespa' means wasp!
We had Sweet Macaroni at school (years ago!). Milk, Sugar, Macaroni. We called it 'Worms" ha ha!
5 to 15 minutes late!??? That would drive my German side mad.
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their pasta stereotype one reminds me of Strega Nonna. all my Italians know what i'm takin bout #growingupitalian
I live in the US but I look very Italian and my dad does too probably because my great grandparents immigrated my friends sometimes joke about these stereotypes but I am wondering do people really think I am like this?
It' true... so many stereotypes
I am pretty hairy tbh I came to terms with the truth of that stereotype a long time ago
I don't know if it was like this the whole video, but at 4:30 I noticed the Italian guy looked super small.
Trust me, if you find a hairy French girl, it means you've been very, very unlucky!
Hi Manu! Thanks for responding to my question, and all I have to say is that, "it's a sin and a shame", for even just 1 of God's very intricately detailed, MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN ELEGANCE, to be wasted on technically right...?🤔 Riiiight!!! 😉🙃!!!!👍🥰🥳❤️.
BIG thumbs up to you Manu! You're 💯😉. LOVE, LOVE, Love, this channel! I learn a lot here! Grazie 👍😁.
Thank you! ❤️Italy Made Easy team is always here to help! Un abbraccio! 😘
You're in QLD?!
Love from
Sydney
nonna even has a stache
I'm happy you mentioned that italian people aren't actually white...for the ignorants i just wanted to say that all south europe isn't white,we are mediterranean. Of course southern european people can look white but most of us look mediterranean,sorry if i sound boring but this is really important to me because I think we should be recognized for what we ACTUALLY are and not what ignorants think. [Thank you for reading and please if u want to argue just say it calm]
😘Thank you for your words!
@@italymadeeasy thank YOU,grazie che almeno tu non ignori 🇮🇹
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jacob is so cute I can't even pay attention to the class....
One can clearly tell that your friends have been socialized outside of Italy (because their english is on native speaker level without any accent) Hence they don't really count as representative for italians
lmao usually 15min late,
im somewhere with my uncle in sila (national park inn calabria) and my nonna calls us and asks where the fuck we are cuz the food is ready, my uncle says he will be there in 5min
2h later we arrive from sila
Jake, you have such a Ben Affleck thing going on. Lucky you.
The "Italian" isles at Mariano's only has pasta and horrible sugo and it pisses me off lmao. Homemade sugo and pasta all the way
Okay I love an Italian man with some hair on his chest
You gotta say that's a spicy meatballa ehhhh. You gotta putta lotta garlic ahhhhhh??
Sorry to ask, but what has ever happened to Jake and Tim??? I miss videos which include all three of you :(
Hey..you forgot talking with our hands..full on expression for everything...use our hands....as you did...a TRUE stereotype! 98% Sicilian here
Hi Manu,
Another stereotype I would like to know about is italian romantism! I am a female, and in my case, I'm asking about the Italian male.
I'm also America. All my life, I've ALWAYS wanted to speak Italian! I really do, heartfully feel that my soul is Italian! I don't know why but I do, I guess it's because I love to read, and I guess, EVERYTHING that I've read and seen about Italian culture just made me love it! I recognized early on that Italians exude class and high quality style! Everything about the culture is passion and class! I love that Italians live their passion! They treat themselves EXTREMELY well! I could go on forever, but I won't...❤️
There are tons of America women who think as I do, that Italian men are extremely romantic bcuz whatever they do, they do it with great passion and emotion! Like an Italian HERCULES or something 🤔!! And when they speak that language... man, it's like, CHA CHING!🤯🤯🤯 Poetry in motion!!!!! It's like... MAMMA MIA! EXTREME SUPREME!!!!! 👍👍👍👍❤️🥳👍 DO U KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!! 🥰🥰🥰👍
But anyway... your thoughts on that stereotype please??? GRAZIE!!
I know I'm being overly dramatic, but I'm a writer, that's just how we do it!😁
Well, I'm not sure that all italian men are so romantic!😂 As everywhere, there are men who are very romantic, who are able to talk like poets and make women feel like queens... and men who are not able to be romantic! 😜
e` piu facile a capire a Manu , che le altre due ragazze , ( sono Americano qui ) ma Grazie per tutti
Italian culture is insultare una zanzara mentre la uccidi
Verissimo! Anche questo è tipico! 😂
Do Ferrari's and Lamborghinis run on Wine? or do they use normal Petrol????
Oh come on😂😂😂
Italy Made Easy Do Italians eat Pasta & Pizza everyday ? Do all Italians in mafia or have some family in the mafia ? Do all Italians use Hand Gestures when they talk to each other?
we italians eat pasta a lot of time during the week, pizza usually once in a month.
mafia or crime organizations are located in the south and no, i go every summer in south italy and i never seen a mafia man in my life.
italians gesticolate a lot mainly old people from the south or rome, in north italy not so much.
usually italian stereotypes refers on south italians.
Bro but these are uneducated or "poorer people" caracteristica :D Fashion, tan, getting angry etc
No talk of the hand gestures? 😳
or can be...lots of guys in America laser their chests dont think that that is natural
ilymtli jog I agree with you, a man without body hair, is like a pizza without tomato sauce and cheese.
I do not like a lot of hair! It makes me itch.
I wish I was Italian...I could eat pasta almost everyday....😂I literally crave for it...you don't get it always in India😑😟😢
Shrëyã D I’m an Italian and I eat pasta for lunch on Mondays and then I have pizza on Tuesdays at my school.
Add an 'O' in the title it says steretypes :)
Grazie!
prego
Mamma Mia what a day
Are you still in Australia?
Sì Sì 😚
@@italymadeeasy Let me guess... Perth?
Don't say mama mia
And the momma thing...especially Sicilians...boys grow to men and Momma is theur saint..no??
lol Armenians are hairier than Italians. even the poor women.. suffering with too much hair :::::DDDDDDDDDD
Wax and tanning. Yep
Un uomo italiano deve avere body hair!! Questo è sexy!!! Sorry if my comment offends someone. ma, un uomo italiano senza "hairy chest" é come una domenica senza i nonni (Is never the same). An italian could shave his head, it's ok that is sexy too, but a real Italian NEVER shave his body, che peccato!!!!
Forever talking about food...
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