A tutti gli italiani e le famiglie italiane nel mondo , nella speranza che possano crescere e migliorare sempre di piu , ed essere sempre piu competitive nel mondo e offrire i migliori contributi al mondo , al livello culturale , economico , sociale , politico . Italiani sempre piu forti e grandi e potenti .
I think the little girl is so touching. She always smiles and for me it doesn't matter if she can't speak Italian. Her great heart will go through the next generations.
the thing that strike me the most is the fact that even if the older generation still speak italian to their grandkids the grandchildren answer back in english all the time which mean that even though they are well able to understand italian they most probably won't teach it to their kids and in one generation their origin will be gone they will be americans with italian names
@@Federico84 non è semplice conservare una lingua parlandola solamente a casa, come ha detto la nonna parlava Italiano solo a casa, quando usciva era tutto in Inglese, libri, TV, telegiornale, amici, scuola etc... Molto probabilmente non saprà ne leggere e ne scrivere in Italiano.
@@stormerz8605 Dipende tutto da come imposti la cosa. C'è da dire che quando ste persone sono andate in America erano altri tempi. Magari veniva più il dialetto o l'italiano non veniva parlato proprio in famiglia perché molti volevano che i figli si americanizzassero per non far conoscere loro le loro origini italiane e perché si inserissero meglio nella società. Giustamente con la seconda generazione di italo-americani questo fenomeno è scomparso del tutto.
Not really, she had a pretty heavy American accent. She also made a few grammar mistakes here and there. The last two older gents were very good, a little bit of a regional accent but they speak quite clearly.
I love this video! All you people are awesome. I'm Italian first, born in Italy, raised and educated in Australia. Bronx, NYC, America, Carlton, Melbourne. Fond regards to everybody from an Italian in the antipodes.
@@luckyluke4276 It's the Australian variant of spoken English. Linguists have studied Australian English and have concluded it elides with South African English, and S.E England English. Frankly I prefer American or Canadian English, it's much clearer when spoken. Fortuitously my family's surname is found and registered, by others bearing a similar surname in in N.Y state, strange right? Maybe not...One day I want to visit the U.S.
Try the work and travel or homestay options, there are many! Search on line you would be surprised. You maybe invited to live with an Italian-American family that wants to learn all things 'modern' Italian. Good luck!
Spread the italian culture over THE ENTIRE WORLD! I'm italian, but I want to live in the USA, and doing something like this.. actually not so easy, I know... but this is my dream. ❤
I understand her completely I don’t speak Italian either most of my family is in Italy my father left to California with his wife so he never taught me the language. But I will be taking classes soon so I can learn the language of my culture.
I enjoyed watching this video and it really touched me first because I kinda feel close to immigrant people being one myself here in Spain for 15 years now, and second because I love grandparents generally, since mine died many years ago. grandchildren who have grandparents are really lucky, cause they still can be told so many stories of their grandparents' youth and that's real family history.
Very nice indeed! However, while the grandchildren "seemed" to understand the grandparents when speaking Italian, none of the grandchildren made any effort to speak Italian ! While having a cultural connection to our country through their family, it is obvious they are american and would be considered foreigners here in Italy.
I am second generation Italian and my cousins and I didn't learn to speak Italian. We understood pretty well, but never spoke it. Now in my old age, I am learning to speak. I think my grandmother would be happy.
I am second generation and it wasn't even an option to speak. My mother didn't speak english until she went to school and the nuns asked my Nonna to stop speaking Italian in the house. My father never spoke it either. We all (my parents and me) understood everything, but were never encouraged to speak. I took it in school and one of my Nonnas began conversing with me and teaching me. I may be considered a foreigner, but when I go back to my hometown (where all of my grandparents were born), I feel as if I am at home.
@@epflrz1625 of course you have emotional connection here through grandparents . Perhaps the word foreigner in english has negative connotations but for us it means some one who was not born and raised here. Did not go to school here or participate in our daily culture.or is a citizen of Italy. Even if you speak some Italian, you will speak with foreign accent. For us it is odd to hear Americans born and raised there whose grandparents or great grandparents left here 100 years ago say, “We are Italian!”
Sono orgoglioso di essere italiano e di vedere che nei lontani Stati Uniti vivano ancora italiani e la cultura italiana...un saluto a tutti i fratelli e sorelle d'Italia nel mondo
Unfortunately the Italy that is fantasied about on RUclips doesn’t exist anymore, that’s why the small pockets of old world Italian culture around the world is so valuable
America ha datto tanto a gl' italiani come il privilego lavorare e di guadagnare soldi politi sudato con la fronte e hanno buttato il sangue per ottenere le cose belle e importantisse nella loro vita e che hanno mandato tantissimi soldi indietro a l'italia per aiutare la famiglia.
e come aggiungere acqua al vino,,,ogni volta aggiungiamo piu acqua il vino non sa piu di niente..ogni generazione in piu non ha niente di italiano solo il cognome che anche quello viene cambiato per essere piu americano
A tutti gli italiani e le famiglie italiane nel mondo , nella speranza che possano crescere e migliorare sempre di piu , ed essere sempre piu competitive nel mondo e offrire i migliori contributi al mondo , al livello culturale , economico , sociale , politico . Italiani sempre piu forti e grandi e potenti .
I think the little girl is so touching. She always smiles and for me it doesn't matter if she can't speak Italian. Her great heart will go through the next generations.
intervista splendida, complimenti a voi tutti!!!!!I In particolare a Mila T.
the thing that strike me the most is the fact that even if the older generation still speak italian to their grandkids the grandchildren answer back in english all the time which mean that even though they are well able to understand italian they most probably won't teach it to their kids and in one generation their origin will be gone they will be americans with italian names
random guy purtroppo gli italoamericani tendono a fare così, mentre credo che i cinesi tendano a conservare più a lungo la lingua
@@Federico84 non è semplice conservare una lingua parlandola solamente a casa, come ha detto la nonna parlava Italiano solo a casa, quando usciva era tutto in Inglese, libri, TV, telegiornale, amici, scuola etc... Molto probabilmente non saprà ne leggere e ne scrivere in Italiano.
@@stormerz8605 Dipende tutto da come imposti la cosa. C'è da dire che quando ste persone sono andate in America erano altri tempi. Magari veniva più il dialetto o l'italiano non veniva parlato proprio in famiglia perché molti volevano che i figli si americanizzassero per non far conoscere loro le loro origini italiane e perché si inserissero meglio nella società. Giustamente con la seconda generazione di italo-americani questo fenomeno è scomparso del tutto.
Smh same goes in the average Chinese American household
The first woman spoke very clearly , I'm learning Italian now , and I almost understood everything she said.
@Luke Yacono um im actually not Mexican but okay
Not really, she had a pretty heavy American accent. She also made a few grammar mistakes here and there.
The last two older gents were very good, a little bit of a regional accent but they speak quite clearly.
My grandfather arrived at Uruguay when he was 5 too, from Como, in 1904
I love this video! All you people are awesome. I'm Italian first, born in Italy, raised and educated in Australia. Bronx, NYC, America, Carlton, Melbourne. Fond regards to everybody from an Italian in the antipodes.
Woah. What accent do you have?
@@luckyluke4276 It's the Australian variant of spoken English. Linguists have studied Australian English and have concluded it elides with South African English, and S.E England English. Frankly I prefer American or Canadian English, it's much clearer when spoken. Fortuitously my family's surname is found and registered, by others bearing a similar surname in in N.Y state, strange right? Maybe not...One day I want to visit the U.S.
@@TimeTraveller010 cool story. can you also speak italian?
@@luckyluke4276 Yes :)
I’m from Italy. would love to live with an Italian/American family there. If any family there see this message, please contact me. Forza Italia 🇮🇹
Posso venire con te?😂
Lucky Luke se ci prendono. Volentieri 😂
@@depmodex Curiosità, quanti anni hai?
Try the work and travel or homestay options, there are many! Search on line you would be surprised. You maybe invited to live with an Italian-American family that wants to learn all things 'modern' Italian. Good luck!
Spread the italian culture over THE ENTIRE WORLD! I'm italian, but I want to live in the USA, and doing something like this.. actually not so easy, I know... but this is my dream. ❤
I understand her completely I don’t speak Italian either most of my family is in Italy my father left to California with his wife so he never taught me the language. But I will be taking classes soon so I can learn the language of my culture.
Soooo, after 5 months, how is your Italian?
@@JonnhyMurale e dopo 3 anni??
I enjoyed watching this video and it really touched me first because I kinda feel close to immigrant people being one myself here in Spain for 15 years now, and second because I love grandparents generally, since mine died many years ago. grandchildren who have grandparents are really lucky, cause they still can be told so many stories of their grandparents' youth and that's real family history.
In love from italy 🌶️🔥🇮🇹♥️
Very nice indeed! However, while the grandchildren "seemed" to understand the grandparents when speaking Italian, none of the grandchildren made any effort to speak Italian ! While having a cultural connection to our country through their family, it is obvious they are american and would be considered foreigners here in Italy.
I am second generation Italian and my cousins and I didn't learn to speak Italian. We understood pretty well, but never spoke it. Now in my old age, I am learning to speak. I think my grandmother would be happy.
I am second generation and it wasn't even an option to speak. My mother didn't speak english until she went to school and the nuns asked my Nonna to stop speaking Italian in the house. My father never spoke it either. We all (my parents and me) understood everything, but were never encouraged to speak. I took it in school and one of my Nonnas began conversing with me and teaching me. I may be considered a foreigner, but when I go back to my hometown (where all of my grandparents were born), I feel as if I am at home.
Verrebbero considerati,a ragione, dei stranieri. Non basta mangiare il cibo italiano per sentirsi tale, occorre parlarne la lingua e saper leggerla.
@@marcell3203 hai proprio ragione!
@@epflrz1625 of course you have emotional connection here through grandparents . Perhaps the word foreigner in english has negative connotations but for us it means some one who was not born and raised here. Did not go to school here or participate in our daily culture.or is a citizen of Italy. Even if you speak some Italian, you will speak with foreign accent. For us it is odd to hear Americans born and raised there whose grandparents or great grandparents left here 100 years ago say, “We are Italian!”
Sono orgoglioso di essere italiano e di vedere che nei lontani Stati Uniti vivano ancora italiani e la cultura italiana...un saluto a tutti i fratelli e sorelle d'Italia nel mondo
Stupenda questa intervista
Unfortunately the Italy that is fantasied about on RUclips doesn’t exist anymore, that’s why the small pockets of old world Italian culture around the world is so valuable
Didn't the grandmother have an accent when speaking?
Yeah
because she got to america when she was 5 years old, a lifetime in a foreign country will obviously give you an accent, even in your first language
I speak Portuguese and can understand a lot of what they are saying.
La famiglia di mia mama, sono Italiani.
Do Italian Americans speak Italian.
Some do, some don't.
First lady has an American accent.
immigrazione vuol dire "fame!"
Immigrazione vuol dire trovare il Lavoro dove c'e opportunita per fare un vita megliore e avere i superiore commidita. CHI LAVORE FA L'AMORE
America ha datto tanto a gl' italiani come il privilego lavorare e di guadagnare soldi politi sudato con la fronte e hanno buttato il sangue per ottenere le cose belle e importantisse nella loro vita e che hanno mandato tantissimi soldi indietro a l'italia per aiutare la famiglia.
L'ITALIANI HANNO BUTTATO O COME SI DICE IN DIALETTO YETTATO IL SANGUE PER FARE UN AVENIRE MEGLIORE PER LA LORO FAMIGLIA E LE LORO FIGLI E PROGENERE
IN AMERICA SI YETTA IL SANGUE = SI LAVORO 7/24
I primi italiani in America hanno lavorato 18 ore a giorno
1:23 "How do you feel to be Italian?" Well, how should she feel? She is simply not Italian!
Italian language declined when Italian emigration declined.
e come aggiungere acqua al vino,,,ogni volta aggiungiamo piu acqua il vino non sa piu di niente..ogni generazione in piu non ha niente di italiano solo il cognome che anche quello viene cambiato per essere piu americano
Assolutamente, il fatto che poi disconoscano la lingua é il fattore discriminante, la conoscenza dell'italiano è la chiave di tutto!