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