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This is my first Blog post...

I just want to forward this to everybody!!

Every time you ask for a very-short-Espresso abroad you find it's not short enough...

Although you know that pizza abroad is just something different, you are still looking for it

You ask for a pizza peperoni and wonder why they give you Salami...

At starbucks you ask for "coffe and milk", the bartender asks again "you want a latte?" you answer: "no: I want coffe and milk!"

You know about 100 different ways to have a coffee (espresso, ristretto, macchiato caldo, macchiato freddo, with hot water aside, in big cup, corretto (with 200 different spirits), in a small cup......)

You feel really frustrated when tipping is compulsory. So you barely give some coins

When they ask you if you want "italian dressing" in the salad, you always answer "no, thanks"

If they bring to you a salad with the so-called-Italian-dressing you give it back and ask for a plain salad

Abroad you won't ask for a salad with oil, salt and vinegar or lemon because you believe it would be too difficult to explain

You wonder why in UK there are many so-called Italian things you never saw in your entire life.

You know Italian cuisine is just unbeatable.

You know Cucina Mediterranea is the healthiest.

You have tried at least once to explain to anyone the difference between raw ham and cooked ham, without succeeding

You have tried at least once to explain to anyone the difference between sausage and wurstel, failing.

you ask for mineral water even if you know the tap water is just as good

A meal without bread is not a meal; possibly several different types of bread

You eat a sweet and small breakfast

If you have breakfast in a bar, you ask for "Cappuccio e Brioche, per favore!"

You never have Cappuccino after 11.00 (a.m. no need to specify!)

You are metereophatic: your mood changes according to the weather

You download lots of music and films from internet, and think it is morally permitted

you have read lots of books at high school. And if you din't because you copied at the exams, you pretend you've read them anyway.

You love Nutella...anytime...

You call it Ragu', not Bolognaise!!

When someone else is making pasta you either a) ask them if they remembered to put salt in the water, b) ask them why they put oil in the water or c) want to kick them off the stoves and take over because they obviously don't know what they're doing

You know French, Spanish and US wines just don't compare to a Chianti Classico.

You've always wanted the money to buy a Ferrari or a Maserati..but if you had enough money you would rather go on vacation in Brazil and never come back

You think your city is better than all the other cities in Italy

You love the Aperitivo and call it "Happy Hour"

You miss home even if you hate it

You hate cold pizza

You hate pizza with Ananas (Pinapple)

You hate pizza with garlic

You hate pizza with all that makes pizza something else

you call the subway "Metro"

At high school you did Autogestione or Occupazione (unless you went to private school)

You have a particular word to say "miss school": bigiare, zompare, balzare, marinare, bruciare, far palo...

You think queuing in line is inefficient

You never use a Taxi because it is too expensive

You have tried at least once to explain to someone the difference between "Ti voglio bene" (I love you) and "Ti amo" (I love you), without succeeding.

You are Italian when you are always late...and to be honest you don t care at all. It s just a different idea of time...LAID BACK