I normally do not do this...but it is so true!

I got this email from a dear friend and had to share it through blog....
so here we go:

Italian Kids vs. American Kids


American kids: 

Move out when they're 18 with the full support of their parents.

Italian kids: 

Move out when they're 28, having saved enough money for a house,
and are two weeks away from getting married...
unless there's room in the basement for the newlyweds.

American Kids:

When their Mom visits them, she brings a Bundt cake, and you sip coffee and chat.

Italian kids: 

When their Mom visits them, she brings 3 days worth of food, begins to tidy up,dust, do
the laundry, and rearrange the furniture.


American kids: 

Their dads always call before they come over to visit them,
and it's usually only on special occasions.

Italian kids:

Are not at all fazed when their dads show up, unannounced,
on a Saturday morning at 8:00,
and starts pruning the fruit trees. If there are no fruit trees,
he'll plant some.


American kids: 

Always pay retail, and look in the Yellow Pages when they need to
have something done.


Italian Kids: 

Call their dad or uncle, and ask for another dad's or uncle's
phone number to get it done...cash deal. Know what I mean?


American kids: 

Will come over for cake and coffee, and get only cake and coffee. No more.


Italian kids: 

Will come over for cake and coffee, and get antipasto, wine, a pasta dish,
a choice of two meats, salad, bread, a cannoli, fruit, espresso,
and a few after dinner drinks.

American kids:

Will greet you with 'Hello' or 'Hi'..


Italian kids:

Will give  you a big hug, a kiss on your cheek, and a pat on your back.


American kids: 

Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.


Italian kids:

Call your parents Mom and Dad.


American kids: 

Have never seen you cry.


Italian kids:

Cry with you.!


American kids:

Borrow your stuff for a few days and then return it.


Italian kids:

Keep your stuff so long, they forget it's yours.


American kids:

Will eat at your dinner table and leave.


Italian kids: 

Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together.


American kids: 

Know few things about you.


Italian kids:

Could write a book with direct quotes from you.


American kids:

Eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on soft mushy white bread.


Italian kids: 

Eat Genoa Salami and Provolone sandwiches on crusty Italian bread.


American kids: 

Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.


Italian kids: 

Will kick the whole crowds' ass that left you behind.


American kids:

Are for a while.

   
Italian kids:

Are for life.


American kids: 

Enjoy Rod Stewart, and NSync.


Italian kids:


Enjoy Tony Bennett, and Sinatra.


American kids: 

Think that being Italian is cool.


Italian kids:

Know that being Italian is cool.


American kids: 

Will ignore this...


Italian kids:

Will copy and paste this and blog about it themselves
(just like I did)!