Monday, May 23, 2016

Cultural observations

Italian

  • Cookies for breakfast, yogurt and fruit for dessert 
  • Dinner in courses 
  • Espresso instead of a cup of filter coffee 
  • Few showers a week 
  • Small stick shift cars 
  • Aren't in a rush 
  • Typical of everyone to be Catholic 
  • Children give gifts for their 1st communion (confetti) 
  • Lunch at 1:30 dinner at 9 
  • They seem to never sleep 
  • Noticed many get married in their 30s 
  • No sports through the school 
  • Middle school has school on Saturday 
  • Children go home for lunch 
  • All bottled water, natural and fizzy 
Similarities to American culture 
  • Importance of children's involvement 
  • Children play on YouTube and monopoly 
  • Still noticed many 1st graders picking their noses 
  • Drive on the right side of the road 

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