10- We don't wear all black every day.
9- We actually look before stepping into oncoming traffic.
8- We don't have a cigarette hanging from our mouth.
7- Susan drinks cappiccunios after lunch (no Italian would ever do this).
6- We begin every conversation with "English?"
5- We're wearing tennis shoes not $300 dollar Italian shoes.
4- We can finish a meal in under an hour.
3- Every five minutes we say, "Wow- that's really old."
2- We can be found laughing at famous works of art.
1- Scott is listening to the Super Bowl at 2:00 a.m. via the internet.
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Love the Trevi Fountain photo. Unbelievably big.
Susan, you'll have to explain the cappuccino issue to us non-coffee-drinkers. Are you sure it's ok to have one after lunch when you're in the US?
One question...
In Italy do they call them "Italian shoes", or are they just "shoes"?
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bill buck
Su, about #7, Alton Brown says,"America, when it comes to espresso drinks containing dairy products, we
need to work on a few definitions. Now, let's say that I had a mug such
as this, and then I added one single shot of espresso. Now, if I were to
add just a wee dollop of foam to that, we would have ourselves a
"macchiato". If, however, we added equal portions of steamed milk and
froth, we would have ourselves a "cappuccino", which one would never,
ever drink after ten o'clock A.M. in Italy.
Now, if we have ourselves another mug, and this time, we added not
one, but two shots of espresso, then eight to ten ounces of steamed
milk, and just a little bit of foam up on top, we would have ourselves a
"latte". And by the way, this is strictly an American concoction. If you
order it in Italy, they'll bring you a glass of hot milk. [sips] Ahhh."
http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/Season10/espresso/espressyourself.htm
~r
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