tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post3307677891072277725..comments2023-10-26T11:13:42.718+02:00Comments on Italy to Los Angeles and Back: Playful Differences & Similarities of Italian vs. American LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08931587519561485757noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-36918762040977938562012-02-06T10:41:15.420+01:002012-02-06T10:41:15.420+01:00As for the melting pot thing,I would say that even...As for the melting pot thing,I would say that even if not in the same way as the U.S. or Britain, Italy has some diversity as well. Maybe not in terms of ethnicity, but there are many linguistic minorities throughout the country. French,Alemannisch and Occitan in Aosta Valley and Piedmont, Ladin and German in Trentino Alto Adige, Slovenian in Friuli, Catalan in Sardinia, Greek and Albanian in Southern Italy.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102457257585544350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-16381474050944656232011-02-22T15:46:37.486+01:002011-02-22T15:46:37.486+01:00Hello Bonnie Marie,
When to eat bacon and eggs is...Hello Bonnie Marie,<br /><br />When to eat bacon and eggs is certainly an item to add! I admit over the years I too have gotten in the habit of eating eggs--una buona frittata di verdura--either for lunch or dinner. However, whenever I'm back in the States I love to have brunch at one of my favorite oceanview restaurants and order Eggs Benedict...coffee on the side!<br /><br />Ciao,<br />MarieItaly to Los Angeles and Backhttp://www.italytolosangelesandback.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-65559113458403325632011-02-22T12:31:13.838+01:002011-02-22T12:31:13.838+01:00My name is Bonnie Marie and I left Newport Beach, ...My name is Bonnie Marie and I left Newport Beach, Cal. for Italy for the 3rd and final time in July of 1988. I too love both countries and just couldn't decide where to settle down - maybe I never will ;-) <br />If I wanted to add something to your fun list about differences with Italy it would be one of the (few) things my husband and I disagree on in terms of food. I have bacon and eggs for breakfast and drink coffee with them, he has bacon and eggs for dinner and drinks beer with them.<br />Thanks for your post reminding me that life in Tuscany is just how I like it.<br />a presto!Bonnie Mariehttp://www.myweddingsandmore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-3190793533020796732011-02-13T18:46:36.425+01:002011-02-13T18:46:36.425+01:00Love your playful list of similarities, Marie. Bu...Love your playful list of similarities, Marie. But when I'm in Italy I'm usually thinking "Viva la differenza!"Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-7596203881714199492011-02-13T03:37:58.731+01:002011-02-13T03:37:58.731+01:00That coffee looks so luscious!That coffee looks so luscious!Yvonnehttp://ytaba36.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-50103344446888980992011-02-12T06:44:08.755+01:002011-02-12T06:44:08.755+01:00Quel bonheur de pouvoir vivre ainsi à Venise, mon ...Quel bonheur de pouvoir vivre ainsi à Venise, mon rêve...Buona giornata, a presto !Maitéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609100809547100130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-43223690656676783962011-02-11T11:34:03.481+01:002011-02-11T11:34:03.481+01:00Hi Joan. I'd love you to share my blog. Thank ...Hi Joan. I'd love you to share my blog. Thank you! <br />Do you know where in Italy your family originated? A city, a province, a region? Who knows, they could be from a small town very close to me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931587519561485757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-88913400177944923302011-02-11T10:17:47.251+01:002011-02-11T10:17:47.251+01:00Thanks, again, Marie, for sharing my blog. Hope t...Thanks, again, Marie, for sharing my blog. Hope to share yours, too, soon.<br />I am happy to say that I'm half Italian. I would dearly love to meet even just one relative on my mother's side of the family. I know of no such relative, though.<br />It's great there are so many similarities. Love the differences, too...makes life exciting.Joan Dayhttp://www.joandayimages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-65279183246291225192011-02-08T21:18:38.957+01:002011-02-08T21:18:38.957+01:00Thank you LindyLou...I will do the same and post y...Thank you LindyLou...I will do the same and post your blog on my list, too. A presto!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931587519561485757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-8147170330560997782011-02-08T18:06:16.223+01:002011-02-08T18:06:16.223+01:00Just found my way here thanks to us both making th...Just found my way here thanks to us both making the italy tutto top ten list this week and you kindly leaving a comment on News From Italy. Delighted we have found each other, I have just enjoyed reading back through your posts. I will add you to my Italy blog list.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-78702196973624704642011-02-07T23:46:13.560+01:002011-02-07T23:46:13.560+01:00Hi David,
You're right, Italy has been one of ...Hi David,<br />You're right, Italy has been one of those European countries that has been pretty homogeneous, until the last 10 years or so. When I first moved here there were small groups of North Africans immigrating, then with the war in the Balkans many Slavs and Albanians began arriving. The expansion of the European Community Member States has brought many Eastern Europeans to Italy, too. In addition to many of Middle Eastern origin, mostly due to the wars in that region. So yes, although Italy has a very strong nationality, nothing like the "melting-pot" in the U.S. its demographics have changed in the two decades I've been here, and I would guess will continue to change in the future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931587519561485757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-54023589331334783212011-02-07T18:16:45.998+01:002011-02-07T18:16:45.998+01:00Here is one question that I would love to know abo...Here is one question that I would love to know about. I am sure that there are a lot of people from other countries living in Italy but is Italian society as diverse as society in the US? I have always thought that European countries tended to be pretty homogeneous unless, like Britain, they had a lot of colonies and allowed pretty free access to their country for people of those colonies. Does Italy have any large non-Italian citizen groups?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601817404176730256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-47609177374996691872011-02-05T15:39:40.874+01:002011-02-05T15:39:40.874+01:00I agree with everyhting! I'll e-mail the link ...I agree with everyhting! I'll e-mail the link to my American friend Kristina. She'll love it!fabiananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-37086743271670911832011-02-04T02:27:47.787+01:002011-02-04T02:27:47.787+01:00Twenty four years ago??!!!! Unbelievable!!Twenty four years ago??!!!! Unbelievable!!Carlanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-62584343089963554542011-02-03T19:47:47.303+01:002011-02-03T19:47:47.303+01:00Grazie Giovanni! I love your additions, too! For o...Grazie Giovanni! I love your additions, too! For our English speaking friends "a due ante" means double windows that often tilt back to open at the top, or swing open. They are not the traditional U.S. sliding windows. AND Giovanni, something tells me your mother made quite a bit of minestrone when you were a child :)!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931587519561485757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-64154061767311904542011-02-03T18:24:50.457+01:002011-02-03T18:24:50.457+01:00Italy :
most of reataurants are italian foood ones...Italy :<br />most of reataurants are italian foood ones( no exoctic cusine in Italy)<br />most of windows are " a due ante" and u open them vertically and not horizontally<br />the soup ( minestrone " is served to kids when they don't behave<br /><br /><br />Maria .... i love your list!!!!Giovanni Giudicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-16558843317689790402011-02-03T18:09:15.947+01:002011-02-03T18:09:15.947+01:00Hello ladies...thank you for your comments. Gwen, ...Hello ladies...thank you for your comments. Gwen, I do remember meeting you just before I moved here. How nice to hook up once again. <br />Lucy, yes I do have a favorite gelateria. It's "La Boutique del Gelato" near San Lio. From Campo San Bartolomeo (a campo near the foot of Rialto bridge on the opposite side of the mercato)you'll see a "portico" go under the portico, follow the calle (alleyway) over one bridge and continue on until you are on Salizada S. Lio (a little wider calle). The gelateria is on your left, and isn't hard to find...because often there's a line! It is the best gelato I've ever eaten in Venice! Buon Viaggio & Buon Appetito! <br />And Alison...we miss you, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931587519561485757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-11045904608752779272011-02-03T17:37:08.366+01:002011-02-03T17:37:08.366+01:00I enjoyed reading your lists. I will be visiting ...I enjoyed reading your lists. I will be visiting Venice this year and am wondering if you have a favorite gelateria?Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-73291023075470980442011-02-03T17:18:37.274+01:002011-02-03T17:18:37.274+01:00Maria,
I met you at Carla (Mansfield) Kimball'...Maria,<br />I met you at Carla (Mansfield) Kimball's right before you left. 24 years! Wow. I've thought about you and told your story many times. I'm so happy life has turned out so beautifully for you. Venice is one of my very favorite cities in Italy and seeing it through your blog gives us a more in depth look at life there. Thank you and keep posting! <br /><br />I wish you well!Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758153640732269812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843251017084370377.post-70187165412465911902011-02-03T16:08:49.697+01:002011-02-03T16:08:49.697+01:00So true! How I miss some of those things in Italy ...So true! How I miss some of those things in Italy on the difference list. Not the bureaucracy, I must say, nor the customer service. Nor the traffic/parking problems. But the indescribable beauty...I long for it! AlisonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com