tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post339170477888159625..comments2024-03-08T09:42:28.879+01:00Comments on Burnt by the Tuscan Sun: Win For LifeIrreverent Italyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-21501797694216441702010-03-15T12:44:36.744+01:002010-03-15T12:44:36.744+01:00Don't forget to wear 'lo smoking' with...Don't forget to wear 'lo smoking' with 'il tight' to a wedding, but not 'il golf'. Stay fit andando a 'footing', 'jogging' or 'spinning'... perhaps play a little 'basket' before spending a night 'a clubbing'. When encountering 'lo stop' on the road, be sure to come to a full stop.Michaelhttp://www.culturediscovery.com/tuscany-umbria-cooking-vacation-blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-45407278832311840742009-10-22T22:33:33.321+02:002009-10-22T22:33:33.321+02:00That's funny you saying 'Ho scopato' (...That's funny you saying 'Ho scopato' (I screwed) to your future in laws instead of 'Ho scoperto') I discovered).<br />I told my future in laws that 'io ho molti morbi' (I have many diseases) instead of 'ho molti morsi' (I have many bites)as in mosquito bites. In response to their question of how was I doing?<br />Expat gaffes can be hilarious-although usually not at the time tey are being made.J.Doenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-91758721892468987302009-10-03T11:05:40.888+02:002009-10-03T11:05:40.888+02:00Seeing that Italians invented jeans...just another...Seeing that Italians invented jeans...just another example of someone with better marketing skills taking over yet another awesome Italian thing...!!!<br /><br />Ask an American...they'll think they invented pizza, pasta & polenta! And cappuccino comes from Starbucks.Irreverent Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15104487411073849736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-35080361009367320482009-10-03T00:22:53.688+02:002009-10-03T00:22:53.688+02:00Well,
what to do with "build your own PANNIN...Well,<br /><br />what to do with "build your own PANNINI" or "BOLOGNAISE pasta" I find at the canteen in the company I work for?<br /><br />Anyway, some words are so "international" that they are now very common in many languages, not just in Italian (How to name a pair of jeans?)<br /><br />PaoloUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882807899356446567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-75132958554641829752009-10-02T23:32:23.246+02:002009-10-02T23:32:23.246+02:00Francesca:
The mangled Italian reminds me of my ol...Francesca:<br />The mangled Italian reminds me of my older sister's mangled French during WWII in Montreal.<br /><br />It was at a luncheon with one of my mother's best friends who spoke no English. My sister wanting to make polite conversation with the very prim and proper hostess, wanted to say, "are you hot?" In French "avez vous chaud?" Instead she said," etes vous chaud?" Translated, "are you pregnamt?"Peels of laughter all around.<br /><br /><br />DavideDave514https://www.blogger.com/profile/08791965245809463319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8362454344378752317.post-11398679895240299202009-10-02T22:54:37.110+02:002009-10-02T22:54:37.110+02:00Francesca:
That's a good one, even if you don&...Francesca:<br />That's a good one, even if you don't answer my emails...LOL!<br /><br />Anglo-Italiano maybe I could manage, rather like Spanglish----<br /><br />Hasta la bye bye!<br /><br /><br />DavideDave514https://www.blogger.com/profile/08791965245809463319noreply@blogger.com