Since George is Italian I can confirm that this is pretty much accurate. You might add that you can't tell the difference between anger because your best friend betrayed you, your car was totaled, or your rubber band broke. All three involve the same amount of cursing.
In fairness, there should be a similar list for Atlantic Islanders ( I'm of English, Scots, Jersey, and Manx ancestry) .
It would include:
1) no one can tell when you're angry until the pressure builds so much that you erupt. Then you apologize for your behavior.
2). When someone tells you what to do you smile and agree, then do whatever you want anyway ( that's the Manx part) .
3) when all your friends are using lactase to be able to eat a slice of pizza, you ask for a glass of milk and smirk about the Viking raiders who invaded your island and made it all possible.
4) you seldom need a flashlight because your skin is so pale you glow in the dark. And if you've been out in the sun at all you don't need an emergency flasher because you glow red.
I'm sure George could come up with more but don't let him see YT. |