Saturday, July 28, 2012

Being Italian

I'm in the middle of the book Shem Creek by Dorothea Benton Frank and I just had to share this little gem of an excerpt.

Let me ask you something. Have you ever been to Italy? Did you know that Italy has the sixth largest economy in the world? But when you go there, you see shops closed for hours in the middle of the day, everyone seems to be drinking wine and espresso, smoking Marlboro Reds, and it looks like no one's working! What is going on in Italy? Ahem. They are really living. And, guess what? Their lives last just as long as ours do. But! They're enjoying their lives one helluva lot more than we are. So, I said to myself, Brad? One day you're gonna be dead and buried. That's when I decided to become Italian. 


6 comments:

  1. I love that photo. everyone looks so genuinely happy! I am your newest follower. I cannot wait to read more of your posts and hope that maybe you can return the favor and follow The Preppy Student. I always comment for every comment left on my page and hope to start a friendly relationship with your wonderful blog! Have a happy Monday:)

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  2. I love this! It describes what I've read f your fam and love for food perfectly! I'm going to change into Italian soon. Enough of this German nonsense. Haha! If you have a sec, I'd love to hear your thoughts on my latest posts.

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  3. LOVE everything about this quote. I am German too...but I'd like to consider myself half Italian now :-)

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  4. Your article about italian is interesting. I love Italian food very much and i have tried many Italian recipes which i got from YouTube , recipe books and many other website at home . I like visiting Italian restaurants in weekend.

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  5. Your blog about Italian food is really awesome. I like various cuisine food very much. I like Italian culture, tradition, Italian food etc . Last summer I have visited Italy as well as I have visited italian restaurant. I like to drive Italian road at night . I have enjoyed Italian food very much.

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