Sunday, September 5, 2010

Italian Fun Facts

In the past 4 1/2 days I've already learned a little about the Italian culture and lifestyle. Everyone tells us that we must watch the local men and women and do as they do, gawking at the sights all the time like a tourist just will not do...Well let me tell you, that's a hard one, because every freaking place we've traveled to is one for the books...but I'm getting off topic. Ah yes, fun facts, I have learned a lot, including:

  • the first thing you see when you land in Firenze is the giant ass IKEA building, seriously.
  • everything I was told about the men is true (good and bad), my favorite so far has been the guy in the market who begged me for a high five (which of course I obliged, it's a high five for goodness sakes) and he told me that I was his Jennifer Aniston, needless to say I kept walking
  • none of the buildings have A/C so every window is open
  • mosquitoes will be the death of you, if the humidity doesn't get you first
  • there are no dryers anywhere so everyone hangs up their clothes, and no dishwashers
  • only the Italian women can wear heels in these streets because otherwise the cobblestones will OWN you
  • Italian drivers are INSANE. There is NO such thing as a right of way for a pedestrian. NONE, they do not stop.
  • at restaurants they serve you in courses most of the time, and always bring the salad after the first course
  • they eat waffles with honey with their gelato!
  • being blonde gives every Italian man with a penis the right to stare, incessantly apparently
  • there is no such thing as American coffee (Jess it is sad), but their coffee is actually straight up espresso, which is fantastic with just a bit of sugar!
  • overnight guests are OUTLAWED in Italy, which is frankly an overreaction with the immigration nonsense...
  • every supermarket is owned and operated by Asians, unexpected for sure
Lots more fun facts to come! 


I just got a bit distracted, my parents just called me and gave me some rough news. To all of you that are close with my family, my dog Bear was put to sleep yesterday. My mom didn't want to tell me but I'm glad to know he is no longer in pain and in a better place...but I'm just sad that I never got to say goodbye :(


Ciao for now,
Jessica
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  1. Lindsey DelamaterSeptember 5, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    Jess I am so glad to see that you are having an amazing time! I am sorry to hear about your dog, he is in a better place now. Sorry to change the subject but I am definitely stalking your blog. This no facebook nonsense is killer. I had to get a twitter for my ad class and all the rumors are true, that teacher loves lady gaga and goes off on a tangent every second. We sat in class for 3 hours on Thursday and did not talk about advertisement once. He even ran out of time and had to rush to take roll. It is a joke. I also had to create a blog for my MGSC 300 class. I would send you the link but it is not even worth reading. It is basically just my opinion about the class and what not. Anyway I hope you are enjoying all the Italian men over there. I hope they don’t creep on you too hard. haha. Kendall Valenstein told me to tell you to try pizza in one of the cities close by but I seriously have the worst memory. I will have to ask her again what it is and let you know. You are going to absolutely love all the new members we get. This new class is absolutely adorable and every girl going through recruitment is fabulous. I will tell you all about recruitment as it gets closer. Ahhh it begins on Friday. Well sorry to use this like a facebook post, I had no other choice. I am glad you're having fun! Love youuuuu and miss youuu!!

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