1. Every toilet flushes differently
2. No one stops at stop signs
3. Open urinals on the street
4. There is no such thing as waiting your turn or raising your hand
5. Italians yell out the window instead of coming to answer their door- sempre
6. Neighbors have full conversations via window
7. Dryers are non existent-everyone hangs laundry out windows
8. Every old man holds his hands together behind his back when
walking-cutest thing ever
9. No one hugs- only kisses cheek to cheek
10. Never ask anyone anything unless you have 20 spare minutes to
listen to them respond
11. They find ways to put SO MUCH emotion into simple conversations-
if you're not listening you almost always think they are fighting,
nope just talking about the weather.
12. Buses stop for no one and if you want to get on you have to flag
it down like a taxi even though they have designated stops-some times
they just don't feel like stopping hah!
13. Italians slap each other as a sign of endearment
14. Italians like your full attention when they talk and will cup your
face in their hands to get it.
15. The Madonna (mother Mary) is as important as Christ to these people
16. We are Jehovah's witnesses or Amish to everyone
17. The actual Jehovah's Witnesses do not like us
18. Interrupting is not rude. You have to fight for what you want to say.
19. Italians are the best parallel parkers I've ever seen.
20. Every possibly stereotype is indeed true
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