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forrestina Feb 27, 2003

the young people in our hall were counseled not to hug or kiss on the cheek. the elders told us it was inapropriate. it's really hard for me not to do those things because 1 my culture is like th...

skaorsk8 Feb 27, 2003

i don't know what you're talking about all the time when you say "your culture", because you live 15 mins south of me, and you have pretty much lived there your whole life, right? like, are your pa...

forrestina Feb 27, 2003

oh please you know what i mean. i was raised more like a european than an american. my italian heritage made me the person i've grown to become. it is my culture. how many americans can say tha...

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

it was from seinfeld. what does this mean, raised more european than american?? how many times have you watched Top of the Pops or Neighbors? Did you cry for days when the Queen Mother died because of all that her position symbolized? Do you think that the Naked Chef's wife is hot? (I add that because I think she is). Have you ever complained because of the value of a Euro?? These are things that are European. Having dinner with the family...this is American.

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

(ohhh yes how could i forget sein) haha top of the pops-great show! i was glued to the tv when the queen mother died (and when anything happends in europe for that matter) but not because of her position-that would be wrong. i do think the naked chef AND his wife are hot (because they are). i haven't been back to europe since the euro. maybe i should have you come to a family thing and let's see how ameriGAN you think i am.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

(yeah seinfeld rules that was the one where elaine had to sit at the kiddie table) anyway are you REALLY european...have you ever worn a uniform to school, have you ever wished you were American, have you ever played on cobblestone streets before having an espresso and a belgian waffle with choclate in a bistro while you waited for the rain to stop?

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

she must be european...i picked that up from her insulting comment about me and all my broken home friends. (jk...eating dinner as a family must be cool, tho. i'll have to wait until the new system to see what that's like. i'll be a first-generation dinner-together-eater)

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

i insulted you??

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

jk = just kidding (i could never take offense...but i am jealous) ;)

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

no jealousy. it's all good.

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

yeah well, this system sux...i just realized i'm at least a 4th generation broken home...and i hate it!

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

(haha and we have kiddie tables at dinner!) no uniforms. i would never wish to be american because patriotism is wrong. my heart belongs in italy where yes i've played on cobblestone streets before having an espresso but it was a sfoiatelli i had while waiting for the rain to stop.

beachbum beachbumOG 2002

haha i we used to have to sit at the kid's table too. i always wished that i was at the adult table. now that i can sit there, i realize how boring it is and wish i was back at the kids table. i used to love sunday family dinners at my grandparents.

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

sitting at the big table wasn't so great cus they usually put me on the end by the dog or where two tables meet where it's impossible to keep your dish flat. i miss ma and pa so much. i always think of him when someone overcooks pasta.

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