tigrarim | You know you grew up in Italy when...

You know you grew up in Italy when...

1. It makes sense to you that it takes 40 minutes to travel 10 kms

2. You are convinced that this is a universal truth: dove c'e' Barilla, c'e' casa.
3. You say "che ti frega" on a regular basis
4. You know what this means: TVB, TVTB, TVTTB, TVTTTTTTTTTTB, TVTRB, TVUMDB
5. Breaking the law isn't a big deal for you
6. You watch cooking programs and think "cazzo, non sanno cucinare come la nonna"
7. You do the corna when there's something che porta sfiga
8. You're wearing tighter jeans than your girlfriend
9. Your day doesn't start until the second cappuccio
10. Your breakfast during the week usually consists of caffe' espresso normale o macchiato

You were in Piazza Duomo singing PO POPOPO POPORO when Italy won the World Cup

11. You eat more food at the bar during Aperitivo than at home during dinner.
12. Coffee is just espresso - with 30 variants - but always espresso
13. Shivers roll down your spine when you see someone using a spoon to eat spaghetti!
14. You understand what a squillo is supposed to do. No, I am not calling you - I am squillando you.
15. You know the real difference between REGION and PROVINCE
16. You scream when people mix Nutella with peanut butter
17. You know eggs can be made of chocolate and can be bigger than your head, and you EXPECT one for easter
18. You know the difference between Tortelli, Tortellini, e Tortelloni
19. Whenever you find TV cameras you can't miss the opportunity to shout "Ciao Mamma!"
20. Even if you promised yourself not to the year before, you still watch Miss Italia e Il Festival di San Remo the year after

21. You had at least one pair of Superga in your lifetime
22. When you go home everyone in the neighbourhood knows you: la farmacista, il tappeziere, il carroziere e la veduraia - but you never know their real full name. Sometimes you just know them as la Signora Lilli but that's not her surname.
23. Marrying the perfect woman is not an option for you, as in the best case scenario you'll marry a woman who's second to your mom.
24. You refuse to go to Italian restaurants abroad a priori, since their cooking cannot possibly be better than yours.
25. You find it normal that a government lasts only a month or two.

26. Dici "che figo!" per tutto quello che ti piace
27. Hai dato almeno quattro soprannomi diversi ai carabinieri e fai gli scongiuri ogni volta che passano per strada
28. A San Valentino tutti trovavano un Bacio Perugina sul banco in classe
29. Scrivi cosi' tanti SMS che finisci per scrivere cosi' pure nei temi (+o- xke' c 6 abituato)
30. Ti sembra normale sentir parlare un dialetto diverso a x km da casa tua

31. Techno e house sono l'unica musica che balli in discoteca
32. Per te non e' Natale se non hai panettone, pandoro, torrone e giochi a tombola
33. Tutti i tuoi amici fanno a gara a chi ha la marmitta degli scooter piu' taroccata e che fa piu' rumore
34. Dici "boh" ogni volta che non sai qualcosa
35. Per esprimerti non devi parlare ma ti basta gesticolare
36. Non sopporti quelli che "se la tirano"
37. Anche se hai 30 anni canti ancora le canzoni dei cartoni animati quando ti riunisci con gente delle tua eta' e critichi i cartoni animati di ora
38. Hai cominciato a fumare quando avevi massimo tredic'anni