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[Haarun]

I found it already, so no worries...
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I actually knew about it but I could not not put a name to the practice (you know all the American shows that are broadcast here) !

 

[pchela]

You are faster than me!

 

[Haarun]

We don't have all these community stuff around christmas time here, it's much more of a family thing really. As I said before we know a LOT of your American customs through TV shows and movies. I guess we are all a bit Americans, and I'm talking about only the good stuff (wooden mods is one of them)!

 

[pchela]

Yay! I'm glad somebody likes Americans! I like Italians! I loved Italy when I went to visit. Of all the places I went in Europe, Italy is my first choice to visit again.

 

[Haarun]

Where in Italy did you visit? Our land is just a beautiful place to live in, as long as you can get around the few problems we have here (politics, burocracy, customs when you order from Red Sky mods, etc...). It's all a shame as we really have many things going for us, don't ever forget that much of the western way of thinking has been influenced by ancient Rome and Greece...
I love you Americans guys too, I just don't think that your government has been representing you as well as you deserve in the past few decades.

 

[pchela]

I agree with the government comment. Sheesh. We have not been well led in recent past years.

My dad was in the Army and stationed in Germany so we went to Italy many times. One favorite place was a walled in city by a lake. I can't remember the name but it was my parents favorite place to visit. I'll have to ask my parents the name of the city. Here is one thing Americans can not do as well as Italians. Make pizza. I sure miss real Italian (and German) food!

 

[Airborn3]

I honestly think the best thing Italy has given us is your FOOD!! I love Italian and Seafood in that order.

 

[Haarun]

Don't forget that there's a lot of stuff we are good at here, pizza and food in general are not the only things worth mentioning....

 

[pchela]

Plumbing is also quite useful. Thanks Romans!

 

[Haarun]

Maybe you should thank Mario & Luigi....

 

[Haarun]

I'm sure you understood what I meant. Architecture, painting, dress making, sculpting, anything tied to the beauty of the human form. Also up until a couple of decades ago our engineering skills were among the best, too bad that our system doesn't repay talent as much as yours...

 

[Haarun]

My dad was in the Army and stationed in Germany so we went to Italy many times. One favorite place was a walled in city by a lake. I can't remember the name but it was my parents favorite place to visit. I'll have to ask my parents the name of the city.

Is it possible that the city you visited is Malcesine, on the banks of the Garda lake (Verona province)???

 

[pchela]

Oh, yes, Italians and other Europeans made so much possible for all Westerners. Europe is so rich with history. The U.S. is still so young. It is awe inspiring to stand in front of a building in Europe that is older than your country. If I could live in Europe, I would.

I sent an email to my dad to find out the name of the city. I was about 12 years old and the main thing I remember was a lovely ice cream shop with fresh waffle cones and a homemade strawberry sauce. LOL - I guess a kid would remember the ice cream! Also, it had cobblestone streets. That doesn't really narrow it down.

 

[Smokin_Alex]

i suppose that it was surely on Garda, really wondefull cities like Desenzano and others, couse there is a nato Army camp near Vicenza. About 30 minutes by car from Garda lake.

You have not visited Venice?

 

[MustangSallie]

Awww, lets tell him the truth ...

In America, every Wednesday when you leave home, you pick one card from a deck of 52 playing cards. During the day if you see someone you think is pretty or interesting, you flash your card at them. If they happen to have picked the same card when they show you theirs they have to sleep with you that night.

Hence the saying "Show me yours and I will show you mine"

It's an old custom but it makes the middle of the week more fun.

ARRRR!

 

[pchela]

We did go to Venice. It was beautiful. I have pictures of me with a straw hat like the gondola drivers wear! As Indiana Jones would say, "Ah, Venice!"

My dad was stationed in Munchen so I don't know if maybe the city was closer to Germany?

 

[Haarun]

Oh, yes, Italians and other Europeans made so much possible for all Westerners. Europe is so rich with history. The U.S. is still so young. It is awe inspiring to stand in front of a building in Europe that is older than your country. If I could live in Europe, I would.

European history is also American history. Altough you are now very much a country with its own identity and independency, it should not be forgotten that the vast majority of the people living in North America are of European origins. I much hope that one day we'll be able to look away from boundaries and from where a person was conceived and brought up, to discover we all share a global history and a universal family. I have a dream...

 

[MustangSallie]

I like your dream, and I share it Haarun.

 

[pchela]

I like your dream Haarun!

I wonder if I've got any Italian in me? I know there is Scottish and Irish and maybe some French? And Native American. My mom says when she was in Italy they all thought she was Italian and wanted her to be able to speak Italian!

 

[Haarun]

Well if you like and enjoy the creations made by our great Captain I'm sure there's an Italian part in you. For what we know Cappy could be a descendant of the Master Michelangelo...