Allison's Wonderland

Living in Italy for just a week, I have learned some valuable things:

#1 - Peanut Butter is not sold in stores


#2 - Italians do not have Fire Drills/Fire Alarms - Most homes/buildings are made out of stone so they don't need them. Schools do not even practice this.

#3 - Italians do not have bumper stickers. - You would never catch an Italian with "Proud to be An Italian" or "My Child is on the Honor Roll" sticker on their car.

#4 - The cars are small, Coffee is small, the roads are small...Everything is small.

#5 - Culo means butt/ass - If a five year old calls you this, it's not good. :)

#6 - Dogs in Italy do not speak Engl ish...they do NOT know what "Down" means. Learn the Italian word for "Down". Kind of like Water for Elephants, if you've read the book or seen the movie.

#7 - There are different gas stations. One for strictly gas, and one from Petrol. You are not allowed to pump "gas" yourself only the Petrol. An attendant has to do it because its too dangerous....scary..yes. Simona's car = Gas only. Hopefully I will not have to fill up!


#8 - This blows my mind. Simona has a 97 year old grandmother who has a house load full of hardwood furniture. This isn't the cheapy stuff you can find at Wal-Mart. It is solid wood. The furniture is 150 years old. They are trying to sell it, but no one will buy it because it is too "New". 150 years old and its too NEW to be an antique and not new enough to be modern!! So...if they can't sell it, they will simply throw it away. What U.S. antique dealer wouldn't kill for that?!? Blows. My. Mind.