Category Archives: Abitudini
The Coffee Cult
Coffee is so integrated into Italian culture and its rites are so precise that foreigners often have difficulty understanding how to order the national drink. Here is a brief guideline. Milk in the Morning One should really only drink cappuccino, … Continue reading
The language or languages that we speak…
(Adapted from an article in Corriere della sera) It is said that Charlemagne once said: “Knowing a second language is to possess a second soul.” Also convinced of this was the American linguist, Benjamin Lee Whorf who, in 1940, postulated … Continue reading
Virtual Graffiti
This week we have a guest blogger. Carol Del Cielo is another student in Gabriella’s Italian class. She is a doctor (anesthesiologist) in Santa Barbara. She and her children maintain strong ties with their relatives in Italy—particularly in Avellino, Naples, … Continue reading
