New York Italian Who ???
You're truly from (Long Island) if you can relate to any of the following:
1. You've always liked Billy Joel and you own several of his "records".
2. You know someone who went to Sachem.
3. Seeing a concert at Jones Beach Theater - the best place in the world to see a show.
4. Is it just me, or is every girl from Nassau a bitch?
5. Billy Joel said it best, "either you date a rich girl from the North Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore. "
6. What's the big deal about the Hamptons?
7. If you're not from Long Island, Staten Island, or NYC, you're not really from "NEW YAWK"
8. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to "the City"
9. The Belt Parkway sucks!
10. You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica..."
11. You never realize you have an accent until you leave.
12. Your parents took you to Nathans or Carvel (on the way home from the beach).
13. You hate the radio commercials for Hofstra University "Hi, this is Mary Beth Carey...."
14. Somehow, you know the OBI is cool, but you've never actually been there.
15. At some point in your life, you've either gone clamming, or caught a bluefish.
16. You know where at least one strip club is.
17. Regular gas - $1.60
18. You remember George Lamond at Levels.
19. You curse. A lot.
20. You can name at least three players on the Islanders Stanley Cup teams.
21. You remember the exact day you stopped going to Wading River & Cedar Beach.
22. Public beach? What's that?
23. Is the club scene really that great (unless you're a guido)?
24. Going to the diner at 2:00am.
25. You've had a seagull crap on your car.
26. Either your parents or your grandparents lived in the city.
27. You had a bicycle with a banana seat.
28. You or someone you know has owned an animal that came from North Shore Animal League.
29. You've cruised on DPA in a Mustang GT.
30. You know someone with a cabana.
31. You've walked through the tunnels at Smith's Point.
32. If you're from Suffolk County, you've been to Splish Splash.
33. Quick! Who's the Nassau County Executive? Don't know do you?!
34. You don't have to go far to see your family.
35. Grumman.
36. You know the exact streets that divided your school districts, but have no idea which voting district you are in.
37. You've gotten drunk at the Boardy Barn.
38.You know the difference between WLIR and WDRE, even though they played the same music.
39. You are an Islander/Met/Jet fan or a Ranger/Yankee/Giant fan. There is no crossover.
40. You can correctly pronounce places like Hauppauge, Ronkonkoma, Islandia, & Massapequa.
41. You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11's.
SEND THIS TO ALL LONG ISLAND PEOPLE YOU KNOW!
It takes an Italian Man to make a Woman feel like a Woman...
On a recent transatlantic flight, a plane passes through a severe storm. The turbulence is awful, and things go from bad to worse when one wing is struck by lightning. One woman in particular loses it.
Screaming, she stands up in the front of the plane. "I'm too young to die," she wails. Then she yells, "Well, if I'm going to die, I want my last minutes on earth to be memorable! Is there ANYONE on this plane who can make me feel like a WOMAN?"
For a moment there is silence. Everyone has forgotten their own peril. They all stared, riveted, at the desperate woman in the front of the plane. Then an Italian man stands up in the rear of the plane. He is gorgeous: tall, well built, with dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
He starts to walk slowly up the aisle, unbuttoning his shirt.....one button at a time. ........No one moves. .......He removes his shirt. .......Muscles ripple across his chest. .......She gasps... .......He whispers: "Iron this, and get me something to eat...."
You know you're Italian from New York if:
You're 6'4", can bench press 325 pounds, shave twice a day, but you still cry when your mother yells at you.
You carry your lunch in a produce bag because you can't fit 2 mortadella "sangwiches", 4 oranges and 3 bananas into a regular paper lunch bag.
Your father owns 5 houses, has $300,000 in the bank, but still drives a 76 Monte Carlo.
You share a bathroom with your 5 siblings, have no money, but drive a $45,000 Camaro.
Your mechanic, plumber, electrician, accountant and travel agent are all blood relatives.
You consider dunking a pack of "S" cookies in milk a nutritious breakfast.
You live in a 900 square foot bungalow, but still have 2 kitchens( one in the basement)
You wear a World Cup shirt and indoor soccer shoes to midnight mass.
Your 2 best friends are your cousin and brother-in-law's brother-in-law.
You are a card-carrying VIP at more than 3 dance clubs.
You have at least 5 cousins living on your street. All 5 of those cousins are named after your grandfather or grandmother.
In some capacity, there is a dump truck in your life.
A high school diploma and 1 year of community college has earned you the title of "professore" among your aunts.
You are on a first name basis with at least 8 banquet hall owners.
You only get one good shave from a disposable razor.
If someone in your family grows beyond 5' 6", it is presumed his mother had an affair.
There are more than 28 people in your bridal party.
You netted more than $50,000 on your first communion.
Your parents still say "Pronto" when answering the phone 30 years after immigrating.
You really know you're Italian from NY. when:
1) you have a nonna...
2) you eat Sunday dinner at 2:00
3) you know what a riceball really is
4) your car has a green red and white bow with a horn attached to the mirror
5) you know the words to Dominick the donkey by heart
6) Christmas eve.....only fish....
7) favorite slow song...Ti Amo
8) have a gold chain, cross and your horn...
9) you have a stupid nickname
10) "fuhggetaboutit" & with a big attitude
11) John Gotti is your role model
12) you love Nutella.......anytime
13) your nonna's meatballs are the best. She is always in the kitchen.
14) you eat zepolis whenever you go to 18th Ave Festival
15) You're always dressed to impress
16) favorite movies: Godfather/Goodfellas/ Bronx Tale/The Last Don, and you live by them!
17) guys gotta respect their women.....or else....
18) you've been hit with a wooden spoon or had a shoe thrown at you.
19) pastina for breakfast
20) who you kiddin'?---pasta, pasta, pasta ....every day!
21) The only food you know how to cook has some kind of Tomato in it
22) plastic on the furniture is normal
23) you only eat fresh mozzerella (wet)
24) you know how to pronounce "manicotti"
25)after you work out you can ring out your t-shirt as if you just took a shower in it
26)you've called someone a "mamaluke"
27) when someone dies in your family you eat baked ziti for a month
28)when you are agitated you speak in tounges by saying "sweet mother of mine" in perfect Italian -but that is the extent of your bilingual abilities. You are the loudest everywhere.
29)you wear "italian wife beaters"
30)You've seen the guy in AC in shorts, perfect white Reebok classics (no socks), a half zipped up nike wind jacket showing off his chest hair/gold chains/fat gut, smoking half a cigar and thought he was the coolest guy you've ever seen.
31)you laugh when someone keeps cash in their wallet
32) PINKY RINGS & the same hair cut for life.
I AM A NEW YORKER
I am a New Yorker I do not live in the five boroughs or on the Island or Upstate I may live hundreds or thousands of miles away, Or I may live just over the GW Bridge, But I am a New Yorker
I am a New Yorker Whatever took me out of New York: Business, family or hating the cold did not take New York out of me. My accent may have faded and my pace may have slowed But I am a New Yorker
I am a New Yorker I was raised on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and Rockefeller Plaza, The Yankees or the Mets (Giants or Dodgers) Jones Beach, Rye Beach, Rockaway Beach or one of the beaches on the sound I know that "THE END" means Montauk. Because I am a New Yorker
I am a New Yorker When I go on vacation, I never look up Skyscrapers are something I take for granted The Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty are part of me Taxis and noise and subways and "get outa heah" don't rattle me Because I am a New Yorker
I am a New Yorker I was raised on cultural diversity before it was politically correct I eat Greek food and Italian food, Jewish and Middle Eastern food and Chinese food Because they are all American food to me. I don't get mad when people speak other languages in my presence Because my relatives got to this country via Ellis Island and chose to stay .
They were New Yorkers People who have never been to New York have misunderstood me. My friends and family work in the industries, professions and businesses that benefit all Americans. My firefighters died trying to save New Yorkers and non-New Yorkers. They died trying to save Americans and non-Americans Because they were New Yorkers.
I am a New Yorker I feel the pain of my fellow New Yorkers I mourn the loss of my beautiful city I feel and dread that New York will never be the same But then I remember: I am a New Yorker And New Yorkers have: Tenacity, strength and courage way above the norm, Compassion and caring for our fellow citizens, Love and pride in our city, in our state, in our country, Intelligence, experience and education par excellence, Ability, dedication and energy above and beyond, Faith--no matter what religion we practice.
Terrorists hit America in its heart But America's heart still beats strong, Demolish the steel in our buildings, but it doesn't touch the steel in our souls, Hit us in the pocketbook; but we'll parlay what we have left into a fortune. End innocent lives leaving widows and orphans, but we'll take care of them Because they are New Yorkers.
Wherever we live, whatever we do, whoever we are, There are New Yorkers in every state and every city of this nation. We will not abandon our city, We will not abandon our brothers and sisters, We will not abandon the beauty, creativity and diversity that New York represents Because we are New Yorkers, And we are proud to be New Yorkers................. REMEMBER THE WTC
What do you get when you mix a New York Italian with a Puertorrican?
Hot blood ? Looks ? Passion ? Attitude ????....
Frank came to L.A. in 1980. Janice came to L.A. in 1991. They met on November 1996 & got together on February 1997, got engaged on April 1998, then got married on December 1998...
When you have been through half of your life and you haven't found real love... You realize you didn't know what real love is, until you finally find it...
It start from loving yourself. Learn from any negative thing you went through in the past: manipulation, stress, competition, ego problems, obsession, guilt, disrespect, self-pity, self-destruction...
You get married at a certain maturity, knowing yourself, and exactly what you want in life,because you've been through so many experiences, that you have learned how to deal with everything no matter how hard it is. In good and bad. It's call maturity & growing.
Well, obviously, the right place at the right time is God's will.
Understanding the other's point of view. Listening. Saying I'm sorry. Forgiving. Learning everyday... Certainly, learning to deal with anger. Not try to control everything but control yourself. Lots of Respect & not ego problems.
Growing Together. Helping to take out the best of each other. Seeking for the peace of God. Learning that true love comes from God's love.
You have to work in all relationships. It is like planting a seed. People do change for the better, if they are smart enough. Then you don't have to look back when you get old and regret things you didn't do. Don't take good things for granted.
Never make people love you because of what you have, or how you look, they just going to take advantage. People will love you because of who you are. Teach your kids the right thing.
The time, love, education, the good qualities and good manners you give and teach your children are the only thing they will keep with themselves forever in all their relationships.
We come from very good parents and family. We are very proud of. They love us so much. They taught us God's love. What else care... We are nothing without God's love...
OK. Good !!!