Thursday, January 29, 2009

Favorite Uses of English in Italy

Bar-Cafes:


Willy Bar

New Personal Bar

Good Times Bar

Sorry Bar

Diplomatic Cafeteria

and all-time winner of EveryDayIsPizzaDay prize for best cafe name: Ham & You



Other Items:


Foxy Toilet Paper

Stuffer Yogurt

Fatina Snack Peanuts (which we pronounce Fat in a Snack)



Of course, we can't possibly complain, as we mangle and lay waste to the beautiful Italian language on a daily basis. Tom asked an attendant in Ben's school, "Can you go to the bathroom?" and I told the cheese vendor at the stall in the market on our street that I would buy his mozarella on "the last time" (rather than the next time, as I intended). Apocalypse, anyone?

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