On my trip to Italy, I noticed a lot that I think we can use to make Wauwatosa living a bit better. Here are a few suggestions:
Firstly and most importantly, we need to incorporate brioche con gelato into our daily routines. Basically, it’s an ice cream sandwich, but not at all like the ones that we have. It’s an actual roll that’s got gelato piled inside of it. The best part is, Sicilians eat it for breakfast – daily. I’d like to hear someone come up with a better way to start the day.
Secondly, we should give the three-course meals thing a try. I’d sit down for dinner and get a huge plate of pasta, finish it, and be given round two. It’s like having two dinners and then a giant dessert, and that was usually followed by even more gelato.
Thirdly, and surprisingly not having to do with food, is our use of English. Even if it is the most widely spoken language in the world, L'italiano è molto più bello. Take the word chocolate, for example. It’s cioccolato, pronounced “chee-oh-coh-la-to.” Isn’t that just more fun to say?
One more thing is the way we dress. I expected Europeans to dress much better than me, obviously, but it still was kind of shocking. Even on the nine hour flight from Atlanta to Rome, I felt awkward in my sweatpants next to the Italian in her stiletto boots and sweater dress. After that I definitely ditched the sweatpants. What might have surprised me the most was what men wore. I knew that girls would put more effort into their clothes than Americans typically do, but seeing guys with designer coats, bags, sunglasses, etc. was a bit unexpected.
And then there’s all of the ancient ruins and typical tourist sights that Wauwatosa sort of lacks, but what can you do about that? I guess there’s The Little Red Store.
*A couple suggestions...
