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Friday, April 13, 2007
Deep Thoughts
People in Michigan use their hand as a map to describe where they live within Michigan. Do Italians use their shoes to do the same? (Kristina is investigating this question as I write.)
I can't believe I actually asked a real Italian, but I did. It was very difficult. This is pretty much what happened, only in Italian:
KK: I have a question. My friend Sara asked me if... No, wait, the state of Michigan in the United States... No, let me start over.
Sara (no relation): I don't understand.
KK: The state of Michigan in the United States resembles a glove or a hand.
Sara: OK, yes.
KK: OK. The people who live in Michigan, when someone asks "Where are you from?" show on their own hand where in Michigan they live. The question is... because Italy resembles a boot, when a person asks, "Where are you from?", do they show on their own leg where they live?
(God, my Italian is terrible.)
Unfortunately, by the time I had gotten all of that typed out, Sara had to go eat pizza. More later!
OK, so Sara (again, no relation) says... "No, no one does that."
Eh. Sorry. It was a good thought, but honestly, Italians are very knowledgeable about Italian geography. So I don't think they have to show you where a city is. They expect you to know.
3 comments:
I can't believe I actually asked a real Italian, but I did. It was very difficult. This is pretty much what happened, only in Italian:
KK: I have a question. My friend Sara asked me if... No, wait, the state of Michigan in the United States... No, let me start over.
Sara (no relation): I don't understand.
KK: The state of Michigan in the United States resembles a glove or a hand.
Sara: OK, yes.
KK: OK. The people who live in Michigan, when someone asks "Where are you from?" show on their own hand where in Michigan they live. The question is... because Italy resembles a boot, when a person asks, "Where are you from?", do they show on their own leg where they live?
(God, my Italian is terrible.)
Unfortunately, by the time I had gotten all of that typed out, Sara had to go eat pizza. More later!
A dopo... :)
OK, so Sara (again, no relation) says... "No, no one does that."
Eh. Sorry. It was a good thought, but honestly, Italians are very knowledgeable about Italian geography. So I don't think they have to show you where a city is. They expect you to know.
First, I'm sorry that you had to ask an Italian my silly question.
Second, you hold the record for comment length to entry length.
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