Wednesday, June 10, 2009

American/Portuguese Kids


(My daughter, Lizzy.)

I got this an an email--thought it was cute...

American kids: Move out when they're 18 with the full support of their parents.
Portuguese kids: Move out when they're 28, having saved enough money for a house, and are two weeks away from getting married.....unless there's room in the basement for the newlyweds.

American kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings a Bundt cake, and you sip coffee and chat.
Portuguese kids: When their Mom visits them, she brings 3 days worth of food, begins to tidy up, dust, do the laundry, and rearrange the furniture.

American kids: Their dads always call before they come over to visit them, and it's usually only on special occasions..
Portuguese kids: Are not at all fazed when their dads show up, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00, and starts pruning the fruit trees. If there are no
fruit trees, he'll plant some.

American kids: Always pay retail, and look in the Yellow Pages when they need to have something done.
Portuguese kids: Call their dad or uncle, and ask for another dad's or uncle's phone number to get it done.

American kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and get only cake and coffee. No more.
Portuguese kids: Will come over for cake and coffee, and get linguisa, wine, sweet bread, malasada, salad,
and a few after dinner drinks.

American kids: Will greet you with 'Hello' or 'Hi'.
Portuguese kids: Will give you a big hug, a kiss on your cheek, and a pat on your back.

American kids: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs. E
Portuguese kids: Call your parents Mom and Dad.

American kids: Have never seen you cry.
Portuguese kids: Cry with you.

American kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave..
Portuguese kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together.

American kids: Know few things about you.
Portuguese kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

American kids: Eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on soft mushy white bread.
Portuguese kids: Eat sweet bread and liguisa (for breakfast).

American kids: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
Portuguese kids: Will kick the whole crowds' ass who left you behind.

American kids: Think that being Portuguese is cool.
Portuguese kids: Know that being Portuguese is cool.

American kids: Will ignore this.
Portuguese kids: Will forward it

4 comments:

Julie said...

Man I am coming to your house for coffee and cake, LOL.

Missie said...

That was so cute!

Anonymous said...

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL THATS HILARIOUS!!

Man, whats happened to everyone, everyone has quit coming to my blog :(


--- Christopher

http://life-accordingtochristopher.blogspot.com/

Jimmy's Journal said...

Funny post. Lizzie's a cutie.

Jimmy