Duarte
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She's so incredibly sweet.
Here's a little Sicilian girl who is definitely NOT sweet. She's an absolute terror. I have no idea why foreigners often think Italian women are so passive; they're absolutely not as it's clear this little girl is mimicking speech patterns of someone she knows.
I don't know if I got all of it because it's Sicilian and a toddler's articulation is the best, but the gist of it is that her babysitter gives her a terrible headache "mal di testa". She doesn't let her play, she doesn't let her cry, or sleep, doesn't give her candy. She's crazy, punto e basta, which is SUCH an Italian thing to say, and which means Point Made. Enough, or maybe Period. End of story. You don't know how many times I've wanted to say that in meetings!
Most of all it's the hand gestures which slay me. I was the same when I came to this country; the Irish nuns told me they'd tie my hands behind my back if I didn't stop it. It worked to some degree, but not when I get angry.I've also been known to throw a thing or two, but I never did a table toss, although I've wanted to...
Lol. I loved the gestures and authority of those who think they are right when they speak, although yet just a little baby. Although I'm not Italian, I was raised in a neighborhood where most of the families and my childhood friends were Italian and, since I was a child, I can only speak with gesturing hands, like them. If you want me to shut up, there's no need to put a piece of tape in my mouth. Just tie my hands. lol.
