We the Italians December 14, 2015 - 74 | Page 28

th # 74 •nECEMBER 14 , 2015 read more about #IT and US IT AND US: Ladyvette in New York By Ladyvette Dear Italian “Divetti”, as you know we are in the Big Apple. We have received all your letters of concern, but we are writing to reassure you that we will return soon. New York is definitely not what we expected. Very cold in the winter, hot in the summer, the coffee has no taste, pasta is overcooked, people talk funny and, above all, there is the old issue of the bidet. How can a developed country like the United States be still determined not to use it? We miss you so much, here ev erybody runs off and no one really cares about us, we seem invisible in our colorful 50’s clothes. We were told that New York is the place of opportunity, where anything can happen. We left singing "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere", but the only thing we have gained is centimeters in waistline, 28 | WE THEhuge ITALIANS greasy sandwiches accomeating www.wetheitalians.com