Hate it or love it!!

In the wise words of the G-Unit, you either hate it or you love it. In this case, I'm referring to my Italian language. Ok, so I'm not really Italian, but if I were to claim it I'd claim being Roman. With this includes learning Roman slang. To give you some perspective, this would be like being a foreigner in the States trying to speak like he was from Boston or with Southern slang and twang. This includes rockin statements (with quasi translations) like "Propio Da Paura" (That's wicked), "Do' Stai" (where's you at), or "C'ho una chitarra" (I gots a guitar). Or another example, if you were to correctly say let's go eat in Italian it would be, "Andiamo a mangiare". In roman this is said "Namo a mania".

So, the Italians I know who are from Rome absolutely love it when I start breaking out in slang. However, the non Romans usually respond "Why are you learning Roman you should be speaking Italian." I tried it on my Italian teacher here, and let's just say she wasn't too happy. This is a good example of the make up of Italy. There is somewhat of a cultural divide between the North and South, just like the United States. Industry and fashion are big in the north in cities like Milan and Turin, while you got more agricultural and grass roots stuff in the South (Rome and below like Naples). Juventus, in the booming rich city of Turin is just like the Yankees. They are the most successful team in Italian club history and you either love them or hate them.