I have always been attracted to Italian culture and I have great respect for Italians. Their history, culture, food and WOMEN, have always let's say Intrigued me. I think that there are many similarities between Italian and South Asian cultures. Italians, Indians and Pakistanis share more than most would think...

A deep mistrust for authority bordering on general paranoia, an obsession with jewellery, gold jewellery in particular and having at least one jeweler in a family. Food. Eating, preparing, having meals together with family and close friends. Basically family is the most important thing to Italians and Indians and Pakistanis. Let's just say guineas and pakis for simplicity. :p

For language, the Italian and Subcontinental languages are both part of the Indo/European family of tongues. The Indian languages are Indo Iranian (Persian) and the Italian language (Sicilian of course too) is part of the Mediterranean branch. Basically I can understand and speak a little Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati and Farsi but not that much. English is my Mothertongue and I do my best with it. Spanish is extremely similar to Italian and I do speak Spanish fairly well. I am taking a summer school class at Y.U. in Introductory Italian and I assume that my background in Spanish will assist me in this endeavour, very much so.

Having said all this I can't stand Paki F.O.B.s, and Guineas. Just kidding, lol! Take it easy! :p