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Originally Posted by rubicon
nightengale: My grandfather was from Foggia. I'll bet my grandfather knew your grandfather  |
rubicon, they probably did over in "the old country". Unfortunately I did not know my Nonno as he died when I was 8 months old
Fortunately I do remember Nonno's mother who passed away when I was around 6, and also Nonni's mother who lived with her in her later years that passed away around the same time.
Sad to say when all these women passed away my ability to speak Italian fluently passed away with them. Funny, my 85 year old mother-in-law who is zero Italian and 1/2 Cherokee from NC still can speak pretty fluent Italian as she learned the language from my husband's grandparents who lived with them and spoke no English. Picture an 85 year old Cher minus the botox speaking Italian with a Paula Deen accent and that is my mother-in-law
