italian people (just got hired as a cook in a italian restau

Parris420
Parris420 Posts: 69
edited December 17 in Chit-Chat
i currently reside in atlanta ga .... any helpful info as far as in personality ....do's and don'ts... and any other insights as far as in working around them .....understanding the women and the men ....? there english isn't to good, although I have observed they are a hard working good hearted people .....F.Y.i all there food is fresh....fresh dough good pizza .....fresh salad....fresh pastas .......mmmmm....
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  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    Just watch the Jersey Shore and you'll be fine.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    The problem with Italian food is that 3 or 4 days later, you get hungry again.
  • RobynDCrossman
    RobynDCrossman Posts: 252
    Your English isn't too great, either.


    Yay. Xenophobia.
  • Meggles63
    Meggles63 Posts: 916 Member
    The problem with Italian food is that 3 or 4 days later, you get hungry again.
    Love it!!!
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    Just watch the Jersey Shore and you'll be fine.

    good answer!!!
  • 77tes
    77tes Posts: 8,571 Member
    Do your job well, and you'll do fine. I think that works for any employers. Good luck.
    Rats! Now, I want some really good Italian food.
  • imnotyourpal
    imnotyourpal Posts: 162 Member
    The problem with Italian food is that 3 or 4 days later, you get hungry again.

    LMFAO! So true!

    Just remember that they're hard working, big hearted people and (typically) nothing like Jersey Shore. They tend to be old school. Especially back east. :)
  • tdmcmains
    tdmcmains Posts: 227 Member
    Be respectful.
    (From an old school italian girl).
  • chelseelovesyou
    chelseelovesyou Posts: 109 Member
    My mother is Italian & Mexican. My Italian grandma and my mom are constantly trying to feed people... it can be very counterproductive to my weightloss...
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    Amo gli italiani!!!!

    From the Italians I've been around, they love to laugh and appreciate honesty. Work hard and you'll succeed there. They're so much fun! BTW I would try to learn some basic Italian. It is such a fun language and beautiful if spoken correctly.
  • CakeFit21
    CakeFit21 Posts: 2,521 Member
    As a cook, it's the same in any kitchen; do more than you're told, never leave the line during rush and work clean.

    Easy.
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    The problem with Italian food is that 3 or 4 days later, you get hungry again.

    LMFAO! So true!

    Just remember that they're hard working, big hearted people and (typically) nothing like Jersey Shore. They tend to be old school. Especially back east. :)

    hell yea ...that was my first time ever haveing fresh pizza.....It was heaven....im mad for only taking one piece!
  • BrownEyedJerseyGirl
    BrownEyedJerseyGirl Posts: 97 Member
    Just watch the Jersey Shore and you'll be fine.

    As an Italian who grew up by the Jersey Shore and spent alot of time in Seaside - DO NOT WATCH JERSEY SHORE!!!

    We actually take offense to those people pretending that they are anything like us!!
  • dumb_blondes_rock
    dumb_blondes_rock Posts: 1,568 Member
    Your English isn't too great, either.


    Yay. Xenophobia.

    Where in the world did he say he was afraid of them? He just isn't familiar with them and asking questions....i swear mfp gets worse and worse.

    To the OP: Everyone is different, not all italians are the same, just as every race.....but one thing is most are loud, straight forward and light hearted people(you will hear more jokes than at a stand-up show, most likely). And they use their hands in talking....a lot. But i'm not italian and i'm all of those things as well, so it just differes from person to person. They are all about respect, as the poster below me wrote, and all about family. Just find out for yourself their personalities and learn who they are as individuals instead of as a "race".
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Italians, they're so mysterious.
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    Be respectful.
    (From an old school italian girl).

    defently will keep that in mind...I think my experience had nothing to do with it .....im sure respect and eye contact had everything to do with it....:-D
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    They have very high family values and they protect their women like jewels. Tip toe around their young women, try to avoid even eye contact. The older women will treat you like their kids (wether you want to be treated like that or not...). DONOT refuse food from their women. If you're dining with them, eat slowly so that your plate is not empty. If the older women see your plate empty, they WILL fill it up and its considered rude to refuse the food.

    These ofcourse are highly generelized culture that I have noticed while I lived there and also when I came in contact with them here in US. However in US most of them realize that not everybody is accustomed to their culture and tend to not get offended easily (unless you're eyeing their women, in which case either have a marraige proposal or your running shoes ready).
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    Your English isn't too great, either.


    Yay. Xenophobia.

    Where in the world did he say he was afraid of them? He just isn't familiar with them and asking questions....i swear mfp gets worse and worse.

    To the OP: Everyone is different, not all italians are the same, just as every race.....but one thing is most are loud, straight forward and light hearted people(you will hear more jokes than at a stand-up show, most likely). And they use their hands in talking....a lot. But i'm not italian and i'm all of those things as well, so it just differes from person to person. They are all about respect, as the poster below me wrote, and all about family. Just find out for yourself their personalities and learn who they are as individuals instead of as a "race".

    you right race should have nothing to do with how I view a person.....thank you for the personality traits ......so far everything u said in it's entirety was true :-D
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    My mother is Italian & Mexican. My Italian grandma and my mom are constantly trying to feed people... it can be very counterproductive to my weightloss...

    funny you said that... cause the chef was jokeing, with the waitress while we were cooking and eating ....."im feeding him so much so I can put some weight on him"
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    Amo gli italiani!!!!

    From the Italians I've been around, they love to laugh and appreciate honesty. Work hard and you'll succeed there. They're so much fun! BTW I would try to learn some basic Italian. It is such a fun language and beautiful if spoken correctly.

    it was a different type of dialect....I heard a few spanish words also....generally they were pretty chilled to work around .....I defently need to expand my vocab of foreign languages :-)
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    Yell at customers, and when they ask why you're yelling, ask them "Who's yelling? I'm just talkin' here."
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    Just watch the Jersey Shore and you'll be fine.

    As an Italian who grew up by the Jersey Shore and spent alot of time in Seaside - DO NOT WATCH JERSEY SHORE!!!

    We actually take offense to those people pretending that they are anything like us!!

    *mental note*
    don't bring up jersey shore in conversation!
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    Do your job well, and you'll do fine. I think that works for any employers. Good luck.
    Rats! Now, I want some really good Italian food.

    thank you! I will keep that in mind!!!
    I can't wait till wensday...I never had fresh italian food till today....so you already know what im craveing ;-)
  • Jorra
    Jorra Posts: 3,338 Member
    How would you work around "regular" people? Do that.
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    They have very high family values and they protect their women like jewels. Tip toe around their young women, try to avoid even eye contact. The older women will treat you like their kids (wether you want to be treated like that or not...). DONOT refuse food from their women. If you're dining with them, eat slowly so that your plate is not empty. If the older women see your plate empty, they WILL fill it up and its considered rude to refuse the food.

    These ofcourse are highly generelized culture that I have noticed while I lived there and also when I came in contact with them here in US. However in US most of them realize that not everybody is accustomed to their culture and tend to not get offended easily (unless you're eyeing their women, in which case either have a marraige proposal or your running shoes ready).

    :-D the women waitress are beautiful...I don't mean the regular beautiful ...I mean natural drop dead gorgeous beautiful.. don't get me started on they accents :-D .....I will take heed to your warning however hard it maybe !!!
    thank you !!!
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    As a cook, it's the same in any kitchen; do more than you're told, never leave the line during rush and work clean.

    Easy.

    simplicity at it's best :-D can't argue with you there !!!
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    Italians, they're so mysterious.

    :-) that's why I made this topic
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    They have very high family values and they protect their women like jewels. Tip toe around their young women, try to avoid even eye contact. The older women will treat you like their kids (wether you want to be treated like that or not...). DONOT refuse food from their women. If you're dining with them, eat slowly so that your plate is not empty. If the older women see your plate empty, they WILL fill it up and its considered rude to refuse the food.

    These ofcourse are highly generelized culture that I have noticed while I lived there and also when I came in contact with them here in US. However in US most of them realize that not everybody is accustomed to their culture and tend to not get offended easily (unless you're eyeing their women, in which case either have a marraige proposal or your running shoes ready).

    :-D the women waitress are beautiful...I don't mean the regular beautiful ...I mean natural drop dead gorgeous beautiful.. don't get me started on they accents :-D .....I will take heed to your warning however hard it maybe !!!
    thank you !!!

    Yeah...theres a reason why I had to stress staying away from their women :)
  • Parris420
    Parris420 Posts: 69
    Yell at customers, and when they ask why you're yelling, ask them "Who's yelling? I'm just talkin' here."

    I wanna keep my job so that would be a negative :-D .... funny though !!!
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    As someone of Italian decent, I would like to thank you for the validation. NOT

    WTF???????????????????????

    Did you grow up in a place where everyone is your cousin?

    You've never knowingly met an Italian and you think they might be scary different.

    rent GOODFELLAS, its very realistic(it actually is).
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