Living Villa Cappelli

It’s the Italian name game.  Paul and Steven start the episode talking about Paul’s trip to Florida, but then quickly progress into a conversation all about names in Italy.  You’ll learn all about the funny nicknames in small towns, why married women here don’t take their husband’s last name, and why there are no juniors in Italy.       You’ll learn:    ·      About Paul’s trip to Florida to surprise his mother for her birthday   ·      How the surprise got ruined   ·      Why Paul suddenly likes Florida   ·      How Italian last names can indicate the region of your family’s heritage: if it ends in an “i” they are usually from the north and if it ends in an “o” they are from the south.   ·      What it means when a person has the last name of a town in Italy   ·      A bit about the Jewish ghettos in Italy   ·      Where the words “ghetto” and “graffiti” come from   ·      How some of the orphans got their names in Italy   ·      Why the families here in Italy all have family nicknames   ·      What Paul’s