Chapter 19 Tips
Author: died of exhaustion
After successfully getting the five-door car from Anthony, who worked overtime at the gang station, Bill drove his sister and brother to have dinner.
It can be said that the talent of Italian immigrants in gourmet food is unparalleled among the entire American population. Only Chinese Americans can match it. However, Chinese food does not suit the taste of white people, and Italian food is known as the mother of Western food, so it is the most widely distributed.
So the three of them chose a famous pasta restaurant nearby.
"I want to eat this."
After finding a seat and sitting down, Neo pointed to the beef with Marsala wine sauce on the menu.
"No problem, Dorothy will choose too."
Since it is a tooth beating festival, of course you have to eat whatever you want.
My sister is more sensible and chose a plate of linguine with clam sauce. No matter how many different kinds of pasta there are, the price is not too high.
Bill looked around and ordered a T-bone steak, cheese chicken and beef ham rolls. The main dish was spicy shrimp pasta. Finally, there were three must-order Neapolitan pizzas, one for each of the three siblings.
The waiter remembered and left. Neo suddenly asked his brother why he wanted to buy rugby uniforms.
"Didn't you watch baseball with your grandfather and uncles before?"
There are historical issues here. Between 1870 and 1914, the largest wave of Italian immigrants in the United States occurred. About four million Italians came to North America, this chosen land. Some of these people were [
Swallows], who made money in North America, returned to Italy, and the rest were a generation of Italian immigrants.
The biggest characteristic of the first generation of Italians is that they are highly illiterate. Many of them only learned English when they arrived in North America. Only the second generation began to slowly integrate into the United States and began to speak English and Italian from an early age. For example, Bill’s grandfather, Jusse Conti, and the third generation
The fourth generation is Bill's father's generation and Bill's generation. They can speak Italian, but they have never been back to the Apennine Peninsula, Naples, Sicily and other places.
Although the third and fourth generations of immigrants strive to integrate into North American society, due to various reasons, the phenomenon of clumping into groups is still very serious. Social habits, customs, and behavior are basically influenced by the older generation.
The same is true for the sports that we have been exposed to since childhood. The peak of baseball was before the 1960s, which was the sport that Hu Sai’s generation was exposed to the most. The younger generations also followed and watched baseball games and played baseball.
Rugby emerged in the 1960s and quickly dominated the entire sports circle with the popularization of television. For conservative Italian immigrants, rugby was indeed a new sport.
Dorothy also stared at her brother, she was also very interested in this topic.
Bill thought for a while and replied like this:
"You also know that we have to choose an after-school activity, which is academic, arts and sports, community service, and life skills. I think playing rugby can better bring out my advantages."
As he spoke, he patted his chest muscles and said, "With my brother's size, he has almost no enemies on the football team. If you have good grades, you can also apply for the university team. Not only will you get a scholarship, but you will also be highly recognized by the society after leaving campus."
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In the final analysis, it is about maximizing resource utilization.
Although rugby is said to have thousands of tactics, in fact the main executors of these tactics are the quarterback, fullback and two halfbacks. The rest are basically pure physical confrontation, and it will be over after collision. Especially the offensive and defensive lines
In the five positions in the center, aim at the opponent you should mark and push forward. Or you can all go up together and push the opponent player holding the ball to the ground.
Except for the quarterback, other positions basically require no brains. The competition is to run faster with greater weight. Of course, sometimes you have to jump high.
Bill's body is so strong, it would be a waste not to play rugby. You know, becoming a rugby star is one of the fastest ways to become famous in the United States. Sometimes it only takes one memorable game for a player to become nationally famous.
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The American people's love for football players is really extraordinary. It has reached a religious level of fanaticism. They have supported the players in their town since junior high school. The whole family comes to cheer for the weekly games. On Friday nights, many people who open shops will close their doors.
Because you can go to a nearby stadium to watch the state high school league games live.
Xia Guo has a similar phenomenon. For example, TFboys and other idols have become idols. The attitude of some American families towards football players is roughly similar to that of fans in the fandom, except that Americans go to the extreme and the whole family joins the battle to chase stars.
Although Bill has the advantage of being reborn, it is better to have an honorable identity when making a class jump, so becoming a rugby player is a good choice.
"Wow!" Neo put his arms on the table and put his face in his hands, "My brother is a big star, a big star like The Simpsons."
O. J. Simpson was born on July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, USA. He was nicknamed "Mr. Juice" because his name was abbreviated as OJ. He was known as the best running back in the history of professional football. He was born in 1973.
Became the NFL Player of the Year and was selected to the All-Star Bowl six times.
It is no exaggeration to say that its status in the hearts of Americans is equivalent to top athletes such as Liu Xiang and Yao Ming in the Xiaguo sports world plus first-line stars such as Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok.
So when the news broke that Simpson had "killed his wife" in 1994, the entire United States was in a state of uproar. When Simpson returned to the police station on June 17, the whole process was broadcast live across the country.
Bill waved his hand, "How is it possible? Simpson's talent is there, and I can't match him no matter what."
While they were talking, some of the dishes had already been served. Although Westerners share the meal system, that is, each eats what is on his or her own plate, the three brothers and sisters were close and had never tasted it before, so they tasted each other's dishes.
Although Bill was a big eater, after an afternoon of strenuous exercise, his appetite was far less than usual. He couldn't eat the remaining large piece of T-bone steak, so he asked Neo to finish it.
The meal cost a total of forty-seven dollars and fifty cents. After giving the waiter a ten-dollar tip, the three of them walked out of the restaurant and drove to the second-hand store in the north.
"I don't think we should tip. We don't have any money." Dorothy, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly said this.
Bill understood what the girl meant. When he took out the money to give a tip, Dorothy stared at the banknote. When the three of them walked out, Dorothy even looked back to see how the younger brother was clearing the table.
"This is your fault. Although the tip saves the boss money, the customers may not want it, but if we don't give it, the guy who cleans the table will lose a lot of income. It's not easy for them, so we don't have to
They make things difficult for each other.”
Tipping is usually one-fifth of the price of the food, and can be exceeded. Tipping is not required only when eating in large national chain fast food restaurants such as KFC and McDonald's. Other general restaurants, small fast food restaurants, and mom-and-pop shops, etc.
, tipping is required.
Bill also hates this garbage culture, which in disguise transfers the salary conflict between waiters and bosses to customers and waiters, but there is no way, it is not his style to embarrass a young man who relies on the tertiary industry to support himself.
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