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Welcome the newest addition to our website, the Italian Families Forum - for parents to share Italian culture with each other and their children or to coordinate local playgroups.

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Like in the film “Moonstruck” Susan's childhood was full of first generation immigrants from southern Italy. That’s why it was so refreshing for her to go to the source of the noisy passion she was weaned on: Naples, Italy. It feels fantastico to snap out of it.
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Their scent will attract the wrong kind of attention, their appearance will give the wrong kind of impression, and their flavor is unlike anything that could be expected.

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Our forums are filled with questions and advice about what our readers should bring to their Italian relatives, host, boyfriend, etc. (no matter in what country they're located). To keep you from making a faux pax we bring you gift-giving advice from virtualitalia.com readers.

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There are several ways you can have a successful family gathering and with these suggestions, you will be able to come up with some unique ways to make your family reunion a success.

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