One side effect of emigration is that cultures bring their own habits to another part of the world which greatly enrich the new place that they turn up at! Especially when it comes to food! As an example, after World War Two, many people places like Greece and Italy were just sick of the baggage that two European wars across a few decades had left, so many of them, including my own family, decided that enough was enough and left to go to the other side of the world, without knowing what would await them, and without knowing the language!

I think that’s a pretty gutsy move, and whilst you try to assimilate into the new place, it’s inevitable that you’re going to keep some old habits, such as the Italian Culture that I grew up with. As an example, there are truckloads of Italian Stereotypes out there, and the reason that they exist is because there is at least an element of truth in them! I’ve gone back to Italy in the past to rediscover my roots, and can confirm there are a lot of stereotypes that are somewhat true, but regardless, I had a great time hanging out with my *distant* relatives and seeing what it was all about.