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Back in the late 80s/early 90s my elderly Italian-speaking grandfather lived with us in the states. Whenever he'd watch driving my gas RC car, if the thing wou
by pengaru 3y ago
Back in the late 80s/early 90s my elderly Italian-speaking grandfather lived with us in the states.
Whenever he'd watch driving my gas RC car, if the thing would die he'd motion with his thumb down (like a pouring spout) while saying "benzene?".
I don't know if it's an Italian language thing, his dialect, or just his knowledge of engines, but RC car fuel was "benzene". Makes me wonder what kind of benzene exposure he had in his younger days...
- MatmaRex 3y agoThat’s the word for “gasoline” in Italian and a number of other languages. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#/languages https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline#/languages
- pengaru 3y agoI believe you, (and google translate agrees). But I just never heard it spoken outside those specific circumstances from him. Despite having Italian immigrant parents who spoke a lot of Italian around me. I can't remember but suspect they said gasolina, not benzina.