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Only as a side note, trying to debunk stereotypes about Italians (being uneducated) and closing the (IMHO poor) article with: Salud! which is not at all Itali
by jaclaz 3y ago
Only as a side note, trying to debunk stereotypes about Italians (being uneducated) and closing the (IMHO poor) article with:
Salud!
which is not at all Italian does not help much.
Is "Salud!" something that Italian-Americans (or their Hollywood representations) use?
- 3littlefish 3y agoIt's something actual Spaniards say! Perhaps he's trying to shift the blame!
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoYeah, like when you sneeze. Or having a toast. Italians say "saluti!"
- 3littlefish 3y agoHere (in Madrid) when you sneeze they say "Jesus!" Salud for a toast though.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoYeah, I am always reminded that I don't know Spanish if I can't tell the difference between Castellano and Tijuana vernacular. My Catalonian friend was rather amused/shocked/horrified when she read the signs around town here in "Spanish translation".
- jaclaz 3y agoWell, not really "say". Saluti (normally with an adjective like cordiali or distinti) is the standard formula for salutation in correspondence, it is only written (you can actually say saluti, but it is uncommon/intentionally said for some effect). When someone sneezes or for toasts, salute is used (it means health, it is a different word). It is very similar to Spanish, salud is health, saludo/saludos are salutations, in Italian they correspond to salute and saluto/saluti.