Chapter XI: Ciao! Hello, Goodbye, and What's to Eat?
The wit that is laced throughout this book is wrapped up in the closing chapter. It takes you right into the glossary by addressing semantics, specifically, the word "ciao," which in Italian can mean hello or goodbye. The English pronunciation is chow, the slang term for food, which, ironically meshes with the theme of the book. Chapter eleven offers sage advice for interacting with Italian-Americans. It concludes with One for the Road-an original cocktail recipe.
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