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High Volpato Voltage

rebelliousfeminist974 said:
Radu Dragusin is highly injury prone though and is only just making his return to play from an ACL injury.
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Pasquali said:

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He’s not great but he’s not exactly the worst player I’ve ever seen. He wasn’t Spurs level though, obviously. He should be okay for Fiorentina. I agree that he’s injury prone though.
 
JS96 said:
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Having watched just the first part (since I’m time-limited tonight), I’m surprised that he wasn’t fluent in Italian till he went to Italy given his background is 100% Italian. I suppose a lot of Italian immigrants spoke various regional languages and never taught their kids Italian though. It would be interesting to know his parents’ regional backgrounds (e.g. Neapolitan, Sardinian, Sicilian, etc).
 
HonestSpursFan said:
Having watched just the first part (since I’m time-limited tonight), I’m surprised that he wasn’t fluent in Italian till he went to Italy given his background is 100% Italian. I suppose a lot of Italian immigrants spoke various regional languages and never taught their kids Italian though. It would be interesting to know his parents’ regional backgrounds (e.g. Neapolitan, Sardinian, Sicilian, etc).
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He grew up in the suburb next to me. Assuming a generation (and a bit) difference between us. My take at the time was the kids at my age spoke fluent English and Italian. The father would speak heavily accented English. The mother (now the Grandmother) spoke minimal English and spoke primarily in Italian.

Take it on a generation and both parents would be speaking English to their kids and only the Nonna would have minimal English though probably much better than before.
 
HonestSpursFan said:
Having watched just the first part (since I’m time-limited tonight), I’m surprised that he wasn’t fluent in Italian till he went to Italy given his background is 100% Italian. I suppose a lot of Italian immigrants spoke various regional languages and never taught their kids Italian though. It would be interesting to know his parents’ regional backgrounds (e.g. Neapolitan, Sardinian, Sicilian, etc).
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He is apparently half around Treviso, and other half Nepolitana

The further along the generations have come, from what I have seen at least in my family, the less Italian is spoken. My oldest brother is completely fluent (at least in Sicilian) because as the oldest grandchild, he was spoken to in nothing but Sicilian until he was about 3 or 4 years old.

Myself on the other hand - the youngest of 4 - I can understand what’s being said to me, but I find difficulty actually speaking Italian nowadays. It was a lot easier when I was at school (although we learnt standard Italian - so at home it was conflicting with the dialect), so it never embedded in my like my brothers
 
Of courses later migrant gens speak less of their fam native tongue as years go by.
Also varies If your grandparents are present also amongst other differences.
Also varies by bros sisters who value keeping grasp of the native tongue.
My bro hardly speaks but understands like NCB quotes whereas I have retained our Italian lingo - I’m fluent within months being back so is my elder sister.
We also had our nonna Nonno here so you spoke the native tongue through to teens and retain it - my younger bro says he the bogan amongst us.
My kids understand Italian Portuguese but couldn’t string a sentence.
My wife Portuguese side - the 3rd gen grown up as aussies no native lingo.
All comes down the individual as years go by and the family influence from home.
I could say a lot more re Volpato but whilst you live in Oz you are part of the fabric but in your blood most like to learn what is there and you’d only bother if you wanted to or needed as he did/ has being there……
It will be a sad day for many fans when this diluted as I expect it will depending on the family influence.
 
HonestSpursFan said:
Having watched just the first part (since I’m time-limited tonight), I’m surprised that he wasn’t fluent in Italian till he went to Italy given his background is 100% Italian. I suppose a lot of Italian immigrants spoke various regional languages and never taught their kids Italian though. It would be interesting to know his parents’ regional backgrounds (e.g. Neapolitan, Sardinian, Sicilian, etc).
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Love him more, he's a Ronaldo fan too!!!!
 
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