America 1979

Chapter 19 Tip
After successfully getting the five-door car from Anthony who worked overtime at the gang station, Bill drove his sister and brother to dinner.

The talent of Italian immigrants in gastronomy can be said to be the highest among the entire American population, and only Chinese can match. However, Chinese food does not suit the taste of white people, and Italian food is known as the mother of Western food, so it is the most widely distributed.

So the three chose a famous pasta restaurant nearby.

"I want to eat this."

After finding a place to sit down, Neo pointed to the beef marsala sauce on the menu.

"No problem, Dorothy chooses too."

Since it is a teeth-beating festival, of course I want to eat whatever I want.

The younger sister is more sensible, and chose a linguine spaghetti with clam sauce. No matter how many tricks you can play with the pasta, the price will not be too high.

Bill looked around and ordered T-bone steak, cheese chicken and beef ham rolls. The main course was spicy shrimp pasta. Finally, there were three must-order Neapolitan pizzas, one for each of the three brothers and sisters.

The waiter brother remembered it and left. Neo suddenly asked why his brother bought a football uniform.

"Didn't you watch baseball with your grandpa and uncle?"

There are problems left over from history. Between 1870 and 1914, the largest wave of Italian immigration to the United States occurred, with approximately 400 million Italians arriving in the chosen land of North America.Among these people, some are "swallows", who returned to Italy after making money in North America, and the rest were a generation of Italian immigrants.

The biggest characteristic of the first generation of Italians is that they are illiterate. Many of them learned English only in North America. The second generation began to slowly integrate into the United States. They began to speak English and Italian since they were young. The fourth generation is Bill's parents and Bill's generation. They can speak Italian, but they have never returned to the Apennines, Naples, Sicily and other places.

Although the three or four generations of immigrants are also trying to integrate into North American society, due to various reasons, the phenomenon of clumping together is still very serious. Social habits, customs, and behavior are basically influenced by the older generation.

The same is true of the sports that I have been exposed to since I was a child. The peak of baseball was before the 60s, which was the sport that Hussein’s generation had the most exposure to. The younger generations also watched and played baseball.

However, rugby rose in the 60s and quickly dominated the entire sports circle with the popularity of television. For conservative Italian immigrants, rugby is indeed a new sport.

Dorothy, too, was staring at her brother, who was also interested in the subject.

Bill thought for a while, and replied like this:

"You also know that we have to choose an after-school activity, academics, arts and sports, community service, and life skills. I think playing rugby can give full play to my strengths."

As he said that, he patted his chest muscles, "With my brother's body size, he has almost no enemies in the football team. If he has good grades, he can also apply for the university team. Not only will he have a scholarship, but he will also be highly recognized by the society outside the campus. "

In the final analysis, it is to maximize the utilization of resources.

Although football claims to have thousands of tactics, in fact the main implementers of these tactics are quarterbacks, fullbacks and two halfbacks, and the rest are basically purely physical confrontation, and the collision is over.Especially the five positions in the center of the offensive and defensive lines, aim at the opponents you should stare at, and just push forward.Or all go up together and knock down the opposing player with the ball.

Except for the quarterback, other positions basically don't need any brains. The comparison is to run fast with great body weight. Of course, sometimes you have to jump high.

Bill has such a strong body, it would be a waste not to play football.You know, becoming a football star is one of the fastest ways to become famous in the United States. Sometimes it only takes one memorable game, and a player may be famous all over the country.

The American people's love for rugby players is really extraordinary. It has reached a religious level of fanaticism. They have supported the players in their town since junior high school, and the whole family cheered for them every week.On Friday nights, many of the shopkeepers will be closed so they can go to a nearby ballpark to watch an in-state high school league game live.

Xia Guo has a similar phenomenon. For example, TFboys and others become idols. The attitude of some American families towards rugby players is roughly similar to that of fans in the rice circle, but Americans do it more extreme, and the whole family goes out to chase stars.

Although Bill has the advantage of being reborn, it is better to have a positive identity when the executive class jumps, so becoming a football player is a good choice.

"Wow!" Neo put his arms on the table and put his face on his hands, "My brother is a big star, a big star like Simpson."

OJ Simpson (OJ Simpson), born in San Francisco, USA on July 1947, 7, was nicknamed "Mr. Juice" because his name was abbreviated as OJ. He is known as the best running back in the history of professional rugby games. Became the NFL Player of the Year and a six-time All-Star Bowl selection.

It is no exaggeration to say that its status in the hearts of Americans is equivalent to top athletes such as Liu Xiang and Yao Ming in Xia Guo sports world plus first-line stars such as Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok.

So when the news of Simpson's "wife-killing" broke out in 1994, the entire United States was boiling. When Simpson returned to the police station on June [-], the whole process was broadcast live nationwide.

Bill waved his hand, "How is it possible, Simpson's talent is there, and I can't match him no matter what."

While talking, some dishes have already been served. Although Westerners share meals, that is, each eats what is on his own plate, but the three brothers and sisters are close to each other, and they have never eaten it before, so they tasted each other.

Although Bill has a big appetite, after a strenuous exercise in the afternoon, his appetite is far less than usual. There is a large piece of T-bone steak that he can't eat, so the eldest son Neo can finish it.

The meal cost a total of 47 dollars and [-] cents. After giving the waiter a tip of ten dollars, the three walked out of the restaurant and drove to the second-hand store in the north.

"I don't think we should tip. We have no money." Dorothy, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, suddenly said this.

Bill understood what the girl meant. When he took out the money to give the tip just now, Dorothy stared at the bill. When the three of them walked out, Dorothy turned her head to see how the younger brother was clearing the table.

"This is your fault. Although tipping saves the boss money, customers may not want it, but if we don't give it, the income of the little brother who cleans the table will be greatly reduced. It is not easy for them, and we don't need it." mutual embarrassment."

Tips are usually one-fifth of the food price and can go beyond.Tips can only be waived when dine-in at large national chain fast food restaurants such as K’s KFC and M’s McDonald’s. Other general restaurants, small-scale fast food restaurants, and mom-and-pop restaurants are required to tip.

Bill also hates this kind of garbage culture, which in disguise shifts the salary conflict between waiters and bosses to customers and waiters, but there is no way, it is not his style to embarrass a little brother who relies on the tertiary industry to support himself.

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