Ciao paesani, enjoyed watching you with Michael, nice chat. Pero, devo dire che...ok, letza talka Aussie farken, the very first Italians (two of them) in Australia (believe it or not) were on the first fleet in 1770. yeah quite amazing. First Italians that came in droves were really during the gold rush of the 1850's so paesani, we go back a while here in Australia. So sorry, had to correct you Melbourne boys unless you were talking or meaning that you families came here during the 50's & 60's like mine then very good farken. Now, you capishishti cucuzza hahahah. Sorry, had to throw that in. Love your work, very authentic and takes me back to my parents and grandparents when they were alive. grazie da cuore. Take care paesani.
Exactly agree with you! Our people go back well before the 50s and 60s in Australia. Might be an idea for the Sooshi boys to find Gianfranco Cresciani's book titled 'Migrants or Mates' and get a good history lesson on Italian migration in Australia.
@@domeniccalarco5593 ciao, yes, I heard of that book (never read it) but I didn’t realise he wrote a few books. Will try & few that one you mentioned & more of his. Thanks for sharing. Ciao.
We always (in Australia) try and take the piss out of ourselves. Humbling and keeps you grounded. They were God sent during COVID as we watched them on the internet.
I swear, I’ve never learned so much about Italy, Australia, and the US in such a short space of time - such a chilled way to learn! You should definitely interview more Italians from other parts of the world!
Michael , I've followed Sooshi Mango on RU-vid and on Facebook for about 3 - 4 years now . Their videos are hilarious and so relatable to Italian Americans like me 🇮🇹🇺🇲💯😂😂
A great chat! As a 1st gen Australian (Italian born & raised parents) and a Sooshi Mango fan, I love the fact that we can relate the world over to so many aspects of our culture over time. I'm glad the boys had the time to do this podcast as I'm now starting to enjoy the rest of your vids too Michael. So very informative and interesting, many thanks for all you share with us 🙏🌟
So hysterical about the carpet and foot prints that how my mother could always tell when someone was in the house when she came in she always had the carpet vacuumed everyday . Lol😂
Micheal, I love your channel. It teaches us so much and as a big fan of mob movies (Casino is still my favorite) I love hearing the insight of someone who knew that life. I'm glad to see you turned your life around and are doing well.
The zones the one guy is talking about is called The Blue Zones where people consistently live over 100 years old. In the US the blue zone is in LomaLinda California. Okinawa Japan is one. The first book called The Blue Zones, was about 5 areas. I think the second book includes a few more. The things they all had in common was several generations lived in the house, they all had a purpose to get up in the morning, ate real food not from cans and exercised daily. Very interesting book.
It's so funny when one of the guys is asked if kangaroos are just jumping around everywhere in Oz. It's so funny how stereotypes work. My dad told me a story about New York students he taught when he was working in Rochester. One of them asked him if it was true that there were Indians in Indiana. He jokingly said, 'Yeah, one behind every tree !". I never forgot that story, and it reminded me of skewed perspectives !
Chill conversation. Was strange and refreshing that the guests were interjecting when Michael was talking. For us, Greek and from Chicago, if Michael is talking, we’re not going to be interjecting anything out of respect and a little fear. Mr. Michael is transformed and he’s still Michael. Like I said, strange and refreshing. I’m happy for the guests’ success. I can tell that they’re good young people.
OMG! Same in a Latino home!! Plastic covering the furniture and the hallway. I still pickup and clean a little before the cleaning lady shows up. Haha😂
Michael may you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year, may you and your family be blessed with love, happiness and good health. Love Sooshi Mango. Love from Australia 🇦🇺
Plastic floor runners, flash back. Then there was the small kitchen table, metal frame matching chairs red and white square patter same on table top as the chairs and the vinyl matching floor . Better times. My family comes the Compobasso area of Italy
I’m a 3rd generation Napolitan. My Mom told me that when still was still living home with her parents, her Pa used to send her down the street to place the bet with the bookies who were Sicilian. Grandpa used to say that Sicilians weren’t real Italians. As an adult, I came to realize that Italy wasn’t unified until 1871. Grandpa was born in 1896 and came to the States to Rochester NY when he was 16 yrs old. So Grandpa couldn’t understand or speak the Sicilian dialect and vice versa. My mother married a Dutchman who was Dutch Reformed Protestant AKA NOT Catholic!!! Two of my aunts married Sicilians who were at least Catholic! My Grandpa didn’t speak to my Mom for 2 yrs after she got married to Dad behind the altar rail in our Catholic Church. Grandpa grew to love my Dad who did eventually convert to Catholicism “for the children”. But Grandpa was never crazy about the Sicilians!!! I very much enjoyed the food from both Italian cultures. Naples - the pasta with black eel sauce. We didn’t eat the tripe or cardoons. But Uncle Louie made a great salad with anchovies that I loved. Always a jug of Gallo wine at Grandpa’s feet. In the morning , Grandpa would make a shake with raw eggs that I couldn’t stomach. We always had company. Grandpa married a German girl he met when he served in the US Army in WWI. Grandma would bring out the Demitasse cups, sugar cubes and cream for the expresso. Our neighbor, Johnny, childhood friend with polio would come over. Somehow the men would get Johnny and his wheelchair in the house. I loved to sit in Johnny’s lap in that wheelchair. Fond memories of my childhood.
I always have to tidy before the cleaner comes. Holy God, I couldn’t stand the embarrassment!! 😂😂😂😂😂 Love you, Sooshi Mango. I watch a clip over & over & over. Please akeep upa the gooda work!!
Very interesting what you said about food. There is a lot to what was observed, namely the additives. These can lead to all kinds of physical and mental problems. Bread is a great example. It needs flour, water, a little salt, yeast and that is the maximum what bread is made from. With that in mind look at the list of ingredients for supermarket breads. It will make you wonder that there is still space for bread in all of that.
I understand where the Australian guys are coming from!! Back when I was in the service (no matter which branch), and I tell them I’m from Hawai’i, EVERYONE ALWAYS ASKS ME: “Do y’all have electricity?” “What do you eat?” “Does everyone know hula??” 😔😔😔
Mike, do you know anything about the Mafia’s history in Buffalo? The Maggadino and Bonnano Families? Would love to see an episode on that. Thank you sir. Love the Podcast!
Your another delusional generational ethnic. Melbourne was well built before Italians, Greek etc arrived here in the 50s. Yes, indeed they contributed to this country, but you carry on with that story in your head that goes around and around and simply is an exageration! I hear it from 2nd generation ethnics all the time.
Great show. Licking my chops for next installment of these guys. As far as the corporal punishment, which is easily arguable for resulting in more disciplined, principled individuals, those passing laws against the most basic level of it don't seem to have a clue that this does not deter anything: those that are inclined to intentionally inflict physical harm on a child are of a mindset that does not recognize whether it is "illegal" or not. How are laws against murder working out in preventing murder? Yet the broader now-lack of measured deterrent for childhood irresponsibility is pretty much evident.
My blessings for the new year MF! Got you're wine gift set and love the pomegranate wine! Also love the singed bottle will keep that one unopened for years to come! Happy new MF and many more fabulous blessings for you and family!
OMG!! You guys are killing me!! My stomach hurts from laughing!! I’m so glad ii found yiu. I can’t wait to listen to your Podcast! My Mom, 2nd generation Napolitan clean freak!! How about the good towels!! We couldn’t touch any of the towels in the bathroom! I’m a retired Community Health Nurse in the inner city in Rochester, Ny. I have to tell you that when I walk into a Hispanic families house, I feel like I’m in my mother’s house! Spotless! You couldn’t use the coffee table for coffee because it’s full of Knick knacks. But my favorite culture is the Muslims!! They’re the most gracious and generous. I walk in the house, all the pics on the wall are hung just below the ceiling way up high. They live multigenerationally like us Italians did when I was a child. I’m there to check on the new mom and newborn baby. I notice the Grandma quietly exiting to the kitchen. About 15 min later, the Grandma comes back carrying a beautiful silver tea set with cakes and cookies. I’ve given up trying to explain that the family doesn’t have to entertain me!! Technically, we’re not supposed to eat in our patients homes but I would be rude to decline!! I love the Muslims!!
Very entertaining,educational, and cultured information. Especially the part how parents use to discipline in the old times. Im from that generation. Brings me back memories. Funny some experiences with my parents discipline in my childhood now that i think about them as an adult and other memories not funny at all.mom especially was the one that made good use of dads belts.dad used them less but his tone of voice had authority it would make me and my sister stop from being bad.he didn't need to use the belt.Definitely the older generation of kids was more respectful. That's a fact.This millennial generation can be scary when you hear or read about how this millennial youth is with their parents. Even teachers are disrespected. Feel sorry for those in the educational profession. Not all schools. But cases exist. Mr.franzese was interesting to know how your childhood discipline by your parents was.brought me memories of my childhood, too.about the cleaning part of the interview. It's true that when a person cleans,you make discoveries in the home. When i clean i find things i didn't reamember i had.i find treasures!😂😂
Good day Michael, hope all is well, I wanted to ask if you've ever watched the 1974 film crazy Joe, about Joey Gallo, and if so was it any good or accurate, I figured I'd ask for your opinion, I didn't check to see if you covered it on mob movie Monday, I will now though, God bless you my friend
I’m born and rise in Italy and now living in Brooklyn … first time in my life I saw a sofa wrapped in plastic in a living room was here in an Italo American family 😂😂😂
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Michael - your content is second to none my friend ! I hope to see you soon on Zoon with the IC. God bless. Paulie from Sydney Australia
I read a comment saying that Mr Franzese's father was an idiot. No, he wasn't. He taught his son valuable life skills, how to be street-smart and how to deal with every situation that kept him alive. Some people in the comments are not the sharpest tool in the toolbox.
Michael got the Mussolini thing abit wrong, it wasn't that the Mafia didn't treat him well the problem was they treated him too well, when he travelled to Sicily he met one of the more powerful Don's there at the time and when he greeted Mussolini he told him that while he was there no one would bother him and he would be under his (the Don's) protection, Mussolini's take away from that was there was an area of Italy where he wasn't the most powerful man, there was a rival power structure to his own fascist party and this was completely unacceptable to his fascist ideology so he decided the Mafia had to be destroyed, so it was actually that Don's hospitality and him trying to show off and kiss Mussolini's ass that made Mussolini antagonistic towards the Mafia
I just had a thought while watching this, it’s a bit random, during the early 19th century when Italians first came to Australia they brought with them there espresso, now fast forward to today and Australia ranks number 1 in the world for coffee, Starbucks failed here in Australia because we love our coffee culture, why didn’t Italians bring over the espressos for Americans to adopt instead of that drip coffee you all drink?
Hey mr.f there's a dude from I think Melbourne or Sydney an he makes videos, mobster stuff is exactly what we wanna see... Just uh touring around an explaining some of the history Hope y'all cross paths coz remember this stuff only happens 1× Might help future business
I hope that you and your family had an excellent Christmas, sir. I am curious about something: when you were young did you ever hear any talk about Mafia involvement in the attempted murder/kidnapping of the Sodder family in Fayetteville, WV in December 1945? I know it was before you were born but I am curious if anyone said anything, maybe in disgust. The affair didn't feel right to me, tbh.
