* It is customary to call your mother-in-law “Signora”, keeping it formal and respectful. * Fur coats are VERY popular among woman (older than 30), and make them look even more elegant than they already are! Also, red, orange, gold, blue and burgundy hair color does not apply just to the young, hip crowd. In fact, I’ve seen more older, mature women with these colors and bold highlights than I see with the younger trendy crowd! Fur coat, heels and all! * Honey and cheese-miele e formaggio (pecorino o ricotta) a popular sweet treat. * When you leave one of any of the bakeries in Italy, you are carrying with you a carefully wrapped package of biscotti, cakes, panini, paste. It the white-paper wrapped packaged that are so tempting and drive me insane with curiosity!
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