Killer Italian Shoes that Can Actually Maim a Flirt?

I understand this was a long time ago, but really, stabbing someone for flirting? If the tipo actually puts his hands on the woman, perhaps. Puncture him all you want.

In reality, I've witnessed pappagalli (parrots or wolves) flirting with pretty ladies walking by in Rome and other Italian cities, and have found their comments are actually complimentary in nature, and because of their culture, can actually be fairly poetic...

• "Sei così bella che mi fai dimenticare il mio nome". (You’re so beautiful, you make me forget my own name.)
• "Complimenti alla mamma" (Compliments to your mother).
• "Nel cielo manca un angelo?" (Is heaven missing an angel?)
• "Dove sei stata/o tutta la mia vita?" (Where have you been all my life?).
• "Hai una mappa? Continuo a perdermi nei tuoi occhi."  (Do you have a map? Because I keep getting lost in your eyes!)
• "Come sei carina/o!" (How cute you are!)
• "Questo vestito ti sta belissimo." (You look beautiful in this dress.)
• "Il tuo sorriso è contagioso!" (Your smile is contagious.)
• "Mi puoi incidere il tuo numero di telefono sul cuore?" (Can you engrave your telephone number on my heart?)
• "Mi fai sciogliere come il gelato al sole." (You make me melt like ice cream in the sun.)

Flirting is part of life in Italy and it even has a poetic name: fare la civetta, which literally
means "to make like an owl", or as we might say, making googly eyes at a girl. 

When in Italy, young ladies have to keep this in mind: More so than American men, Italian single men--even into their Fifties--actually have a great respect for women. Many single Italian men are actually Mama's boys and traditionally live with their Mamma until they get married! 

No stabbing. Go easy on them. Va bene?

--Jerry Finzi

You might also be interested in:

Fare la Civetta: Flirting in Italy
Expressions of Love in Italian: Finding Love in Italy
Benefits of Kissing Like an Italian
Juliette's House in Verona: Phony! Fake! Falso!
Love Locks in Verona