Our so-called Society people, instead of going in for sport, persist in holding conversations in their drawing rooms, generally in a foreign tongue. They engage nurse maids, personal maids and governesses of all nationalities except Italian. They play poker and bridge with the accompanying drinks, certainly not Italian brands!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker criticizes people who avoid sport, speak foreign languages, hire foreign staff, and consume non‑Italian drinks.
- In plain terms
- He condemns foreign influences in daily life.
- What can you take from it?
- Nationalist rhetoric can target cultural habits.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are the effects of linking cultural habits to patriotism?
Another view
It generalizes and stereotypes.
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