Who does not want to leave a good impression on his girlfriend’s family?
Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time and leaving a good impression is a task. You never know how they would react and whether they would like you or not. This guy who started dating a girl has shared that his girlfriend wanted him to meet her family. She warned him that the male side of the family tests the guy. She also told him that they take pride in being an American-Italian family. When OP met his girlfriend’s family, they kept joking about OP’s height, looks, and job. But they stopped making jokes as soon as they got to know OP’s income. Girlfriend’s older brother told OP that “hey, we’re just a big Italian family, we’re loud and tell it how we see it! Hahaha!” Everyone in the family laughed at it except OP’s girlfriend. From now on, OP kept replying to everything they asked in Italian. They were all confused and told OP that they do not speak Italian. This was the time when OP shut them down. Scroll down to read what OP said that offended everyone but the girlfriend’s grandfather laughed at it.
1. OP’s girlfriend wanted him to meet her American-Italian family.
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2. OP has lived in Italy for three years due to his dad’s job and he can speak Italian fluently.
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3. OP has been dating a girl. He met her family for dinner and his girlfriend warned him that the male side of his family would test him.
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4. The girlfriend’s family kept making jokes about OP’s height, beard, shaved head and job but they stopped once they heard about his income.
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5. Th girlfriend’s older brother kept pushing things and told OP that we’re just a big Italian family. OP started replying to everything they asked in Italian.
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6. OP’s girlfriend buried her head in shame. The girlfriend’s grandfather laughed and everyone else was mad.
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7. OP’s girlfriend was not mad at him. She was just ashamed.
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8. OP’s girlfriend also agreed that he did the right thing.
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Scroll down to read what the AITA community has to say about OP and his girlfriend’s rude American-Italian family.
9. OP shut his girlfriend’s rude family in the most appropriate way possible.
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10. OP won his girlfriend’s grandfather’s heart with his savage replies.
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11. The girlfriend’s family sounds insecure.
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12. “Real Italians are not loud in public”
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13. OP got the respect of the grandfather.
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14. The girlfriend’s family was disrespecting OP.
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15. The girlfriend’s family should realize that they were wrong and OP was right.
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16. OP is a brave guy to call his girlfriend’s family out for their behavior.
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