Terms Of Endearment in Italian (Not)

Sometimes a grazie tante just won't work. Sometimes rudeness is best counteracted with a phrase such as: Ma Lei cafone ci è nato, o ci è diventato? (Were you born rude, or did you become rude?). Then there's: "Sparisca!" (Get lost!), or La smetta! La prego di smettere! Stop it!

Learn these assertive Italian phrases, and the next time someone butts in line at la fermata del autobus (bus stop) you can tell them: "Scusi, ma in fila c'ero prima io." (Pardon me, but I was first).