Originally Posted By: Dakosta
I'm from Spain and I studied a bit about Italian Culture on my degree.

It seems to be that it is considered a lack of respect for the host to drink or to get drunk inside his house, of there that the drinks always take in the garden. It comes from Roman Culture, where get drunk in front of the host was an insult.


Could be, but Frankie later did get drunk at his host's house.
He admitted it, and Michael noticed he was an old man with too much wine.

But lets get back to the funny stuff. This one is not original, but the "Champagne Cocktails" line always amused me.

"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"

"I stood in the courtroom like a fool."

"I am Constanza: Lord of the idiots."