What does Pane, Amore e Cha Cha Cha mean?
I get asked this a lot. It’s a famous saying in Italian which literally means bread, love and chat. The latter (the cha cha cha bit) is usually accompanied by someone making a gesture with their hands to denote someone gossiping. My dad used to do it a lot to my mum when she was on the phone. I like things that connect me to my culture, given I live deep in the Suffolk countryside.
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