Be Careful Of Flowers, You May Be Shot

Worry not about the title, no flowers (that the world knows of) can shoot a person with a bullet, but it would be interesting if it did exist. Anywho, the reason for the title leads into what I had to do today, which was research some interesting customs of Italy. I learned that upon being invited to a dinner, it is polite and customary to bring a gift: chocolates, pastries, or flowers. But bringing the wrong flower in terms of symbolism, such as a flower that stands for immense hatred or death (an example would be Monkshood), is very disrespectful! That little activity was admittedly fun since I learned something about Italy, as well as other countries from my classmates. The last ten minutes were less than pleasant considering Mr. Rease had the nerve to forsake us and give a prompt before the end of the day. A traitorous, unforgivable act!