Quote from Kramer in The Opera
Jerry: I-I-I don't like the opera. What are they singing for? Who sings? You got something to say, say it! Kramer: Jerry, you don't understand, that's the way they talk in Italy, they sing to one another. [sings in nonsense Italian] Jerry: All right, all right. Kramer: That's the way it was, you know. You listen to the language, it's got that sing-songy quality. It's the language, Jerry. The language. Jerry: So why don't they talk like that now? Kramer: Well it's, uh... Well, it's too hard to keep up, you know. They were tired.