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Post by Batrus on Dec 31, 2005 5:13:31 GMT -5
Since i've been reading this kind of forums i've seen much of it. Wich sorprised me, specially since my two maternal grandparents are from each of these locations. I've been wondering, does this sentiment trascend this enviroment? or is it chiefly limited to people strongly interested in race and ethnicity?
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Post by tonynatuzzi on Dec 31, 2005 17:19:03 GMT -5
My paternal ancestry is Northern Italian and my maternal ancestry is Sicilian and both sides of my family get along fine.
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Post by buddy on Dec 31, 2005 19:19:46 GMT -5
Any animosity between northern and southern Italians is grossly exaggerated. Italians are just simply proud of the region of their origin, and by this I don't mean northern or southern, but rather Tuscan, Lombard, Roman, Sicilian, etc. Additionally, the pride is healthy, not irrational or hate-driven save for a few radicals such as the members of the Lega Nord.
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Post by DeLacroix on Dec 31, 2005 20:14:11 GMT -5
I also noticed that, a lot of northern italians, don't want to have anything with italians from the south of the peninsula. They like to identify themselves with French, germans, and Austrians. Here are some posts from a northern Italian (probably, a sympathiser of Força italia)
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Post by Batrus on Dec 31, 2005 22:09:22 GMT -5
Yes, i've heard that.
It's strange because it was my northern italian granfmother who was swarthier than my southern italian grandfather. Maybe it was only an exception.
My paren't went to italy a while ago i'll seek for their opinions.
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Post by aroundtheworld on Dec 31, 2005 22:12:59 GMT -5
I've not seen much animosity. As a matter of face I've seen some jealousy of Northern Italian versus swathier, darker more ethnic Italians who usually get more attention. There is a restaurant here. The owners are Sicilian. One of the sons married a blonde haired Northern Italian girl. She gets looked at like an alien b/c she's blonde blue-eyed. The southern Italian sister in the family is the "beautiful" one b/c of her dark luscious hair, fuller lips and olive skin. They automatically assume the blonde is non-Italian even tho she is 100%Italian but she doesn't get the attention the southern sister gets.
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Post by wadad on Dec 31, 2005 22:26:10 GMT -5
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Post by tonynatuzzi on Dec 31, 2005 22:43:29 GMT -5
On the Sopranos they mention the north-south tension on the episode of Columbus Day when Furio mentioned that he hates Christopher Columbus because he was a northerner who looked down on his southern countrymen.Any Sopranos fan here remember that episode besides me.
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Post by Toasty on Jan 1, 2006 2:46:15 GMT -5
On the Sopranos they mention the north-south tension on the episode of Columbus Day when Furio mentioned that he hates Christopher Columbus because he was a northerner who looked down on his southern countrymen.Any Sopranos fan here remember that episode besides me. Does it have to do because all sicialians are half-black?
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Post by brazen on Jan 1, 2006 13:07:51 GMT -5
On the Sopranos they mention the north-south tension on the episode of Columbus Day when Furio mentioned that he hates Christopher Columbus because he was a northerner who looked down on his southern countrymen.Any Sopranos fan here remember that episode besides me. Does it have to do because all sicialians are half-black? Sicilians are NOT half-black. So no I doubt that has anything to do with it.
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Post by Batrus on Jan 1, 2006 13:10:45 GMT -5
I think it was a sarcasm.
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Post by Mjora on Jan 1, 2006 14:21:18 GMT -5
I also noticed that, a lot of northern italians, don't want to have anything with italians from the south of the peninsula. They like to identify themselves with French, germans, and Austrians. Here are some posts from a northern Italian (probably, a sympathiser of Força italia) I think this maps shows how some northern italians feel about southerners
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Post by blueskygod on Jan 1, 2006 17:00:13 GMT -5
i prefer southern italians to northern italians. northern italians are just regular racist western europeans. i got this image from the northern italians iv met whether its in an airport line, or at a summer camp. southern italians i can relate to much more because i suppose im a bit med myself if im half cypriot.
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Post by tonynatuzzi on Jan 1, 2006 18:05:01 GMT -5
Yeah cause we all know there is little to no Meds in Northern Italy right bluesky and not to mention that there are no racist Southern Italians whatsover and that all Italians who are racist all are descendent from the north every single one of them.
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Post by blueskygod on Jan 1, 2006 18:10:23 GMT -5
ok lets ignore that forza italia and Lega Nord are almost exclusively North Italian entities. But what do I know i'm not Italian therefore I can't be entitled to an opinion
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