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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00
1. Most Italians (parents or grandparents straight off the boat) don't try too hard to be Italian. They just are. The family lifestyles they showed before they all took off are pretty right on. These people remind me of my Sicilian family in Staten Island and Brooklyn. The Italian and Sicilian culture is still fresh in them. (no offense if this is similar to you, but I can't stand when people are like I'M ITALIAN just because their last name is Italian. The culture is what makes us Italian, not our last names).
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PM Mama, this post just touches my heart. Real Italians are display their pride with actions and not tanning, lol. You put it perfectly by saying "they just are" I don't know how to describe it any other way. And its definitly not the lifestyle portrayed on the tv show. Now I can't wait for a good old fashioned Italian Christmas Eve!!