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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
What really annoys/amuses me is whenever a commercial features someone who is supposed to be of Italian descent, the person always sounds like they're straight off the set of The Sopranos!
The Olive Garden commercials, a few of the spaghetti sauce commercials (THIS Italian turns up her nose at canned spaghetti sauce), one for some kind of tortellini and 4C Parmesan cheese come immediately to mind.
Not every Italian person lives in New York or New Jersey for Pete's sake!!!
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Yeah, that really bothers me - I'm half Italian, but a big part of my Dad's family is 100% (including my Nonnie), and it does bother me a bit when I see those commercials.
I am guilty of impersonating the Boston accent a bit though...I've even picked up a bit of it when I say some words. Could be a New England thing though.
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