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Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it
I see you points, but as someone that was born in England or Welsh decent, but has Canadian Citizenship, and served in our army, it still drives me nuts that people make attempts at linking themselves to countries that are IMO inferior to ours.....and just so I am clear you only cheer for Ireland when they are in a drinking contest? With all do respect knowing you Italian geography does not make you italian.
This desire to be attached to another country is a weakness of our nation and one I wish would stop.
Slàinte & Alla Salute
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No I'm Italian because I have an Italian mother, eat Italian food (just finished some homemade Calzone), have Italian aunts and uncles who live in Chieti, Italy, call all of my aunts, uncles, and grandparents, Zia, Zio and Nonna and Nonno.
I don't eat Italian food at restaurants because I don't need to. I eat at real Italian places sometimes like Lina's because they are all Italian and know how to cater to Italians. I don't say I'm Italian by eating at Chianti's.
Like I said I have less Irish heritage. I know a little about my Irish family, but most of all I have an Irish last name, that makes me Irish. Most other people hear Irish and think drinking/drunk ahole so that is how most people identify me with when they hear I'm of Irish descent.
I consider myself a Canadian who is of Irish/Italian descent, and find it extremely offensive, actually more hilarious that you'd say either of those two countries are inferior to Canada. Don't get me wrong, it is great here, but we don't hold a flame to their art, culture, food, drink etc. We are more tolerant and have higher standards of living (barely) which I appreciate but not "better".