• pascal@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    You joke but that’s what I’m been told by Italians from Italy. If your name is Angela Spaghetti but you cannot speak a single word in Italian, you’re not considered Italian, maybe Italian American at best (which just means you’re American to Italian eyes).

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      1 year ago

      I’m also meaning it sincerely. It is a sensible distinction since “Italian” is not a blood line, but a culture.