tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post8723027706951045042..comments2024-03-19T02:31:02.140-07:00Comments on Steve Sailer: iSteve: Two kinds of ItaliansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-44220717424832264512010-10-14T21:29:37.809-07:002010-10-14T21:29:37.809-07:00I'm Irish American living in a typical America...I'm Irish American living in a typical American N.E. urban area, and indeed I have dated mostly Italian girls over the past few years. Some guys don't find their more curvacious body types appealing, but I do. <br /><br />I also observe plenty of "Jersey Shores" type guys stealing our own women, so I guess it balances out :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-67952458712248411632010-10-14T20:39:28.645-07:002010-10-14T20:39:28.645-07:00Why did you link to a scene of torture?
Two word...<i>Why did you link to a scene of torture?</i> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqccyUpnZwA" rel="nofollow">Two words</a>:<br /><br />1) Cantaloupe.<br /><br />2) Eggplant.<br /><br />'Nuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-88252013823154185752010-10-14T17:41:39.948-07:002010-10-14T17:41:39.948-07:00"Does anyone know if [Poles] marry the Italia..."Does anyone know if [Poles] marry the Italians and Irish?"<br /><br />I can testify that (in Massachusetts, not Chicago) a Polish-Irish marriage has happened at least once. :)James Kabalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02335302113772004687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-86901617076564652062010-10-14T05:00:12.509-07:002010-10-14T05:00:12.509-07:00"lontanza" - the italian word for non-g..."lontanza" - the italian word for non-gesticulatorgymquiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-31685117635533954002010-10-13T15:57:42.338-07:002010-10-13T15:57:42.338-07:00Italian/Irish combo reporting in here -
I grew up...Italian/Irish combo reporting in here -<br /><br />I grew up in Northern NJ and it seems like half my classmates were Italian-Irish. Very common mix.<br /><br />I like Gov. Christie's personality and watching him on TV makes me homesick, it is hard for me to explain but his personality is very "New Jersey", he embodies the Garden State with the way he speaks and his mannerisms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-25605882985202962462010-10-13T11:11:29.801-07:002010-10-13T11:11:29.801-07:00"Lots of Italian/Irish mixing in the Boston a..."Lots of Italian/Irish mixing in the Boston area, Dahinda, basically because the were the only large groups of Roman Catholics."<br /><br />Brutus: Chicago also has a huge Polish and German Catholic community but there is not a lot of German - Italian ot Polish-Italian marriages like there is with Irish-Italian,Dahindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-48624553095450381382010-10-13T09:47:03.169-07:002010-10-13T09:47:03.169-07:00That said, there are quite a few Italian/Jewish mi...<i>That said, there are quite a few Italian/Jewish mixes around NYC.</i><br /><br />e.g. Fiorella LaGuardia. Who never affirmatively advertised himself as Catholic (he wasn't, but was Episcopalian) but always understood the political benefit of letting NYC voters simply assume he was. He never lied, exactly, about being half-Jewish, but when a reporter confronted him about it, he said "half isn't enough to brage about."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-51398348665482931052010-10-13T08:04:09.523-07:002010-10-13T08:04:09.523-07:00The Romans called Northern Italy Cisalpine Gaul (w...The Romans called Northern Italy Cisalpine Gaul (which should give one a clue about the ethnic backround of Northerners).Dutch Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687679491743923216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-37514717462648876242010-10-13T04:30:45.106-07:002010-10-13T04:30:45.106-07:00actually cumo is known to have an explosive temper...actually cumo is known to have an explosive temper - the press just chooses to show the bad side of the republican <br /><br />the NY press does this all the time - Bruce Ratner - crooked developer but friend of Mort Zuckerman and Shulzberger - has an explosive temper and often says off color or candid remarks which are never reported.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-69269629204831140392010-10-13T01:04:05.843-07:002010-10-13T01:04:05.843-07:00Are any issues with Southern Italians not simply b...Are any issues with Southern Italians not simply because they come from groups that are more likely to be "feuding" borderers and hill people (like the explanation for the "Scotch-Irish")? It would seem to be an appealing explanation, looking at the topology...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9645990742940206612010-10-12T20:04:47.087-07:002010-10-12T20:04:47.087-07:00Poles marry poles.
Some, very few, opportunistic ...Poles marry poles.<br /><br />Some, very few, opportunistic women marry whomever to get into a marriage, citizenship and make babies.<br /><br />For the record, I believe the Slavic women, poles included, are the most beautiful in the world.<br /><br />The only ones who trump them are some (very very VERY few) latinas, like venezuelans.AmericanGoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865892490752172185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9076580269993083112010-10-12T18:36:11.337-07:002010-10-12T18:36:11.337-07:00"Also it seemed like there were many Italian-..."Also it seemed like there were many Italian-Irish marriages. Many more so that any other ethnic pairing. I don't know if this has something to do with the Irish and Italian mindset being the same or what."<br /><br />They're both Catholic. <br /><br />The Italians, Irish, and Jews are responsible for much of the ethnic character of big NE cities; the joke used to be that a NYC mayor had to visit 'the three Is'--Italy, Ireland, and Israel.<br /><br />That said, there are quite a few Italian/Jewish mixes around NYC. There's even an off-Broadway show about it--'my dad's jewish, my mom's italian, and I'm in therapy!' Not to mention the term 'pizza bagel'. (Yes, you can buy them.)<br /><br />Chicago has many Poles, who are also Catholic. Does anyone know if they marry the Italians and Irish?SFGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-4989933214543647742010-10-12T16:24:18.654-07:002010-10-12T16:24:18.654-07:00Lots of Italian/Irish mixing in the Boston area, D...Lots of Italian/Irish mixing in the Boston area, Dahinda, basically because the were the only large groups of Roman Catholics.<br /><br />BrutusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-76037099216114545942010-10-12T13:27:53.168-07:002010-10-12T13:27:53.168-07:00"Chris Christie's father was English, not..."Chris Christie's father was English, not Irish."<br /><br />Saw the Gov. on Neil Cavuto. He said he was Sicilian-Irish, and, as you might imagine, he made a joke of the combo in terms of his bluntness and temper. You might be able to find a YouTube video of the interview or another one in which he says the same thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-4690871284044252982010-10-12T13:24:01.268-07:002010-10-12T13:24:01.268-07:00Anonymous said..."And there is the stupid sis...Anonymous said..."And there is the stupid sister, Connie, who reminds me of Nancy Pelosi."<br /><br />Funny but Nancy Pelosi reminds me of that other stupid sister, Janice.Kylienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-53083082044593142002010-10-12T13:03:26.766-07:002010-10-12T13:03:26.766-07:00"Northern Italians are descended from the Ger..."Northern Italians are descended from the Germanic Franks. That's why they have high occurrence of light hair and light eyes, higher IQ comparative to the South and a rich history of art, science, literature and architecture."<br /><br />No. Italians are more of a mix between various Germanics and the pre-existing Italic populations. THe occurence of light hair/eyes is certainly higher in the south, but not that high. They are no "blonder" than the southern french, who are certainly not germanic.BamaGirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-42440149964144258182010-10-12T12:32:46.866-07:002010-10-12T12:32:46.866-07:00Paladino is my kind of guy, a politician who doesn...Paladino is my kind of guy, a politician who doesn't care to march in a gay pride parade and is upfront about it. What a contrast to these other spineless creatures who debase themselves by doing so, all the while faking enthusiasm. I wish more folks would tell them to stuff their parade, we don't need your votes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-49009276284846701712010-10-12T11:35:07.549-07:002010-10-12T11:35:07.549-07:00Northern Italians are descended from the Germanic ...<i>Northern Italians are descended from the Germanic Franks. That's why they have high occurrence of light hair and light eyes, higher IQ comparative to the South and a rich history of art, science, literature and architecture. Think of their cities like Venice and Florence and many others which have no counterparts in the South. Think of the Renaissance that began there. Think of scientists like Galileo, poets like Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. Even the root of the Roman empire is in Northern Italy.<br /></i><br /><br />Only a person with few historical and geographic background can thinks such idiocies.<br />The Renaissance began in Tuscany (not exactly in the north.....) and then in all the country...Galileo was not from the north and Dante too.<br />We, in the north aren't Germanic...and not Arabs in the south...<br />The Roman Empire began in the Latin region, not in the north but very close to the south.....Giovanninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-61197813124213199592010-10-12T11:21:41.682-07:002010-10-12T11:21:41.682-07:00Another bingo for Whiskey - economics explains per...Another bingo for Whiskey - economics explains personality better than geography. Right now I have personal acquaintances with two native Italians in San Francisco. The Sicilian is quieter and more calculating. The northerner, a blond from the Veneto, is tempestuous and wears his emotions on his sleeve.thurston Zhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-10931566528477658212010-10-12T09:48:20.343-07:002010-10-12T09:48:20.343-07:00Mario Cuomo was very touchy about his Italian ance...Mario Cuomo was very touchy about his Italian ancestry to an absurd degree (e.g, he accused those of pronouncing his name Mahrio [the Italian way] instead of Maryo of slurring his ancestry).Dutch Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687679491743923216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-36256001063852135902010-10-12T09:35:01.823-07:002010-10-12T09:35:01.823-07:00This reminds me of a quote from Archie Bunker that...This reminds me of a quote from Archie Bunker that for some reason has stuck with me for decades: <br /><br />"Well, then you got Salvatori running for D.A. He can keep an eye on Feldman. You know, I want to tell you something about the Italians. When you do get an honest one, you really got something there."ben tillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-72702581712567386482010-10-12T08:39:41.583-07:002010-10-12T08:39:41.583-07:00I think you are generalizing outrageously here, St...I think you are generalizing outrageously here, Steve. Italy wasn't even a country until 1870. Berlusconi was born in Milan; Andreotti in Rome. Milan is in the North; Rome in the middle. These regions have nothing in common with Sicily or S. Italy. They are countrymen in name only.<br /><br />Might as well call an Albanian a Serbian. Which you should not do.Omnivorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-61207591132516380992010-10-12T07:12:08.567-07:002010-10-12T07:12:08.567-07:00I'm gonna go anonymous here, so I can point ou...I'm gonna go anonymous here, so I can point out that Andrew's classmates at Albany Law would peg his IQ at considerably lower than 130.<br /><br />Did the son of the then-Governor of New York go to a third-tier school in New York State'scapital just because he wanted to be near his father? Cornell's not that far away. Or was Albany the only place where his father had enough influence to force him in?<br /><br />He was also the object of behind-his-back ridicule at school because his Corvette had an automatic transmission. He still owns it and brags about it, BTW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-9230846141100875862010-10-12T05:53:13.426-07:002010-10-12T05:53:13.426-07:00I grew up in a heavily Italian neighborhood in Chi...I grew up in a heavily Italian neighborhood in Chicago, and another division in their community is class, no matter if they are quiet or not. I knew Italians who were clean cut straight A students who went on to college and others who were complete losers who out hillbillied the hillbillies who were also heavily represented in our neighborhood. This seemed to be a big divergence in their assimilation process. Also it seemed like there were many Italian-Irish marriages. Many more so that any other ethnic pairing. I don't know if this has something to do with the Irish and Italian mindset being the same or what.Dahindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9430835.post-3222630035293991692010-10-12T04:43:12.695-07:002010-10-12T04:43:12.695-07:00Just to put an end to uninformed commentors saying...Just to put an end to uninformed commentors saying Paladino is from Sicily:<br /><br />http://www.mynews.it/sotto-costa/64-news-molise/8355-carl-paladino-originario-di-santacroce-candidato-a-governatore-di-new-york-la-lega-sannita-lo-sostiene-Peter Anoreply@blogger.com