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From: gennaro@athena.mit.edu (Rosario Gennaro)
Newsgroups: trial.soc.culture.italian
Subject: Re: L'Italia vista dagli USA
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Date: 2 May 91 05:45:23 GMT
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In article <1991May1.202210.21418@agate.berkeley.edu> cnrdean@booboo.berkeley.edu () writes:
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>The article by Clyde Haberman was the first completely serious thing
>I've ever read about the Italian culture/government.

I think you should read a little bit more about Italy.
Can you read Italian? Why don't you try some Italian magazine?
(But not TV Sorrisi & Canzoni :)

>It appears that there are all kinds of Italians, many almost unrelated
>to each other.  How did this come about?  Was Italy invaded so often by
>so many peoples that each of these groups of people made their own
>sub-culture?

Does it really appear in this way? It's true that there are many differences
among Italians but I don't think we are "almost unrelated".
Someone thinks so in Italy tough, but they are dead wrong.
In any case i think that what you suggest is a possible explanations.
I am from Sicily and no land has been "visited" more than mine in the centuries
I dare say that this makes part of the differences between a Sicilian and
so to speak :) a Lombardo.

>Why is Southern Italy so poor?  The only time I visited Italy, my wife
>and I drove to Calabria (Castel Silano).  I was amazed at the low
>stan

>the house (there was snow nearby), no telephones, few light fixtures,...

Gee...when did you go there?

p.s. BTW in my hometown I have friends with your same family name