Would an Italian American from Nj appear to be an immigrant in the deep South?

[P Larsen]

Well, when I was growing up on Long Island, one was daring if one confused/conflated Sicilian with Italian.

That said, as others noted, stereotypical folks from the NY metro area do very much stand out in the Deep South. And not in a good way. Not that you'd be told that. The communication style is, if you're white, more passive aggressive.

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Originally Posted by jerseygal4u

So there is a discussion on the Nj forum about a mayor's mom,(Joe Rotundo) rant about Koreans.

Joe Rotundo is Italian American,I believe 3rd generation.

One of the posters wrote" I would bet many NJ Italians if they traveled to Midland Texas, or Little Rock Arkansas would be seen as immigrants or tourists based on how they look and behave."


Now part of me is skeptical about this,and i really do not see how someone who is a fully assimilated American of Italian descent can look out of place in Texas(which is diverse anyway)

Old thread, but I thought it was funny.
Having grown up in Arkansas and lived in Little Rock for several years, I'd say you'd seem like an immigrant from New Jersey, nothing else.
I knew people that moved there from New Jersey and the northeast. They didn't stand out that much because it's a big enough town to attract people from all over.
Even in small-town Arkansas, the people I came across from New Jersey blended in because they were blue-collar and not overly pretentious. That probably speaks to the type of New Jersian that would move to a place like Arkansas on purpose because they liked it.

Generally, as long as you're chill and can take a few potential good-natured jabs upon arrival, you'd do fine just about anywhere.

[marino760]

These threads about the deep South are entertaining but extremely ignorant.

[imaterry78259]

New Orleans is the Sicilian capital of America