tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post7594444824814018292..comments2024-03-18T12:43:02.945-07:00Comments on Living (with) abroad in Tuscany: More nicknames and disparaging terms for Italians: Those G-wordsPaul and Lucy Spadonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18320762457158246716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-63734614159365993192023-11-14T16:07:09.003-08:002023-11-14T16:07:09.003-08:00Proof of their identity...if they somehow got ther...Proof of their identity...if they somehow got there without a birth certificate or identification<br />..they were without papers..similar much of the south American people risking their lives for refuge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-23585610263567126732023-05-08T02:26:38.711-07:002023-05-08T02:26:38.711-07:00Hah! Good point.Hah! Good point.Paul and Lucy Spadonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320762457158246716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-44251534540855302752023-05-06T15:51:08.095-07:002023-05-06T15:51:08.095-07:00If "WOP" means "WithOut Papers"...If "WOP" means "WithOut Papers" than what would such a rubber stamp be used on? If there were papers to stamp, they would not be "WithOut Papers".Guerulfushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992908638894463645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-54626454423593945502023-03-06T06:00:28.119-08:002023-03-06T06:00:28.119-08:00And yet, to this day, no one has ever produced a s...And yet, to this day, no one has ever produced a sample of any document stamped with it. And that's because it didn't exist.Paul and Lucy Spadonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320762457158246716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-82093498855557807532023-03-04T09:38:42.913-08:002023-03-04T09:38:42.913-08:00You realize Ellis island had a”WOP” rubber stamp You realize Ellis island had a”WOP” rubber stamp Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-50002486971689227932022-01-23T08:52:31.405-08:002022-01-23T08:52:31.405-08:00No matter their origin, the words have been used t...No matter their origin, the words have been used to insult and debase Italians. Part of our problem is that we allow non-Italians to continue to use them and we even use them among ourselves. Their are derogatory words, for example, for Blacks and Jews. God forbid, rightly, that those names should be used because, as it should be, there would be protests. We, as Italians, need to do the same and have more pride and self-respect.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04658541438318092918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-16527899701257791002021-06-18T02:31:46.994-07:002021-06-18T02:31:46.994-07:00As a child growing up in Central New York State wh...As a child growing up in Central New York State where my family roots go back to the 1880s, I remember hearing these words among my peers and adults but usually in terms of endearment. Sometimes heard as a derogatory terms as well. <br /><br />But what I recall most of all, was that my genuine Italian relatives from the old country (old aunts and uncles and one of my grand parents) who often would look upon us (2nd and 3rd generation "Italian"- Americans) when they wanted to insult us for doing something wrong or silly in their eyes, they would refer to us as "stupid Americans". Of all the terms levied against me or someone of the same background, I found that one and only term offensive to me. I was a third generation American in the 1960s and this is my country of origin - the United States - and their febble attempt to try and denigrate that was over the line I always thought. paul4uticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18063731345362128642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-40188373373693795222021-05-31T09:18:00.061-07:002021-05-31T09:18:00.061-07:00Sono nato a Fitzroy (Melbourne) da genitori Austra...Sono nato a Fitzroy (Melbourne) da genitori Australiani in 1930 e ho vissuto tra italiani. Non ho mai sentito l'espressione Wop per descrivere un'italiano. Però ho sentito durante il mio soggiorno a Milano per lavoro che la gente settentrionali usava la parola terrone per descrivere gli italiani del sud. Questa è un'usanza mondiale per mostrare la superiorità della gente da un luogo contro gli intrusi da un'altro. <br />Vorrei raccontare la storia del fruttivendolo di mia mamma ha usato la parola dago come uno scherzo su se stesso quando ha pubblicizzato la sua attività con le parole "Buy your fruit here as the Dagos buy" (Compra la tua frutta qui come compranno i Dagos). Questo detto in inglese ha un doppio senso in quanto vuole dire anche "Buy your fruit here as the day goes by", cioè "mentre passa la giornata". Cordiali saluti. William SteeleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817745748475200012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-11023366938294076042021-03-18T18:12:38.287-07:002021-03-18T18:12:38.287-07:00Not of the origin if it was from my uncle, my mom&...Not of the origin if it was from my uncle, my mom's brother-in-law, and his family or just a name he picked up somewhere. He would call me Pasquali. I only remember it as a result of reading of your article. To me, it was a term of endearment, since my uncle did not use it with my older brother. Then, again, it was probably easier to remember to say Pasquali than is was to remember my name. I will never know when he picked up the name Pasquali, because Uncle Bill passed away about 20 years ago. He took me fishing as often as he could since he and my aunt had no children.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238089588801888527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-54663962650004045422021-01-22T03:15:52.304-08:002021-01-22T03:15:52.304-08:00My Uncle Costanzo ( my godfather ) would call me &...My Uncle Costanzo ( my godfather ) would call me "goomba" all the time. He came from Capri when he was 16 and had me drinking espresso when I was about 7><br />Marina Grande Halifaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109560739983272134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7911448537861141728.post-11621112038534067392021-01-17T20:13:43.008-08:002021-01-17T20:13:43.008-08:00In the navy in the Sixties and visiting the port o...In the navy in the Sixties and visiting the port of Naples, I'd only just got off the boat and heard one of the Italian vendors call out to me, "'Ey, skinny guinea." I had to smile because he'd obviously pegged me as a fellow Italian even though my mom was German. But yes, I look very much like my Italian dad. Anyway, considering the subject, I thought it both amusing and apropos to mention it.FreddyMafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654468271753973800noreply@blogger.com