Basing your preferred genetic heritage on how much you like a TV show. Smh.
American Italians have embraced the pop culture caricature of themselves and become it.
this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2025
383 points (98.7% liked)
Funny
7838 readers
1200 users here now
General rules:
- Be kind.
- All posts must make an attempt to be funny.
- Obey the general sh.itjust.works instance rules.
- No politics or political figures. There are plenty of other politics communities to choose from.
- Don't post anything grotesque or potentially illegal. Examples include pornography, gore, animal cruelty, inappropriate jokes involving kids, etc.
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Americans are all saying they’re proud of their country and then say shit like this unironically.
Without the edit this post would have been perfect 😂
Me after I found out I'm 1% South American
My brother got a DNA test and found we're mostly descended from Nordic people and not Germanic/Irish as we were told as kids. So naturally, I am now a Vikings fan.
When you learn that Vikings are also Germanic:
There is no escaping it, Gustav
American with 7% Irish ancestry on the Shankill Road lecturing the locals on why they should have a united Ireland energy.
Something something shillelagh.
Had to read that twice, first time through it looked like you were saying your ancestry included Roadkill.
That’s true, I’m from Yorkshire.
Melfi's hamburger would be pissed.
But genuinely, pretty tasteless. (the post in the screenshot, not necessarily Jennifer Melfi's partner)
If he is mostly German good chance that his Italian roots are from the Italian Alps where they speak German.
damn didn't realize yall would be so hostile
same feeling as: "wow very judgemental community here" lmao
lmao I wonder if he's one of those guys who believes it's gay to wipe your ass
I still remember when someone came to /r/Wicked_Edge, a subreddit about straight razors, and asked to compare two disposable brands. People were as kind as possible.
There weren't enough hand emojis 👋👌, mama Mia's, or references to spaghetti. No wonder he didn't fit in.
Maybe if you're mostly German, you learn to avoid wild hand gestures from a young age. Just to be safe, you know?
Elon: 0% german
Everything you do below your shoulders is fine
Or just register as a republican and say it's fashionable.
fashion with a sc
load more comments
(1 replies)
This looks like a great way to troll communities. Might do this in the France sub
Tbh, I would be much more triggered by the fact that you gave your DNA to a private company for fun, than any "oui oui baguette" jokes
Can lean into that too
Now I kinda want to know which country communities would react most positively and negatively to such a post.
UK here so we get multiple choices but I think all of them would laugh at you. Northern Irish you should probably be careful with.
Well trolling UK communities is too easy so it would be like cheating
I'm French, ain't no way a french community doesn't fall for it, this might be the easiest one to troll.
Ehhh qubecois are even easier to trigger than the french
Terminally online Québecois will fucking light their keyboards on fire with friction alone. Absolutely wild over here.
IRL I love the energy though: government proposed a modest increase to tuition so over 100k people protested for days.
Compared to anglo Canadians who just take whatever they get, I appreciate the Québecois.
IDK try pointing out to a French person "I know nothing about France but why should that matter after all it is just France. It's not an important place like America or The UK" they love it.
When I came to france, there were regular errors about my capital, brands etc from my home country (Sweden), which is okay, especially in the pre Internet times. But there were these arrogant people brushing it off like it doesn't matter because it's just some small country or whatever. My live with them was "no problem mate, we all do these kind if errors, like what's the capital of France, Berlin, Paris, Madrid? Who cares!?"
That worked surprisingly well, I'm just baffled no one had a brain aneurysm. Some were so angry.
Tell a qubecois they're not real french and it gets hilarious. Took french lessons as an adult and our teacher was from quebec, it got weiiird. At least the flemish have their own thing and don't give a shit.
Québécois here. I have never understood when people tell me I am not French. I don't understand what you're trying to say.
Of course we're not French, we haven't been for centuries! We share a language and an ancestry.
I think most Québécois would agree with me that your statement is just confusing. You're just stating something like we're not aware of it.
I used to sell wine in retail and for the most part only at nationally recognized stores. My favorite thing to do with French people is talk all about the culture that didn't invent wines but perfected them as I brought them over to the Italian sections
you magnificent bastard.
load more comments
(1 replies)
Hon hon hon fellow baguette connoisseurs!
I brew my own alcohol, the stuff I call wine would probably offend the French.
Emily in Paris was my favourite show so it makes sense!
Defarge: We are so poor! We don't even have a language! Just a stupid accent!
Peasant: She's right. She's right. We all sound like Maurice Chevalier. Honh, honh, honh!
"or should I say us 🇮🇹"
"Sopranos was my favorite show"
Oof. Imagine saying "roots was my favorite show so it makes sense my great great great grandparent was black"
I have Italian ancestry and I've always found these guys to be cringe, but I also get why they do it . Many people in the United States yearn for meaning and interpersonal connection in their lives. "Being an Italian" provides a prepackaged, very commercialized possibility of community with little effort required - you're just born to it, so instant acceptance, right?
The reality is often less Soprano's chic and more "nonno and nonnina were illiterate farmhands who moved to the US for a better life. Nonno died from mystery cancer and all of nonnina's bones dissolved after birthing her 15th child at 24. Now chew nonnina's birthday cake for her".
load more comments
(4 replies)
My sister got a DNA test done that shows we've got 96% Italian heritage and I've never seen Sopranos.
Guess I'm a poser
Its a fantastic show, you should watch it.
You'd better go to Olive Garden and get in touch with your heritage.
Those breadsticks aren't going to eat themselves...
view more: next ›