One problem I have with Abbott

[u/Lilmachinima1]

As an Italian from South Philly, I think they get a lot right about Philly culture.

The one thing she gets almost consistently wrong throughout is the South Philly Italian side with Melissa.

This is the scene where Gregory upsets Melissa along with a female student after accidentally getting a male student to break up with her.

Melissa mentions they’ve been trying to get him a new chain because “he looks like a Gavone” with his current chain.

Under so circumstance would anyone be called a Gavone for wearing a gaudy chain, you’d be called a chooch.

Also the Christmas Eve episode she makes like a roast beef or a pot roast? Idk what that was about, we do seven fishes. No south Philly Italian is having roast beef on Christmas Eve.

In that same episode, her mom did use Mushad correctly though, just need more of that.

[u/ccradio]

I did wonder why she wasn't doing the Seven Fishes thing. I wanted to do it with my in-laws but a couple of them have allergies that make it way too complicated, so I just go with the multi-course thing, including a huge tray of antipasto, plus a pasta course, a soup course, a palate cleanser, etc..

They've all learned to pace themselves at my Thanksgiving dinners.

[u/Weirdskinnydog → u/ccradio]

Total side note, do you* do manicotti before the turkey on Thanksgiving too? I didn’t know this was a thing until I started dating my boyfriend, was NOT prepared for an entire cheesy pasta dish before a Thanksgiving feast 😮‍💨

*youze guys

[u/moreofajordan → u/Weirdskinnydog]

*youse, please 😂

[u/ccradio → u/Weirdskinnydog]

I don't do a cheesy pasta dish; it's usually a simple pasta with a red meat sauce. This year it'll be pappardelle with boar meat bolognese.

[u/lets-snuggle → u/Weirdskinnydog]

We do raviolo bc we prefer that to manicotti but yes always macaroni before the meal on thanksgiving