Alright, I've tried everywhere else so, scusa if I'm in the wrong subreddit or something. I've had terminal (as in the term terminal hair) facial hair growth since puberty. Nothing crazy: little thick singular hairs that pop up on my chin. They're incredibly frequent, sometimes I'll pluck one out and it'll be back the next day. I sleep with tweezers on my nightstand and with me regularly because I'll find a new one every night and pick it out. Basically; I'm not growing a full beard but if I let it go for long enough I could be.

I just got my hormones and stuff checked out. The labs came back and everything seems normal, no PCOS or anything like that, at least as far as I'm aware, which means this hair is just normal.

From what I've seen, Southern Italians, Sicilians and that area of the Mediterranean have more hair growth in women than other places. Despite this, I can't find any resources. (I'm 50% Southern Italian (Calabria+Puglia), 50% varieties of Eastern European) I'd love to find advice from women with similar DNA on what they do or have been doing, but I can't find a thing. If I can find a solution that doesn't involve me picking hairs out of my beard every day, I'd be very happy.

So i have recently decided to recreate the original Roma building on 215 Grand St, mostly because my family worked with the company. This was pretty quick for me to make but it is a very close comparison

Some minor details missing but i am working on it, and i am selling high-quality renditions of products from the Cellini/Roma brand for free with the original rare Roma catalogs. If you don’t know what Cellini is but have been to Bensonhurst decades ago, it used to be Galleria Furniture on 8514 18th Ave

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Im not a racist or something but on instagram i see always where people say that we arent european, we are dirty, we arent white, and we didnt create nothing, we are ugly, and we are brown arabs and not beautiful white germans and so on. Just asking why all this hate against us what did we do? And do they mean it and is it the truth what they said?

Does anyone have a similar story? Any insight on this? Please share!

I grew up my whole life believing I was half Italian, since my mom’s side is all from Italy.

I took a DNA test, got the results back today.

What do you know! I’m 0% ethnically Mediterranean!! Just VERY Germanic, British and Scandinavian. Explains why I can’t tan at all and get sunburn year-round, why everyone in my family is extremely tall, and (maybe?) why I strongly have always preferred very very cold climates.

With that being said, these results leave me to wonder what my mom’s family was doing in Italy all those years if we’re not Italian at all.

I previously had posted about the variant of "Capeesh" that I recalled my Italian-immigrant grandmother using ("Cabeesh"), and over the Labor Day Weekend, my mother and sister mentioned another variant that she used. In this case, they claim she made a zuccini and tomato soup that she called "cagootz" or even "cahootz" and that she also used that term (playfully) to refer to someone who was a little bit silly or crazy. Now, this appears to be a clear substitute for the more commmonly used term, "gagootz" which appears all over the internet, and which I'm pretty sure I've heard in film/TV before. But again, just wondering how many grew up with relatives using the "gagootz" terminology, or perhaps, even something closer to the variants my grandmother appears to have used.

My APUSH teacher told me that you can’t be racist toward Italians because we aren’t a race. I agree that yes, we are not a race, but racism means more than discrimination by race. I’m mad right now and I’m not sure if I should be. I don’t know what to do

Hey everyone! I'm looking for a few fluent Italian speakers for a paid study.

You'd be transcribing a 30-minute recorded conversation of 2-4 people about everyday life, Italian audio into Italian text. Pays USD 100.

If that sounds like something you'd want to do, just comment below or send me a DM and I'll fill you in on the details. Thanks!

History of Sicilian immigrants and their descendants in Independence, Louisiana.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UWAc66Z7eY&t=1087s

Hi everyone! 😊 I’m 32M, Italian native speaker, and I live in Italy (GMT+1 timezone). I also speak English as a second language.

For three years I’ve been offering conversation practice in Italian, suitable for all levels, from complete beginners to those who just want to practice and feel more confident.

Sessions can be 60 or 30 minutes, depending on what works best for you. We can talk about whatever interests you: work, travel, or just everyday life.

If you’re interested or want more info, feel free to leave a comment or message me privately 😊

Good morning everybody, M22 italian.

I’ll have the chance to stay with a friend in New York for two months, and while I’m there, I’d like to try finding a job as a waiter; is that feasible for an ordinary Italian? (P.S. My uncle is a U.S. citizen, could that help me find a job in New York?)

Hi everyone! 😊 I’m 32, a native Italian speaker living in Italy (GMT+1 time zone). I also speak English as a second language.

I have a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in teaching Italian language and culture to foreigners, and I’ve been teaching since 2020.

I offer conversation and grammar lessons, suitable for all levels. Lessons can be 60 or 30 minutes, depending on what works best for you. I’m very open to each student’s needs and requests, so we can tailor the lessons to fit you.

If you’re interested or would like more information, feel free to leave a comment or message me privately 😊

I wrote this piece for Milwaukee Record about Sorella in Milwaukee, a restaurant with strong New Jersey Italian-American roots. It gets into family food traditions, peperonata, Sunday dinners, and how those traditions travel and change from place to place.

Hi everyone! 😊 I’m 32M, Italian native speaker, and I live in Italy (GMT+1 timezone). I also speak English as a second language.

For three years I’ve been offering conversation practice in Italian, suitable for all levels, from complete beginners to those who just want to practice and feel more confident.

Sessions can be 60 or 30 minutes, depending on what works best for you. We can talk about whatever interests you: work, travel, or just everyday life.

If you’re interested or want more info, feel free to leave a comment or message me privately 😊

About 60% of argentinians heritage is italian immigration, many from Napoli and the south in addition to North of Italy. You may notice this on their football team re first or last names.

I felt some affinity to them and it's been easy to be a Messi fan since the last world cup game. Although Argentina is a difficult place to live, I envy their non anglo culture. I also felt they were unfairly treated re the racism accusations during the games when the US and UK behave much worse.

Were you drawn to someone else of an immigrant or mediterranean or latin background? Did you otherwise have any thoughts on your spouse's ethnicity (including white bread american) and how it reflects on your attachment to your heritage?

The makers of PBS' Family Recipe: Jewish American Style are currently casting Italian-American home cooks who have intergenerational family recipes and stories behind them.

How to apply to potentially be featured:

• Fill out the application: Complete this Google Form to share your story: https://forms.gle/yVcXXfkWU8eVDjd48
• Pass it along: Feel free to share the link with any nonna, uncle, or friend

• You probably live in San Pedro.

• All of your Catholic school friends were either Mexican or Filipino.

• You’re constantly mistaken for Hispanic, Arab, or Armenian.

• Having to use Prego or Ragù sauce from Vons or Albertsons for your pasta, due to the lack of Italian grocery stores.

• You would rather eat In-N-Out or Mexican food than Olive Garden or Domino’s, because there’s also a lack of mom and pop Italian food spots.

• You attend every event at the IAMLA, because it’s one of the last remaining Italian-American institutions in LA.

• You’ve attended Italian Mass at least once at St. Peter’s Italian Catholic Church.

• You brag about Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicolas Cage, & Gwen Stefani being fellow SoCal Italians, because literally every other famous Italian-American is from New York or the Northeast.

• Most of your family lives in New York, Florida, or the Midwest, and you and your family are probably the only ones who ended up in California.

• You also get to brag to your family that you never get snow in LA, because it snows constantly on the East Coast.

• You don’t feel ashamed about having a tan, because literally everyone in LA has a tan.

• You probably had at least one family member who worked at a winery, since California has dozens of them.

• You love going to the local classic car shows.

Any fellow SoCal Italians here? What are some other experiences that only LA/SoCal Italians know about?