Nah, We NY Jews, and you NY Italians are like brothers. "Family Links" going way back LOL ..
Nah, Seriously.. My Dad grew up in Washington Heights, St. Nich Ave. Not far from Harlem.. There's quite a similarity in personality type between most Catholic Italians, and Jews of our age that grew up in the Metropolitan area I've found, those I can identify with closest for some reason are Italian Catholics.. We grew up with the same great traits... Mothers that were always laying guilt trips on us, A healthy religious upbringing "God will Kill you if you think bad thoughts", and food, and the general belief that a healthy male is a male that's been F'd over to the point of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, I think the women in our childhood are of the schooling that as long as they keep us quirky, they're paying their contribuation to the female gender, because that way some woman will always be able to control us, at least at some point
.. (Assuming mom doesn't decide to sabotage the relationship with competition and jealousy while she's still around alienating just about any female that gets between her and her boy)
Yeah. The good old healthy "Make sure they're never too happy" or you aren't parenting them correctly attitude.
Israeli people are not at all similar to NE jewish folks.. The women will beat the Sh($ out've you, and make sure you know who wears the military outfit in the relationship (whether overtly or playing games, Israeli women are very tough from what I've experienced).
Am I stereotyping ? Heck yes ! After all. How many Irish men aren't decent fighters ? and what's scarier than an Irish woman who's angry and has a few drinks under her belt ?
Just my life experience LMAO (I still have a slight scar on my head from the kitchen episode. Plates can make very scary weapons)
Anyway, I'm probably talking out've me @$$, but I get tired of intellectual rant all the time.. Call me ambidextrous <shrug>