[Cara]

That’s a very astute observation. I’m originally from Philadelphia and I’m of Italian decent. I also make a living playing and teaching Irish traditional music, which means I’m constantly in the company of Irish people or people of Irish decent. I’ve never heard any derrogatory comments from my Irish friends regarding my Italian background, nor have I encountered any problems with my Italian family regarding my musical interests. The only reason that I could think of for any dissent between Italians and Irish may result from the times of peak immigration from the two countries, around the turn of the century (1900’s), when people were competing for jobs and living quarters. If anyone else has any ideas or experiences, I’d really be interested in knowing.

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Name : Cara, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Spiritual but not Religious, Age : 24, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : Musician, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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