[Dave-E]

Most Italian immigrants came from poor backgrounds in southern Italy, where home ownership was not possible, and a fifth-grade education was the only legal education requirement. They worked hard in the United States and wanted to visibly express the joy of home ownership and its related possessions. Many had a flamboyant nature, and their homes expressed this trait. Thus their homes had fountains, brick walks, grottos, etc. as a way of imitating the estates of the wealthy landowners in their towns. They went through the flashy cars and clothes phase to show off; it was their way of keeping up with their compadres. Their homes were their sanctuary, generally very clean (the plastic covers to keep the furniture clean), where they welcomed family and friends. I’m second-generation, college grad, executive type, live in a beautiful house on a two-acre wooded setting, and have never owned a Caddy. I owe it all to a hardworking father with a fifth-grade education and a devoted mother who insisted I go to college. We descendants of those immigrants also joke about those gaudy things you mentioned. And now we watch others, newly arrived in this country, do similar things. It’s part of this beautiful thing we have called America. By the way, you forgot to mention gold chains with horns and diamond pinky rings!

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Name : Dave-E, Gender : M, Age : 47, City : Pittsburgh, State : PA, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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