I experienced a lot of aggression and rudeness along with conversational stupidity beyond belief. Herds of heavily tatted land whales lumbering about. People dressed like clowns, crazy colored hair, women tatted up like circus freaks. Standing in line at the grocery store, I saw tons of massively overweight immigrants, shopping carts filled to the brim, paying with EBT cards and vouchers.Ugh.
The whole place reeked of a lack of civility and dignity. It had a vibe of a busted out, sinking, grubby has-been place. And man oh man, everything was crazily expensive, something which has gotten a lot worse since my visit. How the hell are people surviving that?
I'm sure there are still places in the 'States where things are more civil and "Old School," but what I saw, from the time I stood in line in Rome to hop the flight to Boston until I left to return, wasn't encouraging.
Here in Sicily it's God and family. The old are cared for and respected, young folks respect their elders and each other, you don't hear "m*therf*cker" (or its Italian equivalent) every other word when someone speaks, you don't see herds of tatt-covered land whales lumbering around, no street crime to speak of, there's no LGBTQWERT nonsense nor is there the in-your-face aggression and anger I found rife back in the 'States. Church bells ring every day and, by and large, the people still believe in the supremacy of God, rather than in the "supremacy" of themselves.
What the hell happened to America?
What the hell happened to America?
LIBERALISM happened. Not overnight, of course, it took decades. And it’s not over yet…
I have family who are going to Sicily in August to visit our grandparents’ home town. I can’t afford the trip, otherwise I’d love to go.
My wife has a cousin in Sambuca who has offered to put us up if we ever go.
I’m sure my family members (some of them are strong democrats) are going to have a rude awakening when they return home…