As most here are probably aware (at least the guys with a little gray on their head), it was common practice for our relatives from the "old country" to marry cousins (many were arranged marriages), before they came over...in fact, that was a common practice throughout the entire Mediterranean region.
I understand...my entire family comes from the San Nicola Ardore region of Reggio Calabria...and not one of them married anybody they were related to and there were many arranged marriages in the older generation of my family. It wasn't an "old country" practice, it was a practice prevalent by Sicilians. I'm not saying it didn't happen in other regions, I'm saying it's sick.
As Uncle Charlie used to say, "Never get into pissing matches with skunks."
