blueracing, I stand corrected. I think that because In my experience,if I asked a Sicilian if they're Italian they would emphatically say NO! and most "Italians" I know would speak negatively about Sicily,which many of them referred to as "La Terra Bruciata" (the scorched earth). Just goes to show that even at my age,(mid 60's), I can still learn something. That's the beauty of this board.