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.
It’s ok just an honest mistake. I think that regional mindset rings true with a lot of Italians. Not just Sicilians. I don’t think the southern Italians that I interacted with growing up in and out of my family were that different from one another whether they were from Sicily or not. I think there might be some minor differences between say a Sicilian and a Neapolitan but there is little to no difference between a Sicilian and a Calabrese. Especially if the person from Calabria is from any town close to Sicily.
