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Posted by Songstress

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Posted by Espo22

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Posted by Songstress

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Posted by Espo22

Just because you're from queens does not mean you're ghetto. I know somebody who always makes comments like OH NO i dont go into queens, and once about if she had to take the train it would have to be close by to where she was going and not walk too much, yes bc you will get robbed or shot once you step foot into queens...Its not all urban, we do have residential areas and is very suburban like.

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My step-brother is from Plainview and everytime he comes to my moms house in FOREST HILLS, he cant stop saying how ghetto it is. I crack up at him and tell him Im gonna drop him off in Brownsville Brooklyn and then he could tell me what ghetto is. I hate when people misuse the word 'ghetto' I know what real 'ghetto' is.

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LOL forest hills is ghetto? Tell that to those living in their multi million dollar homes lol well obviously not all of forest hills is like that but even the parts that aren't still are not bad hahaha

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My parents live on Yellowstone by 108th street and they have a condo on the 29th floor of a beautiful building and he has the nerve to say that. Funny thing is he's Jewish and where my parents live is an all Jewish beautiful neighborhood so I dont get where the ghetto comes in. He says the brick buildings are ghetto. I just laugh.

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yeah yellowstone is not ghetto at all but funny that people do think like that.

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Posted by ant n tilde

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Posted by Espo22

i always take the hotel shampoo, conditioner, lotion and all that...obviously the point was so i can use it so doesn't matter if i use it there or at home lol.

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omg when i do major cleanings its EMBARASSING how much stuff i have from hotels and stuff

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ME TOOOO! Oh man. I need to stop that. I just threw a crapload out.

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Posted by MikeandJess

I'm sure this is already on this thread but not all jewish people are cheap. Just my mom

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HA! not all italian women are dramatic - just mine!

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Posted by ant n tilde

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Posted by Annoulak

I'm Greek and we don't physically spit on brides as they walk down the aisle as they did in My Big fat Greek Wedding!

We do, however, make a semi-spitting sound (no saliva is involved) in order to ward off the evil eye in case someone is jealous of you and wants to cause you harm.

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italians can't say a baby is beautiful without saying god bless him/her for this reason

if you say an italian baby is beautiful and dont bless him you better hope that grandma isnt listening

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We do the same, plus we pin a small 'eye' charm onto a baby's clothing to keep away the evil eye.

oh yeah this is a good one

italians used to have these women that they paid to come to funerals and cry and wail

in italian culture wakes and funerals are over the top - with people screaming and crying and throwing themselves around. . .

my parents call wakes here 'death parties' bc people talk and chat and look at pictures

when my grandma passed my mom, dad, aunt and uncle sat in the front and did not MOVE the entire time. . . . they greeted everyone that came to them but there was NO talking to them about ANYTHING except to offer condolences - it was freaky a little bit if you arent used to it

anyway so it was kind of an honor to have people freaking out at your funeral so they would hire these women to just cry and wail and carry on

i think they were called Lamentari? if you have ever seen 'Divorce, Italian Style' they were in there i believe

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Posted by Espo22

Just because you're from queens does not mean you're ghetto. I know somebody who always makes comments like OH NO i dont go into queens, and once about if she had to take the train it would have to be close by to where she was going and not walk too much, yes bc you will get robbed or shot once you step foot into queens...Its not all urban, we do have residential areas and is very suburban like.

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Queens is a very good place to live, who said bec you live in Queens you are ghetto?? I don think so. On the news every evening, I hear bad news about the same boroughs, Im not going to name them, its hardly bad news about Queens.

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Posted by ant n tilde

oh yeah this is a good one

italians used to have these women that they paid to come to funerals and cry and wail

in italian culture wakes and funerals are over the top - with people screaming and crying and throwing themselves around. . .

my parents call wakes here 'death parties' bc people talk and chat and look at pictures

when my grandma passed my mom, dad, aunt and uncle sat in the front and did not MOVE the entire time. . . . they greeted everyone that came to them but there was NO talking to them about ANYTHING except to offer condolences - it was freaky a little bit if you arent used to it

anyway so it was kind of an honor to have people freaking out at your funeral so they would hire these women to just cry and wail and carry on

i think they were called Lamentari? if you have ever seen 'Divorce, Italian Style' they were in there i believe

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OMG my aunt used to tell us she wanted these women at her wake. When she passed my cousin dressed in all black and got a hat and veil just for her!

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Posted by Annoulak

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Posted by ant n tilde

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Posted by Annoulak

I'm Greek and we don't physically spit on brides as they walk down the aisle as they did in My Big fat Greek Wedding!

We do, however, make a semi-spitting sound (no saliva is involved) in order to ward off the evil eye in case someone is jealous of you and wants to cause you harm.

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italians can't say a baby is beautiful without saying god bless him/her for this reason

if you say an italian baby is beautiful and dont bless him you better hope that grandma isnt listening

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We do the same, plus we pin a small 'eye' charm onto a baby's clothing to keep away the evil eye.

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I wear my eye everyday to keep evil away from me

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Posted by anneandchris

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Posted by ant n tilde

oh yeah this is a good one

italians used to have these women that they paid to come to funerals and cry and wail

in italian culture wakes and funerals are over the top - with people screaming and crying and throwing themselves around. . .

my parents call wakes here 'death parties' bc people talk and chat and look at pictures

when my grandma passed my mom, dad, aunt and uncle sat in the front and did not MOVE the entire time. . . . they greeted everyone that came to them but there was NO talking to them about ANYTHING except to offer condolences - it was freaky a little bit if you arent used to it

anyway so it was kind of an honor to have people freaking out at your funeral so they would hire these women to just cry and wail and carry on

i think they were called Lamentari? if you have ever seen 'Divorce, Italian Style' they were in there i believe

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OMG my aunt used to tell us she wanted these women at her wake. When she passed my cousin dressed in all black and got a hat and veil just for her!

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when my grandma passed we made that board of pictures and the entire time we were like 'omg nonna is HATING this right now'

and the day of her burial it was POURING rain and thunder, and we knew it was her trying to make it all a little more 'dramatic'

i actually stood in the rain for her, i wouldnt take an umbrella bc i knew she would appreciate the drama in it

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Posted by Espo22

Just because you're from queens does not mean you're ghetto. I know somebody who always makes comments like OH NO i dont go into queens, and once about if she had to take the train it would have to be close by to where she was going and not walk too much, yes bc you will get robbed or shot once you step foot into queens...Its not all urban, we do have residential areas and is very suburban like.

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I am soo with you on that denise. I went to day camp in roslyn and I had friends that weren't allowed to come to my house because I lived in queens

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Posted by MikeandJess

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Posted by Espo22

Just because you're from queens does not mean you're ghetto. I know somebody who always makes comments like OH NO i dont go into queens, and once about if she had to take the train it would have to be close by to where she was going and not walk too much, yes bc you will get robbed or shot once you step foot into queens...Its not all urban, we do have residential areas and is very suburban like.

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I am soo with you on that denise. I went to day camp in roslyn and I had friends that weren't allowed to come to my house because I lived in queens

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wow i never knew about the Queens stigma i guess thats what i get for never leaving the boro

Ok as you guys know Im Greek, I AM VERY GREEK Love my culture, very proud. I go to Greece every summer and swear kiss the ground I walk on esp, in the ancient areas. I have a big, loud family. We all eat dinner together and share our days experience.

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Posted by beachbum05

Not all Irish are drunks....





....is completely false!!!!!!!!!!

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I knew I liked you for a reason !!!

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Posted by ant n tilde

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Posted by MikeandJess

I'm sure this is already on this thread but not all jewish people are cheap. Just my mom

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HA! not all italian women are dramatic - just mine!

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ok one more, it is true that ALL jewish mothers know how to effectively use jewish guilt on their children

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Posted by ant n tilde

oh yeah this is a good one

italians used to have these women that they paid to come to funerals and cry and wail

in italian culture wakes and funerals are over the top - with people screaming and crying and throwing themselves around. . .

my parents call wakes here 'death parties' bc people talk and chat and look at pictures

when my grandma passed my mom, dad, aunt and uncle sat in the front and did not MOVE the entire time. . . . they greeted everyone that came to them but there was NO talking to them about ANYTHING except to offer condolences - it was freaky a little bit if you arent used to it

anyway so it was kind of an honor to have people freaking out at your funeral so they would hire these women to just cry and wail and carry on

i think they were called Lamentari? if you have ever seen 'Divorce, Italian Style' they were in there i believe

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in the christian orthodox religion its actually the opposite...they say you are not supposed to mourn in the way of crying out loud, screaming and things like that because the soul wont go into heaven but instead remain here on earth. And then you get all these crazy stories bc of this, like in my family my great uncle cried histerically at his wifes funeral and supposedly everyone still hears her voice bc of this

also in the orthodox religion, you dig up a person's grave after 7 years and you take out their bones and clean it with this oil thing or whatever and its this whole other ritual and things that go along with it...my family that is old school does this but not sure if all orthodox people do that, especially not here since i dont think you can

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Posted by MPAS

I wear my eye everyday to keep evil away from me

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I should start...i've had way too much bad luck lately that can only be explained by the 'mati'

People are usually shocked to find that I speak perfect English.

Then they ask where I'm from...and I say New York. Then the follow up question is always, 'no, but where are you from ORIGINALLY?' . Once again, that answer is New York.

For some reason it's hard for people to imagine asians as american born.

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Posted by ant n tilde

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Posted by MikeandJess

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Posted by Espo22

Just because you're from queens does not mean you're ghetto. I know somebody who always makes comments like OH NO i dont go into queens, and once about if she had to take the train it would have to be close by to where she was going and not walk too much, yes bc you will get robbed or shot once you step foot into queens...Its not all urban, we do have residential areas and is very suburban like.

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I am soo with you on that denise. I went to day camp in roslyn and I had friends that weren't allowed to come to my house because I lived in queens

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wow i never knew about the Queens stigma i guess thats what i get for never leaving the boro

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some people really look at queens in such a negative way, it can be annoying