by NJShore4Life » Tue May 09, 2023 5:12 am
Ivan wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 11:29 pm
Does the South Philly Italian-American enclave still exist?
Yes, 100% there aren’t many places still around like South Philly. The Italian areas are smaller than they used to be geographically but certain pockets of South Philly , especially around Packer Park Area are still all 100% Italian , close knit where everyone knows literally everyone .
Years back I was seeing a South Philly Italian broad and when she first started taking me around people at first thought I was an undercover and gave me dirty looks while turning their backs to me because they didn’t know me from the neighborhood and I am clean cut and in shape so they instantly thought I was another undercover sent into the neighborhood.
That eventually changed after they all got to know me but they all told me they originally thought at first I was another undercover, true story lol That’s a perfect example of how close knit and insular the South Philly Italian neighborhood is…
-Dante
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Does the South Philly Italian-American enclave still exist?
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Yes, 100% there aren’t many places still around like South Philly. The Italian areas are smaller than they used to be geographically but certain pockets of South Philly , especially around Packer Park Area are still all 100% Italian , close knit where everyone knows literally everyone .
Years back I was seeing a South Philly Italian broad and when she first started taking me around people at first thought I was an undercover and gave me dirty looks while turning their backs to me because they didn’t know me from the neighborhood and I am clean cut and in shape so they instantly thought I was another undercover sent into the neighborhood.
That eventually changed after they all got to know me but they all told me they originally thought at first I was another undercover, true story lol That’s a perfect example of how close knit and insular the South Philly Italian neighborhood is…
-Dante