  Originally posted by OdiumIX  Please, Italians help us understand a bit of these problems the south has caused. The majority of us southerners living in the US are productive whites. What have we done to be viewed as such scum?     Sounds like ass-kissing to me... As one who retired from the military I was stationed in Northern Italy at one time. Also as one who has Southern Italian roots I can tell you that the Southern Italian- Americans are far more productive that the Northern Italians-Italians... why is that?... These Northern Italians better get off their high horse. We in America got over our North-South thing... and as soon people in Italy can do the same thing they will still withhold their country from futher greatness.