For the record, RI is the most Italian dense state in the country. More than CT. More than NY. Yes, NY.
You don't have to be "hard" to grow up around those types of Italians. No matter what your background is, being 1st generation means being raised by off-the-boat parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, friends...like KB and I. The fags you see in clubs aren't what we represent. Every relative I know came here not to start a goddamn crime family, but to work hard and stick to the morals they were taught and grew up appreciating in their country. The true Italians you see are hard working, loyal, loving, stubborn. Granted, there are times the Italians on this board will make Godfather, Goodfellas, and Bronx Tale references because SOME elements of that culture are parts of our everyday lives. I know plenty of muvgas who look like characters right out of Sopranos.
btw i would piss all over the gotti boys faces if i could
they're a disgrace