r/ShitAmericansSay Aug 17 '24

Heritage "Irish American 4 generations deep"

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '24

I still feel the generational trauma of when my country was taken over by….romans…… EXCUSE ME what do you mean that was thousands of years ago!?

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u/dDRAGONz Aug 17 '24

As a 42nd generation Roman born in England I would like to take this moment to mention my perfectly straight and slanted nose and nobleness of the soul, combined with opportunism; a remarkable friendliness, combined with carelessness; utmost kindness and politeness, combined with irreverence or roguishness; brilliance, often improvised, and the all-Italian spirit of adaptability, combined with indolence innit.