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Michael Procopio's avatar

I have not! I remember going to Europe when I was 19 and my grandmother INSISTING I go no further south than Rome and definitely not to Sicily because a) she battled a purse snatcher and b) one of our family names is Gambino. I obeyed and she did some magic to protect me from the Evil Eye.

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Michael Procopio's avatar

But a) She's dead, b) I don't carry a purse, and c) My last name is clearly not Gambino.

I'll probably be okay.

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Danielle Oteri's avatar

A lot in the south has changed for the better. (And frankly a lot in northern Italy has changed for the worse.) I have no doubt it will be a life changing experience.

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Michael Procopio's avatar

If that damned Mike White and his blasted White Lotus hadn't happened, I'd have gone this year!

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Danielle Oteri's avatar

Just avoid Taormina and you'll be fine. (It was overrated before that.) Also, let me know if you need help!

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Michael Procopio's avatar

You'd definitely be the first person I'd ask. My people are Palermo people. Well, Carini people, anyway. I suppose that's kind of like being from Anaheim and saying you're from LA.

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