LOL No! I grew up in a little town about 10 miles outside Northwest Philadelphia, called Conshohocken, it was a mill town a long time ago, founded mostly by English/Irish and Italians, with 3 Catholic churches/schools, and tons of bars. There are still tons of bars, now Conshohocken has become a mecca for university-educated office workers because it has 2 train stops and is on a major bus line, it's in the crosshairs of all transportation and centrally located between 5 universities. NOW it's all expensive and wall-to-wall traffic, and still wall-to-wall places to eat & drink. Most people are Italian, or half-Italian, or married to Italians, or neighbors with Italians, and favorite conversations are about where's the best pizza, meatball sandwiches, tomato pie (that's a cold-served thick-sauced pizza) and people drive across the city for the best cannoli. They have an obsession over there.
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