1. I made a wrong turn on a through street in the city and couldn’t turn for blocks.
2. Not being able turn didn’t really matter since traffic was barely moving on the through street anyway . . . .
3. The rear window of an SUV had a dirty Rangers logo sticker on it, along with a New York Yankees logo in the colors of the Italian flag.  Okay, really!?  First of all, the idiot probably was born in Franklin Square anyway (Franklin Square, my hometown, as well as to many Guidos, is where I spotted this SUV, and it’s also “J-Woww’s” hometown from MTV’s “Jersey Shore” . . . oh I’m sooooo proud!), so stop with the damn colors on a NY sports team representing the country your grandparents came from . . . I don’t have a New York Islanders logo in Greek colors!  That would be ridiculous!
4. I’ve already heard more car horns in one day than I have heard in nearly 2 years in Kansas City.
5. Forgedduboudit . . . .
6. I had a slice of pizza for lunch.  Yum!
7. Nearly everyone on the streets during lunch hour had either a box of pizza, or just a small bag of pizza . . . yum!
8. I couldn’t turn right on red, but I was oh so tempted to . . . .
9. It took me 50 minutes t0 complete a 20 minute drive . . . awesome.
10. On the other hand, I got to use the diamond/HOV lane today and was waving traffic goodbye as I turned a 40 minute drive into an 18 minute one!  Wooo!
11. Every radio station finds a way to bring up the New York Yankees.  Ugh.
12. Dirty Rangers.

(This video is NOT from the show, ‘Jersey Shore,’ but it gives you and idea of the “Guido-Culture”)

The Italian-American community is pissed off at the new MTV show, ‘Jersey Shore’ – As they rightfully should be!  The show highlights the superficial-debauchery that is the “Guido-Lifestyle” -  However, I feel their anger might be better aimed at the “Guidos” instead of MTV.

According to the story I read on Popeater.com, Italian groups are asking MTV to take the show off the air because it sheds a negative light on Italian-Americans.  My response to that?  The show doesn’t shed a negative light on Italians – the people on the show do!  A show is not needed to realize that there is a problem with some – and I stress – some Italian-American youths.  A simple trip to the Jersey-Shore or Long Island clubs could really shed some light on the Guido lifestyle.  The thing is, I’m sure the adults in the community don’t really get a chance to see that side of things, and think their kids are really sweet but just have bad haircuts.   MTV airs the show to get ratings and ultimately, to make money.  Do I think it’s “dumb” programming?  Absolutely.  But no matter how bad we think it is, MTV has a right to air it.  I think the adults are shocked to see such behavior and I totally understand their outrage, but the show actually draws attention to these morale-less youths and shows a snippet of what goes on at the Jersey Shore.  Does it mean all Italians act this way?  No.  But would it be fun to watch Italians sit around a table and behave like real Italians do?  I don’t know how that kind of show would fair in the ratings department!

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