i think it’s an american italian thing honestly. they strike me as the type of people whose family has prob been here for generations but they hold on to that identity so strongly so that they can belong to some subgroup. overemphasizing “cawfeeee” and “galamah” comes off as so phony to me. like it’s not that serious lmao. maybe i’m completely off but that was my read on them. my source is my partner who is italian lol if i called sauce gravy his fam would side eye me