Methinks Italian machismo is the origin of the myth.Proudly_Italian said:Many threads here were about the "hung Italians" myth.
I don't think it is true: i am Italian living in Italy, and i am pretty hung (not huge for a lpsg member though :smile: ). I compared with just two friends and i can say that one was average, the other had my lenght but was way thinner.
The question is: what is the origin of this myth? Maybe mediterranean men are thought as more passional and keen on sex?
Sergeant_Torpedo said:Italians do not have larger than average European penises. Their pre Christian culture worshipped big cocks. It is just that Italians like talking about their dicks and admire them. Who else would adore pricks like Burlosconi and Mussolini - the later still has cult following there.
Stronzo said:The only real difference between mainland Southern Italians (Neapolitans for example) and Sicilians is that the latter are on an Island. Remember most Northern Italians (anyone living south of Rome) consider all Southern Italians "negri" or "blacks". Like it or not, they see themselves that differently.
In truth with the boot of Italy protruding so obviously into the Mediterranean it's logical and historically accurate to assume the Siciliani (Sicilians) and the Napolitani (Neapolitans) are descended from the same people. Both areas were immensely involved in ancient trade with North Africa, the East, the Phoenicians, etc. and in fact the Vikings made their way down (though infrequently) through the Straights of Gibraltar and account for the few red-headed Southern Italians/ Sicilians today.
When someone says "I'm NOT Italian, I'm SICILIAN" today they're simply distinguishing themselves from the mainland Italian. Hereditarilly there's no substantive difference in the genetic mix.
The Sicilians from an Italian standpoint (again I'm only recounting my experience) are considered the poor cousins to mainland Italians and of course the legends surrounding that island and its inclination to corruption are lore.
Kenn said:Well, I don't know that I can shed any additional light here. A portion of my heritage is italian, so if that contributed to my being hung, then great! I'm happy to have the endowment, regardless of the source. Most of the full blooded italian men i've been with have been probably around 7. In fact the smallest dick on a man i was ever with was a full blooded italian american guy. I have known a few hung guys of partial italian heritage. In fact I have a close friend who is half italian and half polish and sports a thick 9.5 cock. I suppose I would agree with an earlier post that observed that there are hung guys and not so hung guys in most races and ethnicities.
Kenn
elyocttam said:part of the reason for the "myth" of italian men being well endowed is the fact that italy was one of the first places that latex condoms were commonly used. because of this, manufacturers sized them accordingly.
True enough my friend. Last time I was in Venice (Oct. '05) I heard a Venetian aristocrat who has a rather meagre palazzo at Campo Santa Margherita saying "Oh Richard! We're innundated with ALBANIANS now! It's dreadful. Notice that the backs of their heads are so flat. It's sure to be the downfall of the Venetian bloodline"!prepstudinsc said:I have to laugh at this so hard. I remember some of my very old Venetian relatives talking about this very topic. They would say things like only people from Venezia are "real" Italians and people from southern Italy and Sicily weren't Italian at all.
I envy you that my friend. Padua is always a wonderful day trip from Venice and I sorely miss "la gente italiana" just now.When I was just in Padova a few weeks ago,
With place names like "Fontego dei Turchi" you can be sure of it!! I will say that, by in large, the Venetians are a pretty damned good looking lot however.While the Venetians may want to consider the other parts of Italy a different country (it really is a whole different world), being a trading port I'm sure that there was plenty of blood lines mixing from around the Mediterranean and who knows where. (they just won't admit to it LOL)
Irvy said:I'm Irish (and actually born and living there, not like you "my great grand pappy once met an irishman, so I'm irish too" americans), and believe me, the Irish curse is a myth, invented by Americans so that they could say something bad about the otherwise perfect Irish.
Obviously, since it's not true, that means we are, in fact, perfect.
the-flash said:Is it just me or is almost every race well hung it would seem, you could talk to any guy of any race and he'll say something about their background and them being hung.
speshk said:A wise moderator here once said, "If you have a penis, you're hung."
...and using that kind of logic...horribleperson said:the italian myth is the only myth that is for real***
***(im not saying this because i am italian or because i have a large penis)