I am half-Italian, and the level of tackiness varies in my family from the lawn Madonna level to the wearing high heels at the supermarket level. ;-)
Much happier here in the Princeton area. I guess the NJ equivalent to Dix Hills would be Manalapan.
Ah, "Mary on the Half Shell," reminds me of my hometown. This story sounds like a DeMille sequel to
The Gold Coast. And it is due out this October! I wonder ...