R: Re: R: Re: R: Italogallic in Zera, and other languages.

Andrew wrote:

> Am 04/24 09:40  Mangiat yscrifef:
>
> > A joke-name we Northern Italian people give to southern ones is
'terroni'
> > (sng.-e), but it's quiet offensive!
> >
> The Big Lands?  I guess it's meant to be sarcastic about how the north
> has to shoulder the burden of the poorer south.  Would that be right?
I think it's to be intended as '(those who are) able to work (only) in the
countryside'.

Luca