Italian Men Are Wussies

According to the results of a survey of 1,200 Italian men on the holiday beaches of Rimini, Viareggio and Gallipoli, their reputation of being hot-blooded lovers is history. The legend of Italian manliness has been erased and replaced with namby-pamby wussiness because of women's growing independence.

After I read this story, I mentioned it to my friend Tony who beseeched me to convince him it wasn't my opinion. Whew! Luckily I was successful. He's rather adept at beseeching.

By the way, the article was written by a woman.