Lol, if I was still in NY, I'd probably be with an Italian girl. I must say, some of the hottest girls I've ever seen were Italian. Lot's of hot Italian girls when I went to HS. If I was a jock or one of the "cool" kids, I could have got me some, lol!
They're really family oriented of course, but they can be hard to deal with long term. And their family is usually all up in your business!