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Residents of South [[
In fiction, this mostly [[Oireland|Irish]]-[[The Irish Diaspora|American]] neighborhood and its [[Hollywood New England|still-distinct accent]] continue to be associated with organized crime. Providence, Rhode Island is usually mentioned to suggest scope. It might be the base of a rival syndicate. As a general rule, they're put in opposition in fiction as Providence has a strong Italian-American background, so [[Sarcasm Mode|obviously it's a hotbed for]] [[The Mafia]].
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That said, we must ''strongly'' caution readers against wearing ''anything'' with a New York Yankees logo when visiting [[Serious Business|anywhere in the upper-right hand corner]] of the USA. Wearing orange in South Boston, especially on St. Patrick's Day, is [[The Troubles|also not a very smart thing to do]]. (Oh, you're free to wear it... just wear something else over it. Like [[Fan Dumb|body armor]].) Also, if you see a lawn chair in a parking space, ''don't touch it''.
The good folks of [[
Incidentally, no two Boston residents will agree exactly where Southie begins and ends. Is the Waterfront part of Southie? How about Dorchester? Is Dorchester "really" part of Boston or is it a suburb? What about the other suburbs? Have we put way too much thought into this? (Note that the actual compass direction "South" hardly factors in.) In fact, many residents feel that "Southie" and "South Boston" are two different areas, with Southie being a tight knit Irish community and South Boston being the yuppie area right next to it<ref> Never confuse the two areas in front of someone from Southie, it's a bit of a [[Berserk Button]], and don't even ''try'' to compare it to [[Gayborhood|the South End]]</ref>. The short version is "if you're in Boston and surrounded by working-class Irish, you're in Southie."
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