Anti-Italian Sentiments

Hugh-Jay frequently makes references to the immigration boom from Italy during the Second Industrial Revolution, claiming that he wishes America would revert to a time when racism happened against Italian immigrants. This developed into a bit between him and one of his college friends, Jack Izzo, who is of Italian descent and takes Italian language classes at Northwestern University. Jack is somewhat prideful in his heritage, and Hugh-Jay's anti-Italian comments were taken poorly at first before quickly developing into friendly banter, as Jack convinced himself that Hugh-Jay didn't mean what he was saying.

The carboñara exchange is considered the best example of the bit:

Hugh-Jay: *Picture of him with carbonara pasta, but spelled carboñara.*

(❤️)Jack: Italian doesn't have an ñ bitch that's Spanish

Hugh-Jay: No

Hugh-Jay: It's carboñara

Jack: It is absolutely not

Jack: First of all

Jack: if it was carboñara it would be pronounced carbonyara

Jack: Which it isn't

Jack: And Italian doesn't use the ñ for a ny sound, it uses gn, like gnocci, and it's not spelled carbognara either.

Hugh-Jay: nah, it's pronounce[d] carbonyara, and it's also spelled ñocchi

Jack: i hate u

Jack: stop being anti-italian

Hugh-Jay: Thonk

(❤️)Jack: This is also the funniest part of your personality jsyk

(❤️)Jack: Pretty sure you are the only anti-italian left in the country

Hugh-Jay: im honored 💖