++ [ originally posted by Blandest ] ++
Go stand in the corner with Kaiser.
Pardon?
Nick : actually "compare" is not offensive at all in Sicily. It's a colloquial term used to address each other, which could be translated into "mate".
Example in the following Sicilian sentence :
"Accostati cumpari, vieni ccà, mancia carduna ca a lu castellu si mancianu picciuna!"
In Italian :
"Accostati compare, vieni qui a mangiar cardi che al castello mangiano piccioni!"
And in English :
"Come here, mate, and eat some thistles, as they eat pigeons at the castle!"
Andy : I am quite busy atm but I shall answer your query in the MISC section in due time