Italians and America

Does anyone have any ideas why Italians are called "the Azzurris?"
And why is America called "melting pot?"
"Ethnic and racial diversity - the "melting pot" - is celebrated as a core element of the American ideology."

Because the italian soccer team wears a blue jersey (azzurro= blue)

So do the French (Les Bleus). It was blue vs blue in the World Cup.

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What about the 2nd query? Why is America called the "melting pot" of the world?

Because many ethnicities are assimilated into American culture. I believe the first person to use the term was a Frenchman in the 1700s.

"Azzurro" means a light, vibrant blue - similar to azure in English. They also have the word "blu" in Italian - which is a deeper, darker shade.

thank youz

<<I believe the first person to use the term was a Frenchman in the 1700s.>>

Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur in "Letters from an American Farmer" (1782).

<<"Ethnic and racial diversity - the "melting pot" - is celebrated as a core element of the American ideology.">>

"Melting pot" is believed by a good number of socialogists to be an outdated concept, prefering instead the "salad bowl" metaphor, where immigrants retain their native cultures/customs rather than assimilate.

It is true, tomatos feel like tomatos, the lettuce feels like a lettuce, but they all feel they form one salad.

Xatufan...quite philosophical at sucha young age :)