An expression used by
Greeks and
Italians to highlight their common ancestry, culture, history, and status as
Mediterranean nations. However, that's the English translation. Italians are given to say "Stessa faccia, stessa razza" while Greeks intone "Ilia fatsa, ilia ratsa". It's a rather charming little expression, one Greeks and Italians use when visiting each other's nations as tourists, smoothing over
discourse and excusing small differences.
It's odd other people with
acrimonious relationships like the Israelis and Palestinians or the Koreans and Japanese don't have something similar.