It's called Nùoro, not Nuòro: the accent goes on the "u"—which should be closed, if possible—not the first "o." This is the latest point of contention that has inflamed Instagram in the last few hours. The pattern is the usual one: a "mainlander" says something about Sardinia, makes a mistake, and the Sardinians attack him. He appears stunned by the extent of the controversy; he wasn't expecting it. He tries to downplay it. And this only further inflames tempers. The result? Boomers would say: content goes viral and the "people of the web" are outraged.
The protagonist (more or less voluntary) this time is Emiliano Bonini: drummer, radio host, and man dedicated to creating content on Instagram. Roman, above all. And he tells many facets of Rome and the Romans.
In a recent video, he described his surprise at the term "postalino" for buses, a term used in Nuoro. Except that he says Nuoro (like 90% of those who live outside the island and a high percentage of those who live in the south of what was once called Ichnusa, or Sandaliotis) . The moon and the finger in this case represent the postalino and its pronunciation: the latter is the focus of the comments sent from IP addresses on this side of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
And he decides to make another video. The intent was ironic: "Hey, 120 of you wrote to me." They're the ones who corrected him. "It's difficult for a Roman to say Nùoro. If you're Sardinian, you can't expect a Roman to pronounce the word 'Nùoro' correctly! It's our accent that's not appropriate." He insists, transfigures the pronunciation, accentuates it, turns it into a caricature. The view counter explodes, the number of comments surpasses 1,200. The majority? Sardinians who aren't having it. Geppi Cucciari also chimes in: "Very serious, almost as bad as Villasimius or Macómer." The tone is similar in many others. Bonini tries to soften the blow: "I don't understand why people would respond seriously to comical videos." One user's response? "It's not funny to change the accent of a city, eh?" And down come dozens and dozens of other responses. More insults.