In the early days of Milan and Inter, there was a distinct separation of classes for Milan fans. You would think from the Milan of today, that Milan would be the upper class reference versus that of Inter. But back in the early 1900’s Milan fans were from a lower pay scale. The nickname given to Milan fans was “Casciavit” (pronounced Cashiaveet) which is a Milanese dialect word referring to “Screwdriver.” This evidently referred to Milan’s working class fan base. Those of Inter’s fan base at that time were considered a higher class society, and from their nickname “Bauscia” which referred to “Showoff” or the equivalent of today’s “big-shot.”
The distinction of classes was also evident by the means of transportation that both fan bases were using to get to-and-from San Siro. Those who were Milan fans mostly took public tranportation, while Inter fans took motor vehicles (mainly motorcycles). These distinctions have certainly smoothed over with the passing of time and by no means is there a way to tell who’s who through social class. The Rossoneri’s latest total accomplishments during Berlusconi’s era currently supercedes those attained by Inter. To conclude, although “Casciavit” is a term used in the past as a alleged lower class Milan fan base, it can certainly still be used today as an ironic superiority, it reminds any Milanista today how far the team has come to be one of the most (and until recent times, THE MOST) successful football club in the world. A term all Milanistas can accept with pride!
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