I never liked the whole northern Italian seperatist movement especially since I am of southern Italian descent. I'll say horrible person.
Probably for the same reason Wallonians dislike flemish separatists: they know how much of a hellhole their country would be without the other part.
I'm not much of a fan of the northern Italian way of life anyway. I wouldn't really miss northern Italy (though the country would be poorer) but I do believe that the country should move closer towards more unified behavior instead of seperatist movements popping up.
No dissing on Northern Italians please.
But you're not Italian, you're Tirolian, IIRC. My guess is your family never actually lived in Italy because they left prior to the Treaty of Versailles.