Equally I'd regard "Firenze" as affected (unless the speaker
was fluent in Italian), so I accept I'm illogical.
[...]
Fluent in Italian? The English speakers I know wouldn't care if
a native speaker of English was fluent in Italian or not. They
are generally sensitive to affectation in English, and in their
midst you'd have to have a lisp and hold your little finger up
high and inclined at a sharp angle away from your hand when
drinking your tea in order to pull off the use of "Firenze" in
English in all seriousness.
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