Rome, Italy not Rome, Texas

[edible_hat]

This was related to me by a family friend who went on a tour of Europe. In a cafe in Italy she saw a lound and agressive Texan tourist, who was shouting something like this:

"What the f*** is this? A f***ing glass of milk? I order a latte and you give me f***ing milk?"


He got exactly what he asked for - latte is Italian for milk. What he really wanted was a caffe latte.

[Boozy]

What could have been an amusing little story about language barriers turned into something nasty because of his bad attitude.

What a shame.

[Becks]

I'm sure it didn't help the man that when he goes into his local coffee seller, all he has to do is say "latte" to get a "caffe latte".

[Pezzle]

I once ordered pepperoni pizza in Italy. Oh man, it was the best. There if you want pepperoni you order salami. I knew this, though.

"Ma'am this isn't what you want..."

Oh yes it is. yes it is I want pepperoni.

"okay... I'm just saying it's not the same as in the USA..."

I know.. It's something better. Far far better.

-recieves pizza with meaty chunks, banana peppers and green peppers-

HEAVEN.

[crazylegs]

Nice to know original chap researched the countries local customs and had a vague idea of what it was like before he went there [/sarcasm]

[Slayergrrl]

I once ordered pepperoni pizza in Italy. Oh man, it was the best. There if you want pepperoni you order salami. I knew this, though.

"Ma'am this isn't what you want..."

Oh yes it is. yes it is I want pepperoni.

"okay... I'm just saying it's not the same as in the USA..."

I know.. It's something better. Far far better.

-recieves pizza with meaty chunks, banana peppers and green peppers-

HEAVEN.

Mmmm. I miss the pizza in italy. Did you get to try the Potato topping? I can't find the recipe for that anywhere!

[PaRaGaS]

I once ordered pepperoni pizza in Italy. Oh man, it was the best. There if you want pepperoni you order salami. I knew this, though.

Isn't pepperoni a kind of salami?

[IT Grunt]

Isn't pepperoni a kind of salami?

That's what Pezzle's saying. In order to get the kind of pizza we think of as pepperoni here, you have to order a salami pizza there.

[PaRaGaS]

That's what Pezzle's saying. In order to get the kind of pizza we think of as pepperoni here, you have to order a salami pizza there.

Right. Didn't catch that at first.

[Bliss]

Since in Italy they use pepperoni to reffer to certain types of peppers.

[SnapAddict218]

Since in Italy they use pepperoni to reffer to certain types of peppers.

Ah, intersting. Actually, that does sound much better..

[Calud]

Wait.. what?

If you order a pepperoni pizza in US you'll get a salami pizza?

Why doesn't that make any sense to me?

Ah, so, Wikipedia in all it's glory showed me new wisdom...

Strange, never thought that there would be such a huge difference.

[Sylvia727]

Try explaining the difference between "Canadian bacon" and "ham".

(hint: they're the same)

[edible_hat]

Try explaining the difference between "Canadian bacon" and "ham".

(hint: they're the same)

Canadian Bacon is a movie, hams are the people in it.

[Imogene]

Canadian Bacon is a movie, hams are the people in it.

I was about to say, "What'd Rick Moranis ever do to you?" then realized I was thinking of Strange Brew. Still Canadian, still hams. Not the same, though.