[Ducati] (was) Motegi Quote's - Ducati Corse now regional specialties in Italy

[Veloce916 at aol.com]

No worries, it wasn't a cultural instruction. The post was from a  lister in 
(I believe) South Carolina who indicated he was planning on having  some with 
pasta as a celebration. But "officially" I bow to you as the  better expert on 
all things Italian since you are lucky enough to live near  by and speak the 
language. I just know what I like when I travel there  on my constant search 
to enjoy every day the best I can. Going in the out  door (so to speak) just 
makes me laugh and gives me one more cause for  celebration. But on that  note I 
can say that, at least in Germany they  agree with you, ordering the local 
beer from say, Cologne in another town will  get you the sternest look you have 
ever seen, stupidity at it's deepest level.  Yet, my experience in Italy has 
been for the most part that ordering  something from another region will 
generally get you a tsk, tsk, we have  something MUCH better here, how lucky for you 
that you came here instead of  the inferior place that serves that other 
thing!  So basically  cultural faux pas's are treated as subjects of amusement and 
personal growth.  Perfect.
Unfortunately, with travel becoming such a big part of the Italian economy  
it's getting harder to understand what's "typical of the region" because it's  
not unusual for say, local Bologna specialties, to be offered on a menu in  
Rome. So for a non-Italian speaking tourist these details sometimes tend to  
flow by in the general wonder that is Italy. I try really hard to make sure when  
I travel with somebody that has never been to Italy before that I do the best 
I  can to introduce they things "typical" as best I can. I think that here in 
the  US we have become such a melting pot society that the concept of 
protecting a  regional speciality is going by the wayside.
 
Vicki
 
In a message dated 9/25/2007 3:17:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
st2_ at ticino.com writes:

>  Enjoy the Chianti!

Chianti? In Bologna?

Next, you'll have them  eating pesto!

Lambrusco is the wine of  Bologna!

Tom



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