tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post7752252604120084948..comments2018-12-22T07:40:42.933+01:00Comments on I Heart Rome?: ClashRomericanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15721721345728895213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-61982308003892865992010-03-14T07:05:13.403+01:002010-03-14T07:05:13.403+01:00"...Rome especially, thrive on tourists and t..."...Rome especially, thrive on tourists and their money..." -you just confirmed what I had thought of before. But Italians I've met both in Italy and here in Manila are quite amiable and accommodating.Ikabod Grinwudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469885633848420815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5532623477739115672.post-77540311711601696512010-03-13T19:43:57.126+01:002010-03-13T19:43:57.126+01:00I'm glad you stood up to that bartender. Bad...I'm glad you stood up to that bartender. Bad tourists work both ways. I don't know how many Italians there are that come to the US and don't know enough English to even go in to a restaurant or bar. They eat the street vendor food only because it's easy and then complain to all 'Si mangia male negli stati uniti.' Obviously that is not ALL Italian tourists, just like not all American tourists are ignorant and obnoxious.<br />On another tangent, sometimes it helps NOT knowing Italian. Some friends of my family came to visit me for my wedding 9 months after I started living in Italy. They knew hardly any Italian. I knew more than them, just enough to hear the little old man on the sidewalk behind them insult them for walking to slow. I was embarassed but as you said 'ignorance is bliss' and they enjoyed their visit calling all Italians 'wonderful, friendly people'.<br />P.S. If you like the pastries at that bar I'm sure you are still welcome.J.Doenoreply@blogger.com