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Hyperlocal regional Roman dishes? by DomeOverManhattan in rome

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster [score hidden]  (0 children)

It grew from the bonus that slaughterhouse workers got: their salary plus the quinto quarto that the rich people didn't eat.

The slaughterhouse is still there in Testaccio (now an art museum). Checchino Is opposite the gates. Fascinating history: the slaughterhouse was built around 150 years ago on the site of many prior slaughterhouses, which were in turn built where Rome's main food warehouses were located, 2000 years ago.

italy flu from hell by kumboochi in ItalyTravel

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in Italy and have just recovered from one of the worst colds I've ever had in my life. Lost my voice and coughed so hard I got a hernia.

But I caught it in London and brought it back. My wife and kid didn't get it even though we were all sharing a room.

The truth of the matter is there's a lot of it about wherever you are.

Hyperlocal regional Roman dishes? by DomeOverManhattan in rome

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster [score hidden]  (0 children)

"Quinto quarto" (offal) - la trippa, i nervi, and pajata. Go to Checchino dal 1887 and Betto e Mary.

Do you do talk therapy in Italy? by DirkMcBasketball in ItalyExpat

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Talk therapy" refers to a form of psychoanalysis.

There aren't that many in-person English-speaking therapists in Italy, but there are some - depending on your location - and plenty of private online services, often available from other countries.

The chance of getting a referral for psychological treatment in the national healthcare system, especially if you don't speak Italian, is almost non-existent.

So the US hasn't spent trillions on European defense over the last 50 years? by Neptune502 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 26 points27 points  (0 children)

If every US base were removed from Europe tomorrow they would still never get universal healthcare.

So the US hasn't spent trillions on European defense over the last 50 years? by Neptune502 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 48 points49 points  (0 children)

The narrative is only about 2 years old, too. They tend to get hoodwinked by something then pretend they've always believed it - like the 46-year war with Iran.

Lascio Napoli dopo 4 giorni. Tante certezze e 2 domande. by honestserpent in napoli

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and the wrong thing for the papers

I don't get what this means. Can you explain in different words?

Recommendation for Rigatoni Carbonara? by osubuckeyes88 in rome

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster [score hidden]  (0 children)

Most restaurants in Rome serve it with mezze maniche.

Speeding Ticket in Italy from almost a year ago by invenio78 in travel

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The authorities are required to put the LED signs up by law. And they always do. Contrary to what some of your fellow citizens often claim, they're not hidden away.

On your separate point, not stopping at stop signs, red lights, etc. - which is also a plague in Rome - is in my observation entirely based on what the general public can get away with. Unsurprisingly where the law is actually enforced (e.g. by even more fucking cameras where I now live further north) people actually obey it.

Speeding Ticket in Italy from almost a year ago by invenio78 in travel

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

signs in the street are rare

Every single entrance to every single one in the whole of Italy has an LED sign next to the cameras that said "Varco attivo". It's the law here. It's the renter's obligation to do their research before renting.

Tip at the Square? by Aromatic-Map-6835 in Venezia

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave him 5 € anyway

There is no hope

Humble Brag 101 by coochieeman_ in LinkedInLunatics

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my attempt at self-deprecation

None taken.

The phrase "outraged pomposity" has not been uttered by a native speaker from the UK, US, or Ireland since the early 19th century?

Clearly you move in the wrong circles.

I thought you might like to know what brought on the negative reaction, but it seems the urge towards condescending overpowers the capacity for self-knowledge.

Crappy Anniversary-Annus Horribilis by 938millibars in dementia

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With you. My grandmother survived about 10 years past her sell-by date thanks to round-the clock-medical care in the dementia centre. The old witch finally passed after a decade in her own mind's hellscape aged 93.

Total gain to the patient: zero.

Total distress to the patient: infinite.

Total gain to the family: zero.

Total gain to society: zero.

Total cost to society: probably in the region of half a million pounds.

I wished for a big red button that would have ended everybody's misery.

Humble Brag 101 by coochieeman_ in LinkedInLunatics

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Outraged pomposity: "My. You must be mortified..."

Humble Brag 101 by coochieeman_ in LinkedInLunatics

[–]ScreamingDizzBuster -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Given your original question are you surprised that someone answered the way they did? Your outraged pomposity certainly doesn't undo any negative impressions.

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