Storytime rant about Italian service from @oliviabarbulescu
The creator recounts a series of frustrating and humorous anecdotes about ordering food in Southern Italy. She details how her simple dietary question about dairy was met with theatrical offense, how her order for an espresso resulted in an Americano and being called stupid, and how her attempt to order octopus led to a condescending offer of "hamburger with sauce" and being served an octopus with its head still on, which made her regret her choice.
Creator: @oliviabarbulescu on Instagram
Transcript
It was in the South Of Italy, and I was ordering a dish, and I asked him if it had dairy in it. And he goes, dairy in Linguine alla Vongole. Maybe in the North Of Italy. Maybe in The US, but not here in the South. And I was like, bro, I'm not coming for your country. I'm just trying not to shit myself. I'd order an espresso and they'd laugh. And then they deliver to me an No, and I'd be like, this is not what I ordered. And they'd be like, espresso with water. Maybe they thought I couldn't under
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