Not since their pact with Germany in World War II has Italy faced such dark times. Unlike the Nazis, the current standoff may end with even greater casualties. And it’s all for pizza. Oh, and lots of money.
Euro driven inflation has pushed the street price of pizza to an all time high. Costly enough that many natives have forsaken dining out and a cultural delight.
To quote Winston Churchill, “this is an indignity of which I will not put.†Pizza is a national treasure in most any country. Because the doughy, tomato sauce, cheese-y goodness is the only dish the Atkins plan offers no meaningful substitutes, I miss the dish with passion. Sorry, Doctor Bob. Eating the toppings off is a poor workaround.
But let us presume a lack of controlled carb crust does not bother the average Italian. That said, the decline of pizza an insidious problem. A world with expensive pizza is like a world where one needs a credit card to eat at McDonald’s. Wait a second, McDonald’s accepts credit cards.
Italy, you stand alone in this crisis.
Your comment regarding McDonalds and the credit card is flawed. You said that it would suck if McDonalds required a credit card to purchase food, and then proceeded to say it does. That is not true, I’m not required to use a credit card as I can pay with cash, debit or credit. So yes, you can pay with a credit card, but you don’t need to.
On the topic, it’s very unfortunate to Italians that inflation has had such an affect on their economy. Hopefully wages are going up as well to compensate.
Let me clarify. It was an attempt at a joke that McDonalds is getting so expensive that it might require a credit card to eat there – like pizza in Italy, i.e, more cash than one carries normally.
The joke went over like a lead balloon. Heh.