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https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/14/its-catastrophic-italian-restaurants-in-london-struggle-to-find-staff-post-brexit

People come to the restaurant for the Italian food and have commented that it’s strange to not have as many Italian staff as would be expected any more. This is catastrophic for the industry.

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[-] assyrian@hexbear.net 68 points 2 months ago

imagine how horrible the UK is now, that people are going back to Italy for more opportunity

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago

I know people considering going back to third world countries just to own a home.

[-] CarmineCatboy2@hexbear.net 64 points 2 months ago

gotta say its kinda weird to me to expect italians in an italian restaurant in london but i guess thats the sort of thing you can do when you're united europe

[-] assyrian@hexbear.net 65 points 2 months ago

yeah, Italian restaurants should be run by people whose only connection to Italy is from 4 generations ago and saying gabagool

[-] context@hexbear.net 51 points 2 months ago

bringing her expertise and love of italian cuisine

only an expert in italian food knows, for example, how to cook pasta using the traditional italian method of boiling it in water

[-] ArsenLupin@hexbear.net 34 points 2 months ago

I know you're half joking, but there are other methods of cooking pasta. For example all'Assassinna is pretty delicious!

[-] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 23 points 2 months ago

That's the pasta a person makes for ye while they prepare to garrote ye...

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

yeah i love burning food and saying it's on purpose and then grinning while i eat coal

[-] DyingOfDeBordom@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

you don't burn it dummy it's literally just pasta risotto

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

tell that to the italians

[-] ArsenLupin@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Cancer is delicious yo!

[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago
[-] ArsenLupin@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

It better be cheesy, otherwise it won't slide down easy!

[-] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

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[-] context@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

mostly i was doing a callback to another thread a couple weeks ago

https://hexbear.net/post/2218567

[-] ArsenLupin@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

Holy shit πŸ˜‚

[-] Sons_of_Ferrix@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago

Oh trust me they will lecture you on the proper method of boiling pasta. And you can indeed do it wrong believe it or not.

[-] GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

Every time you break a spaghetti an it*lian somewhere suffers a stroke πŸ˜”

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

i once put cheap boxed wine in a fancy wine bottle for an italian to taste. he loved it it was hilarious.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Steaming pasta to offend Italians in a 50 km radius

[-] context@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

chefs-kiss justa like my-a corsican grandma used-a to make-a

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 35 points 2 months ago

Funny the only way to get crackers to care is by putting their treats in danger

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

if they are still asleep, taking away the carrot on a stick confuses them.

[-] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 34 points 2 months ago

Capitalism: free unregulated trade by capital but open borders by labour? Lol

[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

Fugedabboutit

[-] Sons_of_Ferrix@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago

Just import some Italian-Americans! They're just like Italians except more obnoxious!

[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Lol, there's a chain of "Italian American" themed restaurants here in the UK called Frankie and Benny's.

There's pictures of some fake family on the walls doing stereotypical things like boxing and eating spaghetti and there's a loop of basic Italian lessons always playing in the toilets. The foods pretty good though as far as chain restaurants go.

[-] Sons_of_Ferrix@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

I must go to this place

[-] WeedReference420@hexbear.net 30 points 2 months ago
[-] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 29 points 2 months ago
[-] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago
[-] Beaver@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

They finally managed expel the Italians, and now they're complaining about it? Truely, the English will never be happy can-excuse-1

[-] regul@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago

I'm too burger too understand this. All restaurant food is made by Mexicans and Central Americans.

[-] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago

Pasta nostra kelly

[-] anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 months ago
[-] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago
[-] hopelessbyanxiety@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Vs pasta pubblica

I propose the italian language be made illegal

[-] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Porca Madonna, tua madre sara mia madre...

[-] hopelessbyanxiety@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

The exchange escalated beyond comprehension. Literally

[-] Mokey@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNXU3T1HMRk

Please listen to the complimentary soundtrack to this thread.

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[-] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

the problem with brexit is you eventually run out of other people's italians

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago
[-] ProfessorOwl_PhD@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

All the "Italian" waiters I know are Bulgarians that know stupid Brits can't tell the difference. One might be Armenian. One even opened his own Italian restaurant.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago
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