When in Rome
<p><em>When in Rome, do as the Romans do</em> is an excellent proverb that is useful anywhere in the world except in Rome. Anyone visiting the Eternal City is determined to live by it during their stay and will invariably go home utterly defeated. Not that they don’t try hard enough. Being treated like a local is considered a badge of honor for tourists in Rome, and it becomes their white whale obsession to have it bestowed upon them.</p>
<p>One popular strategy to achieve this goal is imitation (which is exactly what the proverb commands you to do), but of this only failure can come. The first-time visitor may do a great amount of research into the customs of eating and drinking in Rome, learning some rudimentary restaurant Italian and memorizing the names of traditional Italian dishes to be able to order a meal with confidence. The attempt will not be appreciated. You will never succeed in doing as the Romans do because there are too many don’ts in their food and drink culture for you to remember. And it is relentless — one little <em>passo falso</em> and you’re done for. We’re not saying that you will be dragged to the Colosseum and fed to the lions if you order a cappuccino after lunchtime, but it <em>is </em>a scandal.</p>
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