This Is NOT Italian

Raging against fauxtalianism. No pineapple. Spaghetti not courgetti. Shaddap you face, Dolmio. #notitalian

[Don't stay here @Beeestonia]

A while back I was contacted by the English Department at the University of Milan, who were studying Saturday Night, Sunday Morning and were planning a trip to Nottingham to see where it is set. Could I guide them? Yeah, Ok. I assumed I'd walk them to Canning Circus...

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@AlimentaryBites That CANNOT be genuine. I like that the pasta brand's name sort-of translates to "chuck it".

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QUESTO. #italian

[James Chiavarini @JamesChiavarini]

Coming from an immigrant family, I find it so weird that it invariably falls to us to defend the UK and its values.

My dad arrived as a deaf, semi literate boy and built a business with the sweat of his brow and the calluses on his hands. He spoke no English. /1

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Me: I know! I'll catch up on all those lovely emails I've been too busy to read!
Emails:

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LITERAL VIOLENCE. #notitalian

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

Italian food with a British twist.

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@AlimentaryBites Perhaps enrol them on a deradicalisation programme too? Just a thought ...

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Thought I'd escaped the threat of a 'pumpkin pizza' food press release, but no, in the little bastard pings, on a Friday to ruin my weekend. #notitalian

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Be more Giuseppe. #italian

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No, A N N I E ❤️, no! #notitalian
https://t.co/11z1wKTnSN

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We should be dealing with "pannytony" people in this manner too. #notitalian
https://t.co/YbrCc4Tobj

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@AlimentaryBites They should have called them "Diti di Pesce"! BN e felice anno nuovo x

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We can blame this on the Germans can't we?

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@AlimentaryBites Oh that is ART. Thank you!

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I am standing on the Bridge of Sighs (Venice, not Cambridge) sighing into a sigh-loudspeaker. #notitalian

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So incazzato I can't spell 'in'.

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If I find "Made on Italy" written on this atrocity I'll be renouncing my dual nationality. #notitalian

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If I find "Made on Italy" written on this atrocity I'll be renouncing my dual nationality. #notitalian

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Via @gfbeerexpert, who thought I'd appreciate. And I do!

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Thanks to the normally lovely @GlutenFreeMrsD for gleefully texting me this and ruining my day, week, maybe month, or even life. Still, that rating does give me hope! #notitalian

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

The BBC have declared war with Italy.

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Quite an achievement to get this many crimes into one short video. #notitalian