A spike of jealousy. This is how I define the French jeering at a possible EU ban on one of its best-known culinary products, the Mozzarella. In fact, following Magnini's joke on Alain Bernard having found "new good vitamins" to win the Eindhoven European Swimming Contest, the French are trying to defeat Italy's three major point of interests: cuisine, football and tourism.
Three patriots have come to protect Italy from this attacks. Paolo De Castro, Silvio Berlusconi and Roberto Donadoni.
First, Italy's Agriculture Minister has quickly answered the world demonstrating his confidence in mozzarella. He said that only 83 farms out of 1,900 are concerned by the dyoxine, and that their products have already been taken off the market. And, I dare to add, any italian product is much less contaminated by pesticides than any French product, as you can see on this post.
And, let me say, even if Japan and South Korea have halted imports of the mozzarella amid concerns about contamination, we don't care. Mozzarella is good for us and if they don't want to eat it, they can stick to McDonald as much as they like.
Second, Berlusconi, in a urge of patriotism, is defending the Italian airline, Alitalia, from the French attack. "Why are we giving our national company to the French?" Berlusconi asked in an interview published Thursday by the Turin daily La Stampa. "It's madness!". "The Italian consortium exists," he emphasized, naming the Ligrestis, Benetton and MedioBanca as possible savers.
Third, the Italian football coach Roberto Donadoni has claimed that Italy is in good shape heading towards EURO 2008 despite the 1-0 defeat in an international friendly against Spain. French should just keep silent and calm, because the umpteenth debacle is on his way for them. Italy will undoubtedly win the 2008 European Championship.
The question is now obvious: are we becoming a real united country? I hope so. And in any case whole Italy liked the performance of Carla Bruni who impressed fashion experts with her restrained glamour Wednesday as the French presidential couple arrived in Britain for a state visit.
Three patriots have come to protect Italy from this attacks. Paolo De Castro, Silvio Berlusconi and Roberto Donadoni.
First, Italy's Agriculture Minister has quickly answered the world demonstrating his confidence in mozzarella. He said that only 83 farms out of 1,900 are concerned by the dyoxine, and that their products have already been taken off the market. And, I dare to add, any italian product is much less contaminated by pesticides than any French product, as you can see on this post.
And, let me say, even if Japan and South Korea have halted imports of the mozzarella amid concerns about contamination, we don't care. Mozzarella is good for us and if they don't want to eat it, they can stick to McDonald as much as they like.
Second, Berlusconi, in a urge of patriotism, is defending the Italian airline, Alitalia, from the French attack. "Why are we giving our national company to the French?" Berlusconi asked in an interview published Thursday by the Turin daily La Stampa. "It's madness!". "The Italian consortium exists," he emphasized, naming the Ligrestis, Benetton and MedioBanca as possible savers.
Third, the Italian football coach Roberto Donadoni has claimed that Italy is in good shape heading towards EURO 2008 despite the 1-0 defeat in an international friendly against Spain. French should just keep silent and calm, because the umpteenth debacle is on his way for them. Italy will undoubtedly win the 2008 European Championship.
The question is now obvious: are we becoming a real united country? I hope so. And in any case whole Italy liked the performance of Carla Bruni who impressed fashion experts with her restrained glamour Wednesday as the French presidential couple arrived in Britain for a state visit.
