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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Mon Aug 2, 2004 @ 10:05am |
 Coolness: 69920 | London transit authority removing 'smelly' food posters that offended Italians
Canadian Press Sunday, August 01, 2004 LONDON (AP) - London transport authorities promised Friday to remove posters warning against eating on the subway that left a bad taste in the mouths of Italian diplomats. The offending advertisement depicted a man on a subway train surrounded by salami, strings of sausages and Parma hams, above the words: "Please don't eat smelly food." Guido Cerboni, economic affairs chief at the Italian Embassy in London, said the poster is "offensive and harmful to Italian products." He said Italian Ambassador Giancarlo Aragona had written to London transport officials and Mayor Ken Livingstone to complain about the ad. "We have no objection to the campaign about smelly food but we object to the way it has been presented," Cerboni said. "It is clearly harmful for Italian produce and also not very politically correct, because the man portrayed in the poster was clearly Italian or Mediterranean." Advertising executives have "obviously never eaten prosciutto" if they think it is smelly, he added. Livingstone said he ordered the posters removed. "As a lover of Italian food, I can say that the items illustrated both smell and taste delicious," he said. "I have asked London Underground to take the ads down immediately." London Underground apologized "for any offence caused to any members of the Italian community and charcuterie manufacturers and retailers." "The poster was meant to be a lighthearted attempt to dissuade Tube passengers from eating smelly foods," it said. "Under no circumstances was it meant to cause offence to any nationality or company." © The Canadian Press 2004 |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Aug 2, 2004 @ 11:07am |
 Coolness: 340610 | stipid fucking smelly italians. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Miss_Amanda replied on Mon Aug 2, 2004 @ 1:27pm |
 Coolness: 161490 | watch it bro or i'll crack you |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Mali replied on Mon Aug 2, 2004 @ 4:01pm |
 Coolness: 203060 | who cares if you eat food that smells on the subway.. thats just so weird |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Thu Aug 5, 2004 @ 4:00am |
 Coolness: 103710 | We should be grateful that Montreal has the one of the cleanest subway/tube/metro system in the world.
you should see the metro in Paris. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Sun Aug 8, 2004 @ 5:50pm |
 Coolness: 2750420 | i've pissed in the metros in paris ;)... your allowed! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» nothingnopenope replied on Sun Aug 8, 2004 @ 10:26pm |
 Coolness: 202170 | damn dirty french! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Aug 9, 2004 @ 12:14am |
| Coolness: 340610 | that can't be.. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Miss_Amanda replied on Mon Aug 9, 2004 @ 10:40am |
| Coolness: 161490 | ive pissed in metros HERE! |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» michaeldino replied on Mon Aug 9, 2004 @ 1:39pm |
| Coolness: 69920 | ive seen a guy take a dump at vendome metro |
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