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>>>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../wpasta131.xml
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>>>>> Angry Italians to go on national pasta strike
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>>>>> By Malcolm Moore in Rome
>>>>> Last Updated: 12:17am BST 02/09/2007
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>>>>> "On the 13 September, there will be no spaghetti, fettucine, farfalle
>>>>> or rigatoni in Italy, as the country goes on its first-ever pasta
>>>>> strike.
>>>>>
>>>>> A second strike over the increase in the price of a cup of coffee in a
>>>>> cafe, from 70 euro cents (50p) to one euro, has also been threatened.
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>>>> I had to look at the date of this posting, because I could save the
>>>> price of airfare on their price of coffee-- wouldn't 70 euro be abt $1
>>>> US? Since when have I had a cup of coffee for $1?
>>>> Dee Dee
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>>> When is the last time you had to rear a family on a takehome pay of
>>> ?1000? Actually, the average is supposed to be ?800.
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>> What the hey are you talking about anyway?
>> Dee Dee
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> Only that when takehome pay is about 1000 euro to support a family, 25%
> rise in the price of the national dish is enough to make you spit.
>
> You think 70 centesimi is cheap, but you don't live on that kind of money.
> It can't go both ways. You can't jack up food prices that impact families
> when alaries are not and have not in years gone up.



I completely understand your logic. I understand inflation.

From what I have read, I thought the prices of everything in Italy had gone
sky-high and Americans living there were almost unable to live on what there
salary; and my thought is that in American money, 70 euro cents is quite
reasonable (comparing it to prices here in the U.S.)

Perhaps I only went to tourist places 20 years ago, but I 'seem' to recall
that a cup of coffee in Italy was more $1US than that then. I was
wondering why it was less than a Euro now.

If I couldn't afford the cup in the restaurant, I wouldn't be drinking
coffee outside the home. Do they have thermos' in Italy?
But, yes, I know, this doesn't really address the problem, but it is a
band-aid until it gets solved.

Also I'm glad I can make pasta.

Dee Dee