Originally Posted by
TravellinHusker
I can guarantee you, that stiffing tourists is not the norm in Italy. There are bad apples in every group. In over 5 years in Italy, I've never been stiffed or taken advantage of for not being Italian.
One would think that Venetian restaurant proprietors take pride in dishing out inedible, overpriced nosh on their "menu turistico".
On the other hand, my ex-GF from Padova once explained to me that the restaurant owners quickly lose interest in customers who only want meals consisting of meat and potatos.