Recently leaving the area near the Rome Parliament Building I spotted a group of professional Italian men next to the Italian equivalent of a Secret Service element complete with a Military attachment. They were all laughing and joking in Italian, making fun (unbeknownst to the target) of an American man who walked by with a small frou-frou dog with an “Emotional Support Animal” vest. I speak Italian and suffice it to say, I won’t translate what was said because the Italians have a unique way of making any vulgarity exponentially more disgusting than necessary, but suffice it to say there was an unkind attack on this guy’s masculinity. And frankly, it was hilarious because the guy with his little dog came across as a wimp. As someone above so aptly pointed out, a lot of this ESA stuff is about getting attention, in this case, not the type that was probably desired.