Posted on 04/23/2024 9:42:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
In an effort to address a barrage of noise complaints, Milan is preparing to ban late-night snacks. This war on ice cream isn’t new, and does not sit well with many...
The Italian city of Milan is proposing a new law to ban ice cream after midnight, in an effort to protect the "peace and health" of residents.
A legislative starting paper has been filed by the city's local government. If passed, the new law could come into effect next month and last until November – something which local vendors will not be best pleased about, considering they are accustomed to selling gelato late at night as part of Italian culture.
The proposal would ban all takeaway food, including pizza and drinks, after 12.30am on weekdays and 1.30am on weekends and public holidays - all in an effort to clamp down on noisy groups crowding on the streets and keeping local residents up.
The ban would be in effect in 12 of Milan's districts – including the central districts of Brera and Ticinese, as well as Darsena, Lazzaretto, Corso Como, and the popular nightlife areas of Arco della Pace and Navigli.
Last month, mayor Giuseppe Sala stated that “a sizeable segment of the population is complaining about excessive noise.”
“In my role I have to listen to all citizens, including those who have to work and those who want to do their business,” added Sala.
“We are seeking a balance between sociality and entertainment, the peace and health of the residents and the free economic activity of traders and entrepreneurs,” Marco Granelli, the deputy mayor responsible for security, wrote on Facebook.
This isn’t the first time the Italian city is trying to get late-night gelato banned.
In 2013, the city council – under then mayor Guiliano Pisapia - failed in trying to get late-night ice cream lickers off the streets. The proposed measures were met with backlash – what the Italian media dubbed “the battle of the cones”. This included an ‘Occupy Gelato’ sit-in movement – a tastier riff on the populist socio-political movement that opposes social and economic inequality.
Citizens have until early May to appeal and suggest changes to the new proposed law.
Lino Stoppani, the president of Fipe, the Italian federation of public and tourist operators, told Italian daily Il Messaggero: “The problem of nightlife exists, but this rule will only create damages for businesses.”
As a riposte, Lorenza Bonaccorsi, president of Rome’s I Municipality, told the newspaper: “If it was up to me, I would ban the sale of take-away alcohol throughout the centre.”
Gremlins?
Ah. So, rather than crack down on the noisy hooligans, they’re going to shut down the poor schmucks trying to make a living.
Biden: Restriction on ice cream? What if that spreads to the US? I’ll be in the Situation Room. Get the Defense people here.
Mandate that they put sedatives in the evening gelato. Sales will rise and noise will abate. Everybody wins.
[Why Is Milan Poised to Ban Ice Cream and Pizza After Midnight?]
What if I’m making a long journey from Milan to Minsk and I need pizza and ice cream?
What if I’m making a long journey from Milan to Minsk and I need pizza and ice cream
Well, if you really want ice cream, you may be out of luck. There's plenty of gelato which is very similar to ice cream, but is not ice cream.
And for pizza, if you want the famous pizza napoletana, a real official one, then you need a DOC pizzeria as defined by the Denominazione di Origine Controllata. The dough contains nothing but flour, yeast, salt and water. The cheese may not be fior di latte (cow's milk mozzarella) but must be mozzarella di bufala (buffalo milk mozzarella). They know how to regulate everything in Europe, even pizza. That said, there is just lots of good pizza, so I would say get the pizza in Italy. I doubt any American chain pizza maker could survive there.
Would love to travel there to try some!
Second and third shift workers hit hardest.
They don’t exist in politicians pampered world.
I’m for banning food commercials after 7:00PM. They only serve to make me want to snack . . which is bad for me. I have willpower but I’m lacking in won’tpower.
Are those metaphors for something else?
Many Europeans don’t start an evening meal until 9pm or later. Craving pizza or gelato after midnight is normal, particularly given how Italians like to combine eating, conversing, and (often) singing into an hours long event. Milan is shooting itself in the foot — control the noisemakers, not the vendors.
How very Mussolini of them.
Noise complaints because people are eating ice cream?
My thought exactly!
Thank you for calling “Ask a Farmer” with your question of: “What’s a metaphor?”
It’s where the cows eat.
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