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The current Italian government has introduced the "ministry of industry and made in Italy". That's what's it called, made in Italy, in English in the official n

The current Italian government has introduced the "ministry of industry and made in Italy". That's what's it called, made in Italy, in English in the official name. I guess they're going to fine themselves.

thesuperbigfrog 4y ago
"Fatto in Italia" would be just as good, but might not be as widely understood by non-Italian speakers.
- pmoleri 4y ago
  Who cares? This is a form of protectionism aimed to national consumers.
- arlort 4y ago
  No it wouldn't, everyone uses "made in Italy" colloquially in Italian
- pmontra 4y ago
  It would feel weird to Italians too. Made in Italy is a sentence that has a long history and is widely used. Fatto in Italia would be laughed at. Then, if it becomes a law, it will be fatto in Italia. I bet against it.
  - squarefoot 4y ago
    Also because over here "fatto" also means "stoned".
  - toyg 4y ago
    "fatto" has slang associations with heroin use, so I doubt they'd go for that. But they could push some new branding, like "prodotto italiano".
  - Krooligyn 4y ago
    "Prodotto in italia" is already common and more targeted to italians. "Made in Italy" is mainly for exports.
- thegabriele 4y ago
  Or just "Italiano"?
samwillis 4y ago
Your not kidding: https://www.mise.gov.it/it/ https://www.mise.gov.it/it/
diego_moita 4y ago
Mamma mia! Questo è oro puro! I suggest they also forbid every cultural aspect of the Italian culture that came from America/England: Italian Rock & Pop, Spaghetti Western, Il Calcio (invented by the British),... And, btw, the food historian Alberto Grandi has been claiming that even pasta Carbonara is an American born dish...
samus 4y ago
The "made in" monikers are a concept that has genuinely arisen in the anglosphere though. It's over of the cases where it would be fully justified to keep using the English term. It would be like translating "mafia" or "pasta".

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The current Italian government has introduced the "ministry of industry and made in Italy". That's what's it called, made in Italy, in English in the official n

by lultimouomo 4y ago

thesuperbigfrog 4y ago
"Fatto in Italia" would be just as good, but might not be as widely understood by non-Italian speakers.
- pmoleri 4y ago
  Who cares? This is a form of protectionism aimed to national consumers.
- arlort 4y ago
  No it wouldn't, everyone uses "made in Italy" colloquially in Italian
- pmontra 4y ago
  It would feel weird to Italians too. Made in Italy is a sentence that has a long history and is widely used. Fatto in Italia would be laughed at. Then, if it becomes a law, it will be fatto in Italia. I bet against it.
  - squarefoot 4y ago
    Also because over here "fatto" also means "stoned".
  - toyg 4y ago
    "fatto" has slang associations with heroin use, so I doubt they'd go for that. But they could push some new branding, like "prodotto italiano".
  - Krooligyn 4y ago
    "Prodotto in italia" is already common and more targeted to italians. "Made in Italy" is mainly for exports.
- thegabriele 4y ago
  Or just "Italiano"?
samwillis 4y ago
Your not kidding: https://www.mise.gov.it/it/ https://www.mise.gov.it/it/
diego_moita 4y ago
Mamma mia! Questo è oro puro! I suggest they also forbid every cultural aspect of the Italian culture that came from America/England: Italian Rock & Pop, Spaghetti Western, Il Calcio (invented by the British),... And, btw, the food historian Alberto Grandi has been claiming that even pasta Carbonara is an American born dish...
samus 4y ago
The "made in" monikers are a concept that has genuinely arisen in the anglosphere though. It's over of the cases where it would be fully justified to keep using the English term. It would be like translating "mafia" or "pasta".