Midnight Mike
2009-08-03, 08:43 AM
A Japanese couple has turned down a free trip to Italy after they were hit with a $1,200 lunch bill at a Roman restaurant.
The Italian government extended the all-expenses paid holiday to Yasuyuki Yamada and his fiancee after they were hit with the bill at Rome's famous Il Pasetto restaurant.
They were charged $350 for a single pasta dish and $200 just for service.
After paying the tab, the couple complained to police.
In a bid to repair the damage caused by the debacle, Italy's government offered the Japanese couple an all-expenses paid return holiday to Rome.
But Mr Yamada turned it down, describing it as a useless way to spend Italian taxpayers' money.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009 ... ?site=news (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/03/2644110.htm?site=news)
The Italian government extended the all-expenses paid holiday to Yasuyuki Yamada and his fiancee after they were hit with the bill at Rome's famous Il Pasetto restaurant.
They were charged $350 for a single pasta dish and $200 just for service.
After paying the tab, the couple complained to police.
In a bid to repair the damage caused by the debacle, Italy's government offered the Japanese couple an all-expenses paid return holiday to Rome.
But Mr Yamada turned it down, describing it as a useless way to spend Italian taxpayers' money.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009 ... ?site=news (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/08/03/2644110.htm?site=news)