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An Italian waiter has gone viral after a video of him refusing to serve a customer her cappuccino until after she finished eating her pasta was posted on social media.

The clip was posted by Nadia Caterina Munno, a cook, author and influencer known as The Pasta Queen on Instagram earlier this week.

It shows her and her friend Cat Sullivan dining at a restaurant in Milan, when Sullivan asked the waiter for a cappuccino while still eating her pasta.

The man serving the pair appeared shocked at her request. In Italy, it is common to only drink cappuccinos before 11am, and espressos after dinner. It is also frowned upon to pair cappuccinos with pasta dishes.

The waiter asked Sullivan: “With pasta? After pasta. Are you sure?”

When she answered in the affirmative, he walked away and remarked: “This hurts so bad.”

The clip then shows Sullivan sipping on her wine with her empty plate in front of her. The waiter then arrived to clear her plate and place her cappuccino in front of her.

Sullivan thanked him, but added: “But I just finished my pasta?”

“I am sorry we are slow… we made sure to delay as much as possible so you wouldn’t eat your pasta with cappuccino,” the waiter confessed with a smile, with both Sullivan and Munno bursting into laughter.

Later, Munno revealed that the request was a prank on the waiter, adding: “I can’t believe that I am even involved in this prank.”

She captioned the humorous video: “In Milan with my friend Cat and a traumatised waiter.”

Some found the waiter’s strict adherence to Italy’s unspoken food rules hilarious, but others were less than pleased with his customer service.

“I feel so uncultured right now, because I would actually be annoyed. If I’m a paying guest, give me what I want, within reason of course,” one person wrote.

Another said: “The customer is always right. Mr waiter [sic] has no business telling her what not to drink with her pasta.”

However, several people defended the waiter, with one person explaining: “Losing a customer is not the end of the world in Italy. The waiter’s job is to give the customer the best experience of how the chef wants his food to be experienced.

“So if you don’t like it, you can leave and the world does not revolve around you.”

Others chimed in with their own experiences of ordering food in Italy that is deemed outside of the norm.

“My boyfriend wanted to order pasta Bolognese in Venice and the waiter denied the order,” one commenter wrote.

A second shared: “I once had a very nice gelateria employee in Rome refuse to give me the first flavours I ordered because they wouldn’t go well together.”

At 99, billionaire Charlie Munger shared his No. 1 tip for living a long, happy life: ‘Avoid crazy at all costs’ Charlie Munger, who died at age 99 last week, attributed his success and longevity at least partially to a single piece of advice: “Avoid crazy at all costs.” That’s what he told CNBC’s Becky Quick last month, in an interview meant to air on his 100th birthday in January. Munger was known as the longtime business partner and friend of fellow billionaire Warren Buffett, whom he worked with for nearly 45 years. The partnership proved successful for both: Munger’s net worth was most recently estimated at $2.3 billion, according to Forbes. The 93-year-old Buffett boasts an estimated net worth of $120 billion, making him the seventh-wealthiest person in the world. When pressed for his keys to a long and successful life, Munger at first demurred, saying “I don’t know the secret.” Then, he added that he’d avoided major catastrophes in his life because he was “so cautious,” always avoiding obvious risks in his personal life and career. “Crazy is way more common than you think,” said Munger. “It’s easy to slip into crazy. Just avoid it, avoid it, avoid it.” What exactly constituted “crazy,” in Munger’s estimation? “My partner Charlie says there is only three ways a smart person can go broke: liquor, ladies and leverage,” Buffett told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” in 2018. By leverage, Buffett was referring to the strategy of borrowing money to invest in stocks or buy another business. Berkshire Hathaway — Buffett’s investment holding company, where Munger served for decades as vice chairman — would “easily be worth twice what it is now” if the pair had used the strategy, rather than simply reinvesting its past earnings, Munger told Quick. But it would have been risky — and while Munger and Buffett could absorb significant losses without a sweat, Berkshire’s smaller shareholders weren’t so lucky, said Munger. The duo intentionally decided to protect their cohorts by running Berkshire in a “very cautious” fashion, favoring long-term investments over short-term gambles, he added. As far as other definitions of “crazy,” Munger clarified his general stance on personal vices: If it can “take that many fine people into deep trouble,” stay away from it. That included smoking and drinking to the point of alcoholism, he said — noting a prevalence of alcoholics and “near alcoholics” in his own family. “My game in life was always to avoid all standard ways of failing,” said Munger. “You teach me the wrong way to play poker and I will avoid it. You teach me the wrong way to do something else, I will avoid it. And, of course, I’ve avoided a lot, because I’m so cautious.” Two minor vices he could never give up, he acknowledged: peanut brittle and Diet Coke. “I’m sure Diet Coke shortens my life a little,” he said. “But I don’t give a damn.” DON’T MISS: Want to be smarter and more successful with your money, work & life?  Sign up for our new newsletter! Get CNBC’s free Warren Buffett Guide to Investing , which distills the billionaire’s No. 1 best piece of advice for regular investors, do’s and don’ts, and three key investing principles into a clear and simple guidebook.

Alora barag sa KathNiel fans, nag-sorry agad: ‘Insensitive joke po, mali ako…di na mauulit’ KINUYOG ng KathNiel fans at mga netizens ang komedyanang si Alora Sasam dahil sa kanyang “insensitive joke” sa breakup nina Kathryn Bernardo at Daniel Padilla. Na-bad trip ang mga supporters nina Kath at DJ nang mabasa ang ipinost ni Alora sa kanyang X account sa gitna ng pagluluksa ng milyun-milyong KathNiel fans sa buong mundo. Isa si Alora sa mga close friends nina Daniel at Kathryn kaya naman sumama ang loob sa kanya ng mga fans dahil sa tila mapanukso niyang social media post na burado na ngayon. Kahapon, December 1, nagbahagi nga si Alora sa X ng litrato nila ni Kathryn kung saan nakayakap sa kanya si Kathryn habang tila may ibinubulong. “Shot puno mamaya. Bawat tumakas,” ang nakalagay sa speech balloon ni Kathryn. Sabi naman sa speech balloon ni Alora, “Pwede iwan ko na lang atay ko? Balikan ko bukas.” Hirit pa ni Alora sa caption ng ipinost niyang picture, “December 1: Philippine National Shot Puno Day.” Kasunod nga nito ay binatikos ng netizens si Alora dahil hindi nila nagustuhan ang pagdyo-joke nito sa paghihiwalay nina Kath at Daniel. Hindi raw ito ang tamang pagkakataon na gawing katatawanan ang pinagdaraanan ng KathNiel. Baka Bet Mo: Alora Sasam nag-sorry sa KathNiel nang magbakasyon sa Thailand: Pasensiya na sa istorbo, hiyang-hiya ako! Narito ang ilan sa mga comments na nabasa namin sa post ni Alora. “Wala pang lagpas 24hrs since the announcement kagabi. The pain is still fresh. Kahit kaunting respeto man lang sana.” “Alora posting a meme a day after kathniel confirmed their breakup while everyone is saddened. shows how insensitive she is.” “Matagal ka ng insensitive pero mas pinamukha mo ngayon kung gaano ka ka-insensitive.” “Okay lang sana if hindi naman sya kilala but she’s literally one of kath’s friends. feels like she’s celebrating the break up or smthn.” “God bless you, @alorskieee we hope you also find peace and you’ll put your good effort in the right place, in the right way.” “The fans are well aware that the world won’t stop just because we’re hurting but please lang, have some little kindness and be sensitive enough. 12 years ‘to, alora!! 12 freaking years!! parang di naman nag grade 2 dyan.” “YUNG TINUTURING KANG KAIBIGAN PERO GINAGAWA KA LANG MEME SA LOWEST POINT MO. KAPAL NG MUKHA NITONG ALORA NATO LITERALLY KIMMY!” Matapos ma-bash nang bongga, nag-sorry agad si Alora sa mga fans dahil sa kanyang “insensitive joke”. Aniya sa kanyang X post, “Hello po, sorry, insensitive joke po. Mali ako. Di na po mauulit. Sorry po. Deleted na po.” Nitong nagdaang November 30 inihayag nina Kathryn at Daniel sa madlang pipol na naghiwalay na sila matapos ang 11 years bilang magkarelasyon. Sey ni Kathryn, “I’m well aware of the rumors and speculations going around, and as hard as it is to put everything into words, I want you to hear it straight from me; It’s true that Deej and I have decided to part ways. “Like any relationship, we tried our best to make it work. We’ve been drifting apart for a while now, and we ultimately had to accept that we can’t go back to were we used to be. “It just won’t be fair to pretend that everything is still the same,” aniya pa. Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Bandera. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.

Norman Lear, who made funny sitcoms about serious topics, dies at 101 Norman Lear, who addressed serious issues in humorous sitcoms, died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 101. Matthew Lawrence, a spokesperson for the family, said the producer and screenwriter died of natural causes. Lear was hailed for producing beloved television shows like All in the Family and The Jeffersons , and later, for his work as a political activist. A post on his Facebook page said that he was “surrounded by his family as we told stories and sang songs until the very end.” The families in Lear’s shows had conversations about the real things that were going on in the 1970s. Before these shows, television worlds were simpler, nicer places, says Darnell Hunt, a leading scholar of racial representation on TV. They had plot lines like: “I burnt the pot roast. What are we gonna do we don’t have anything for dinner. Or I have a talent show at school and I don’t know how to dance.” Then Lear’s roster of hit ’70s sitcoms revolutionized television. “Those shows took on issues that couldn’t be resolved,” Hunt says. “They were issues that were at the heart of inequality and struggle in American society. He tackled everything from homophobia, sexism, racism, you name it.” If you watched All in the Family, you probably already have a sense of Lear’s own family. Archie Bunker is reminiscent of Lear’s own father, Edith was based on his mother, Jeanette, and America knew Lear’s ex-wife Frances as the character Maude. Lear grew up in a Jewish family in Connecticut. “I was a kid of the Depression,” Lear told NPR in 2012. “I saw my father’s brothers go belly up. My father was always belly up. It’s very difficult for me to call my father what he was, so I use ‘rascal.’ He served time. He was in trouble a lot with the law. … But I can’t overstate how much I loved him. You hear me talk about him lightly because I cannot make him a villain. I loved him.” Lear dropped out of college and enlisted in the Air Force to fight in World War II. In his late 20s, he moved to Los Angeles. He struggled for several years, selling furniture door to door, taking baby pictures. Eventually, he talked his way into writing for a nightclub comedy act, which led to variety show gigs. “He worked for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and then Martha Raye — this is a kind of who’s who of television in that era,” says Marty Kaplan, founding director of the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California. By 1971, Lear was almost 50. He had produced and directed some shows and movies, and his life was about to change. “I’d read in TV Guide about this British show Till Death Us Do Part, ” Lear recollected in the DVD set The Norman Lear Collection. “That dynamic of the father and the son and the political arguments and the bigotry and so forth — that was my father,” Lear says. “I grew up with that. I couldn’t believe it hadn’t been my idea, it was so clearly a show.” So he decided to make his own version. He cast stars like Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton and he got a pilot filmed. But Lear had to fight for years to get All in the Family on air. When it finally did air, viewers got this warning first: “The program you are about to see is All in the Family. It seeks to throw a humorous spotlight on our frailties, prejudices and concerns. By making them a source of laughter, we hope to show — in a mature fashion — just how absurd they are.” The network was prepped for lots of complaints about the family patriarch, Archie Bunker’s, unbridled racism. But people got it — and All in the Family made it to the top-10 for eight of its nine seasons. “I set out to make people laugh, truly to make people laugh,” Lear said. “But we approached it seriously. Our writers read two, three newspapers a day, paid a lot of attention to their kids and families, came in to talk about everything that was affecting us in our daily lives. And that’s where we got our material.” All in the Family was the beginning of Lear’s sitcom reign. Edith’s cousin Maude, spun off her own show. Maude’s housekeeper Florida and her family became Good Times — about a black family struggling with poverty. And then came The Jeffersons, about a black family on its way up. “The Jeffersons were unabashedly black,” says Darnell Hunt. “It tried to engage race and class dynamics and gender dynamics at the same time. I remember The Jeffersons growing up, I remember feeling like, there really isn’t anything else like this on TV so I have to watch this.” Hunt says the portrayal of a black family was far from perfect, but it had a level of realness that black audiences could relate to. The Jeffersons ran for 11 seasons — one of the longest running sitcoms on television. It became another Lear success story. “He had at one point, three out of the five top shows on television, and this was a time when there were only three networks,” says Kaplan. “Routinely, a show might get 50 or 60 million viewers. He was in direct contact with the living rooms and families of the country.” Lear took that reach seriously. He routinely fought with executives to get on storylines that reflected the social upheaval of the ’70s, with the black power movement and women’s liberation. “It didn’t escape our notice also that if you can get people to care when they laugh, they will laugh more,” Lear told NPR in 2008. By 1980, Lear was moving away from sitcoms, and toward political activism. “The mixture of politics and religion scared the hell out of me,” he said. “And I went out and made a 60 second television spot.” In that spot, aimed at the religious right, Lear says: “There’s something wrong when people — even preachers — suggest that other people are good Christians or bad Christians, depending on their political views. That’s not the American way.” He says he never intended to start an organization, but People for the American Way “just sprung up around it.” Lear bought an original copy of the Declaration of Independence and toured the country with it. A nonprofit campaign that grew out of that tour called We Declare says that it registered nearly four million young voters ahead of the 2008 election. Lear’s passion and activism turned him into something of a lightning rod. “I’ve received a lot of death threats,” he told NPR in 2012. “I never intended to be a lightning rod. Somebody asked me in an interview, if I had a bumper sticker, what would my bumper sticker be? And I said, ‘Just another version of you.’ And that’s what I think we all are — versions of each other.” In more recent years, Lear had something of a comeback in Hollywood. For example, he helped reboot his series One Day At A Time . He was pitching pilots and holding political fundraisers, and recording twitter videos on his front porch — even after turning 100 years old. Kaplan says Lear did all he did with humor and compassion. “Norman divided people into wet and dry,” Kaplan explains. “Dry people were calm, cool, unruffled. Wet people were emotional, and impulsive, and things get to them.” More On Norman Lear Lear considered himself a “wet” person — he teared up, he joined causes, he acted on what he believed — and his life was anything but dry.

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