Local Tradition Quotes

If I'm in Rome for only 48 hours, I would consider it a sin against God to not eat cacio e pepe, the most uniquely Roman of pastas, in some crummy little joint where Romans eat. I'd much rather do that than go to the Vatican. That's Rome to me.

Feasting is also closely related to memory. We eat certain things in a particular way in order to remember who we are. Why else would you eat grits in Madison, New Jersey?

You knows dat in New Orleans is not morning 'til dee sun come up.

When I am at Rome, I fast on a Saturday; when I am at Milan, I do not. Follow the custom of the church where you are.

I have been to Tirupathi more than I have ever been to my grandpa's place. Every Telugu is a Tirupathi guy!

The food in the South is as important as food anywhere because it defines a person's culture.

Living in Cape Breton, it's really all about fiddle music, so it's not like there were other instruments out there that tempted me and it was like I had to decide which one. It was automatically fiddle, because it's the predominant instrument in Cape Breton Island.

A foreign ideology cannot be introduced into Chechnya - were it through an Arab or al-Qaeda. Our experience is rich and long enough for us to be Muslims and know what jihad is.

I think most people don't even know what 'woo pig sooie' is if they're not a sports fan or they're not from Arkansas.

I like being Southern; I like going to Cracker Barrel - I mean, that's just how I am.

When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently according to the place, the occasion and the situation of those who were listening to him.

Thin crust, provolone cheese, marinara sauce - it's just a St. Louis thing. That's what I grew up eating.

I was born in a mining village, and you either played football or played football. If you didn't play, there was something wrong with you.

The first thing I do when I get back to my hometown, San Antonio, is eat Whataburger.

Nobody should imagine that they could go to England and change the way that football is played there. Just as nobody should imagine that they could come to Italy and change the culture or the DNA of Italian football. Or even the DNA of the club where they work.

I rode on a float in one of the parades in Mississippi. It's an experience.

Please go to this pizzeria. Order the margherita pizza with double mozzarella. If you do not eat this pizza when you are in Naples, please lie to me and tell me that you did.

When I go to Rome, I fast on Saturday, but in Milan I do not. Do you also follow the custom of whatever church you attend, if you do not want to give or receive scandal.

Music and dance is part of everything in New Orleans. So I grew up appreciating it all.

When I think about singing, and music, I think about how the people who live on the East Tennessee side have more of a curve or yodel to their voices, and then you think about the curve of mountains.

I played sports because I think it's mandatory in the greater Boston area regardless of your aptitude. It's like, well, what else would you be doing?

Cyder was anciently the main drink of the country people in the West of England.

There is nothing wrong with the name White Settlement, and the majority here is proud of the name.

I'm from Boston: if you don't like sports, they kick you out.

I'm from a really small town, and everybody there drives trucks. They're all farmers.