Absolutely Massive Controversy In Italy

[@OhJustSomeRandomGuy]

You know why it's called the funny bone? Because it's the nerve that runs along the humerus.

[@cyberturkey77]

It aint so damn funny when you hit it though

[@milagomez55]

@@cyberturkey77not at all 😂

[@whiteace_t.k.o8060]

Loved tht fact tho humerus and so it’s funny tht it’s humorous

[@Alt453D]

in french we call it "little jew" i don't know why tho

[@Renoir.]

​@Alt453D wtf

[@omarmustapha6336]

zealand's hair is playing offside trap

[@whiteace_t.k.o8060]

That right there is a violation worthy of a month long ban 🤣😂🤣😂

[@de.n30]

Damn 😂

[@averageguy8974]

This is causing so much controversy here in Italy that I absolutely didn't even hear anything about it before this Zealand video

[@Andrea-ix7oh]

Questo è proprio un zelanda momento

[@jacopomangini3036]

Italians in the r/soccer thread agreed with him and said than when abroad they don't eat italian, so... Also, most "japanese" places in Italy are all-you-can-eat cheap japanese-chinese fusion adjusted for local taste, so Suzuki is kinda right. There are a bunch of japanese, classier restaurants operated by japanese people who are strictly traditional, but they're quite rare.

[@Zvabh]

​@@jacopomangini3036I didn't say that Suzuki isn"t right. I just said that his statement didn't cause any "massive controversy in Italy", in fact, no one cares about this if we're honest

[@jacopomangini3036]

@@Zvabh Yeah I wasn't criticizing you, this wasn't an item in italian press really, but it kinda blew up on r/soccer which is where I assume Zealand(ism) discovered it, but it didn't blew up because of outrage.

[@MaurizioMezzatesta]

I'm Italian, he's right. My brother went to Rome for 3 days and spent the whole time blasting out both ends because of some sushi they ate. His gf had to go to hospital. He did have a nice view of the colosseum from the toilet.

[@giupger2087]

I'm not Italian and ate great sushi when i was in Venice. On the other end, i got food poisoned more than once at Japanese restaurants lol

[@de.n30]

Nice view 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@croissantpower]

I had bad food once in Croatia I guess all Croatian food is awful then by your logic

[@HCMCDrives]

"Japanese born goalkeeper"... He's a Japanese goalkeeper, born in the US.

[@reecewilkins3833]

Zealand would have made it as a Premier League goalkeeper if it wasnt for that catastrophic funnybone injury

[@hitheremynameis-xd8os]

I lived in Italy for a while, and people always told me the sushi and poke places in Italy are famous for being money laundering places for the Mafia. It makes sense because you sometimes see an absolutely pristine looking sushi spot in the most run down towns in Italy

[@EmeraldRoller]

“Ow, ow, oh I hit my funny bone” - Zealandism 2024

[@Remianen]

"Never eat seafood in Colorado". Looks like someone's encountered Rocky Mountain oysters. 🤣🤣

[@Zealandism]

These are bull testicles for anyone wondering

[@amirilan4435]

I feel it's even worse coming from Italians who are nutorious of refusing to eat pizza or pasta outside of Italy

[@McPilch]

THIS. The only native Italians who would go to an Italian restaurant outside of Italy would be those who are in the Mafia and know of the guaranteed authentic establishments. 😂

[@dc6521]

An italian friend of mine actually PREFERS american pizza

[@Rutrakpm]

After accompanying the japanese national team, seeing Zion Suzuki in a video about a controversy made me sigh a little bit, I'm so glad it's just because of food

[@samuelschonenberger]

Funny that you called him a Japanese born keeper, when he is in fact a US-born Japanese keeper (grew up in Japan, has a Japanese and an American parent) You can't have him USA, he's ours

[@kieransteers]

I live in Bristol, England (Biggest city near Taunton) - I can confirm you are wrong, we do in fact have a Cuban restaurant. It's expensive, I haven't gone for that reason so cannot confirm or deny its authenticity, but we do, at the very least, have one

[@VRSMLTD]

calling taco bell a mexican restaurant is uh...interesting

[@AppleSauceGamingChannel]

Taco Bell has twice tried to franchise into Mexico and failed... what they served is confusing for Mexicans (wrong names) and too expensive for the quality on offer

[@Zealandism]

I was talking about two different things here, a Mexican restaurant is a Mexican restaurant, taco bell is alien food

[@aidenf.4900]

I wouldn't call Taco Bell Mexican Food even if I was eating at the Mexico City branch (which funnily enough, doesn't exist).

[@Watch_Derek]

I remember when United were looking at picking him up as the long term replacement to De Gea. I was excited about having a young guy with that much potential coming, and I'm glad to see his career has progressed so much since then.

[@lamorgan100]

It took me longer than I'd like to realise that you typed career and not cancer

[@Sigurdur5]

​@@lamorgan100 holy, the whiplash must've been insane initially

[@AnshGrover-se1ev]

as an Indian I don't properly agree because in any country we do look for that indian restaurant for even the slightest similarity of that spice we are well and truly additcted to it and many cuisines specially UK one tastes bland to us

[@gezblair]

If you want the finest English dining experience then it has to be a donor kebab, chilli sauce, no salad. Six pints of Stella beforehand are optional.

[@seanhodgkins821]

Gotta have some lettuce and garlic sauce with it

[@mithril_0047]

English dining - doner. ?

[@seanhodgkins821]

@@mithril_0047 you know we don't eat fish and chips 7 days a week right

[@welshsonic6879]

​@mithril_0047 yeah. A classic English dish, like Pizza or Chinese

[@mithril_0047]

@@seanhodgkins821 I know I’ve seen plenty of videos of chippy slop, spudslop, beanslop, do want to try a good Wellington though

[@tompurvis3628]

Came for zealandism left feeling like I just watched Anthony bourdain with all this food talk

[@DudelyMachine]

If Lorenzo Insinge had said, "I haven't tried the pasta in the US yet because I don't trust the quality," every Italian would be laughing in agreement.

[@KT-ki6gz]

Nah he’s right to be scared, the Italians will poison him with sushi for all the Japanese restaurants that put ketchup on pasta and call the dish “Napolitan” 😂

[@listey]

3:40 if you want the start of the video

[@edwardgranger742]

no we do not

[@cesuresesli]

Thank you

[@imammuttaqinashshidiqi8483]

Thanks Caleb

[@Chrisosch]

1 elbow hit in 10 seconds? Arm has fallen off..

[@francesoxberry6816]

...the desk

[@jacoblind5390]

He is actually Japanese-American so he probably has the same beliefs about Taco Bell as well.

[@MrAkabane1]

They don't do spaghetti and meatballs in Itlay, Zealand. You can have them separate but they don't put meatballs (polpetti) in a sauce and serve it on top of spaghetti. That's an American thing.

[@QuackingKing]

Dude, this doesn’t have anything to do with this video, but I fucking adore both of your channels. As an European - you’re pretty much the only American who talks about football that I watch, but seriously man, I adore your content. The knowledge, the delivery, the dry humor…I fucking love it!

[@lescorlett4133]

I'm using Suzuki in my Verona save, ace young keeper. Something smells a bit fishy with Italian sushi.

[@joebaxi01]

Japan is the second largest importer of seafood in the world

[@homeless471]

Zealandisms that focus on trivial non-football subjects like this are my favourite Zealandisms

[@rmmvw]

As someone who was born and raised in Florida, and now lives close to the Italian border, I can say that the sushi here is a lot of times, very questionable. For the Italians, it's a way to gorge themselves from eating sushi buffet style without any real surprises on the bill. I can say that South Florida has better quality because we usually pay by the plate. Can't speak on Japan though.

[@jordantrujillo3324]

Correction: buddy was born in New Jersey lol

[@MCSROkickz]

Yeah I was gonna say lmao

[@goalgoalgoal669]

Here's me thinking Italy was a surrounded by water on 3 sides. A peninsula I think it's called

[@68Boca]

A peninsula? By your logic , Iberia is a Peninsula, so is Greece. Don't forget Turkey!

[@goalgoalgoal669]

And florida

[@PhilCebollas]

@@68Bocala península ibérica es una península no?

[@Italonino]

Zion will have to make do with grilled octopus and aglio e olio with anchovies.

[@LiftandCoa]

0:38 Do or do not. There is no try. And you should definetly go on a run.

[@TempusFugit366]

People who say they wouldn't eat x food in the UK miss the fact that London is one of a handful of TRULY global cities and you absolutely can get whatever food you want there, almost certainly authentic, as long as you know where to go and don't mind paying through the nose for it.

[@MravacKid]

I mean, I'm not eating sushi anywhere... :p

[@Burpingtogheter]

Here's the thing: I'm from Italy and i am fortunate enogh to live pretty near Parma, we don't trust most sushi restaurants either and it's not because of the freshness of sea food available as it's not hard to come by in this region. The distrust many have towards sushi is rooted in tradition, we have the best food in the world and ushi as well as other foods foreign to the region like kebab, mcdonalds, calabresi, etc are just not as good. They offer decent enough food for a medium to low price, there's never going to be a lack of fresh ingredients, not in italy, that's not an issue here, our laws are strict and (here in the north at least) enforced. On the other hand, i have had the pleasure of knowing some of the people that work/own SOME of these restaurants and I've had the displeasure of knowing where SOME of these restaurants grow their own "food" and it is pretty gross, as much as i would love for everything around here to be perfect and clean and safe and whatever, having seen how SOME of these restaurants operate, at the very least a shadow of a doubt relating to where and how they get their food will unfortunately be present.

[@dnbtit]

You would struggle to find a taco bell in England

[@nvr1222]

Thia video 99.1%Food Talk .9% Football

[@DuncanMcCarthy]

I find it even more hilarious that the Italians are upset by this, when this is also the same nation that would crash out upon entering an Olive Garden in Topeka KS

[@Djungelurban]

Ironically though, Saizeriya in Japan is just about the best diner style franchise chain in the world in my opinion, and they serve Italian food. I'm sure actual Italians will have all kinds of opinions about it (cause they always do) and I'm not gonna say it's better than Italian food in Italy... But I'm also not gonna say it's not.

[@seanhodgkins821]

I dont think your taco in england thing translates very well. If the meat is from america then its illegal here so it might actually be better quality but tbh never even seen a taco bell here

[@seanhodgkins821]

Also what's he going on about with peas and mash?😂

[@pjkerrigan20]

Idk I’ve only ever had one taco in England, and it was pretty shit. I’m sure the meat was higher quality than Taco Bell (which is also shit), but the taco itself was awful. It was flavorless and the salsa was basically marinara. I’m just not sure the English people have any sense for the flavors of Mexican cuisine lol

[@cklambo]

​@@seanhodgkins821 think he means mushy peas

[@Bagster321]

Now, I'll say that if you're a chef, you can be a master of a dish that is not the nationality you are. But I also understand if you go to a different country, you also don't go there to want the food you have from your country. I get that. It's like going to an Indian restaurant and wanting to order a Vietnamese Bahn Mi. Or wanting a Halal Snack Pack and not going to Bankstown, NSW at 2am half drunk as is custom.

[@Goadventure43]

Zealands real Cuban food is the best

[@Bond95123]

Shout out butter pies🔥

[@copious983]

Beans on toast, some proper English Quisean. So to all brits out there DO NOT eat beans on toast outside of england. Please

[@adblox]

Negative Points in back to back seasons is crazy

[@ClellCarnesIII]

Tampa Cuban Sandwiches > Miami Cuban sandwiches 👀

[@FTSN365]

Taco Bell in Thailand is truly sad. They don’t even have beans !

[@xplurislifex6390]

Zealand did not go into this video with a plan at all. Dude ends up randomly trashing England and Taco Bell 😂😂😂😂😂

[@InvalidPony13]

You wouldn't eat french cuban food, but what about the rapidly shrinking chain of cuban food in Sydney?

[@enrobsokcaj]

Six minutes of rambling just to find out this is about a lad who doesn’t eat sushi. Incredible 👏

[@mattshark7665]

I have a Texan colleague, he found UK Taco Bell extremely disappointing.

[@WillAnderson-rk6vp]

Hey as an American my first night in England I had Taco Bell, now zeland I did have a pie or two after attending a few matches.

[@PersimmonHurmo]

sushi's really good in italy as well as all seafood, italians know their seafood Chinese restaurants run by Chinese owners were also fire cold water fish is brought from north atlantic, just as cold water fish in japan is brought from hokkaido and russia, fyi ikura is a russian word which the japanese borrowed i'm on the italian side here, the japanese dude is being supremacist for absolutely no reason at all

[@bimapriambada1098]

Nah, other than ichiran the quality of Japanese food is better in Japan than outside Japan. A lot of youtuber, fellow countrymen who went there said and approved Zion's side.

[@PersimmonHurmo]

@bimapriambada1098 the problem is not the fact that japanese food is better in japan, the problem is he insinuates that raw fish in europe and italy is not safe to eat

[@rossistfc]

Mr Zealand, there is a Taco Bell in Swansea and I think its only right that you try that specific UK Taco Bell

[@helderfonseca3856]

food=jaffa cakes usa usa usa

[@Domina7ion]

This is really rich coming from Italians. Many of my Italian family refuse to visit because of the food in England

[@Gosleh]

This is a weird predicament because I refuse to believe that Hispanic premier league players don’t know Hispanic food spots in the UK 😂

[@iori1303]

Never ever has an italian complained about italian food they ate outside italy made by a non-italian...

[@Krazy6ix]

there's like 5 authentic sushi restaurants in Parma... where he plays 😭

[@conn3XTS1n]

Quite insane that the intro/segway is more than half the video.

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

I've been to the USA once, NY, and that was my first chance to try taco bell, a name I had heard a lot on tv and the images associated with it looked amazing. It was the biggest food disappointment in my entire life upon this day. Half the guys that were with me literally took one bite and threw it in the trash, I dragged myself through it cause I was hungry, but that memory will stick forever, it was like a huge bubble had been popped, my vision about the USA was ruined. It was 2002, I suppose it didn't get any better since?

[@theangrykbdist]

Zealand says this right as a taco bell is opening in Peterborough 7:19

[@gavin4342]

The pronunciation of Jaffa Cakes. I love all the Americanisms but this one i am hurt

[@larsbaer3508]

In german it is called the music bone, maybe bc eeverybody makes wierd noises when the get hit there

[@patrickquinlan8825]

Zealand really went moist on his TEVAs roast, say it with your chest man those are the worst tourists

[@christianrinaldi309]

8:42 COLUMBIA RESTAURANT (sorta) MENTIONED (maybe implied?) 🗣️ 🔥

[@slushyseal_CXCVI]

And you know what else is massive…

[@jamesmorrison2405]

funny bone - Humerous...or however you spell it

[@Agueroooo]

To understand this all you need to do is flip it around on Italians. They’re not going to eat Italian food in Japan. They know they wouldn’t do that even though I’m sure there’s a few good Italian restaurants in Japan.

[@drebbihc]

I unironically love Taco Bell in England, one of my fave fast food places

[@ABiggles]

9:29 video and it took until 5:20 to get to the "Massive Controversy." Why is the introduction longer than the the main topic? Unfortunately more and more Zealandisms are like this. TLDW

[@pjkerrigan20]

Lol I know it’s only tangential to the topic of this video, but most of the seafood we eat in the US is imported. Whether ur on the east coast or in the Rockies, most of our seafood is coming from abroad. Norway, Patagonia, Alaska (obvi not abroad but far away), etc. It’s a very odd thing and certainly symptomatic of our unsustainable and convoluted food systems, but that’s a whole other conversation not really suited to this comments section. I just think it’s funny that most of the seafood I eat living in Mass is just as fresh (or not so fresh) as the seafood I ate when I lived in the Midwest

[@tehcolemanator4179]

The reason that Italians are getting annoyed is that Italy has the highest per capita consumption of sushi in the world so they think they're pretty good at it.

[@Zvabh]

I promes you we don't care, nobody is getting annoyed by it, and we don't think we're pretty good at it 😂

[@joshualiley]

Taco Bell in the UK is probably better than in the US because we have better food standards, Taco Bell in the UK is pretty good although I've got no idea how it compares to the US in terms of taste

[@Louie9692]

You know what else is absolutely massive?

[@purpleearth]

I'm italian and I didn't hear about this until now (not that I really care, I usually find it amusing when other italians get offended about food). But of course a japanese will not like the average italian sushi restaurant in Italy. It is not on par with the sushi served in the average japanese restaurant, it's far off from it. Like the average italian restaurant in Japan (think of Seizeria or other chains like it) is worse than an home made meal prepared by an italian university student who just went to live by himself.

[@chandlerking2260]

Thats the greatest footballer from arkansas!!! Shoutout zion

[@jakemills7835]

I have never been to the US but I can assure you that the Taco Bell in the UK is shockingly bad, at least the 2 in my city both are.

[@MCSROkickz]

Zealand, Zion Suzuki was actually born in New Jersey, not Japan.

[@atalantinopieva]

Fun fact: I have taken Suzuki in my Serie A fantasy draft. Always benched because I also have Juventus GK's You cannot rely on the dude, too much up & downs

[@rayeardley7618]

You would be correct to not go to Taco Bell in the UK for Mexican food, but not for the reason you think - it would be because Taco Bell doesn't sell Mexican food it sells TexMex...

[@aydankhaliq2967]

Suzuki is either really good or sent off the pitch.

[@cl5612]

You should look into the additive MSG. It's in many things, including pringles. I wouldn't be surprised if it's in McDonald's too, it's supposedly very addictive.

[@justanotherbob69]

Ok bot

[@cosmotheumbreontrainer]

Italian's act like he's put pineapple on pizza xD

[@HellStar24]

So they mad cause bro doesn’t wanna try a food they aren’t known for?? 😂😂

[@aim668]

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS MASSIVE?

[@aim668]

LOWWWWWW TAPER FADEEEE!!

[@RedBarbaronGG]

Let them eat Hawaiian pizza then

[@DisillusionedAcronym]

and the same people outraged that a japanese dude does not want to eat sushi in italy would throw mad tantrums if you said you were going to eat italian food made by anyone but an italian in italy.

[@beno1129]

That's human beings for you. Many people lack self-awareness sadly.

[@bobsteele9581]

Fresh peas straight out of the pod. Could eat them all day. Yum! 😁

[@georocc]

There are some brilliant cuban places in the UK made by cuban people :)

[@irialefe13]

Did Zealand forgot immigration happens in other countries as well ? I mean, in europe 90% of the time foreign restaurants will be owned by immigrants or descendants of immigrants who cook like they do in their country of origin

[@jayzerino]

6:07 video starts here

[@samuelgore202]

Man, i wouldnt eat taco bell ~anywhere~. Chipotle though.

[@koffeebeanz]

Is there an inside joke on why he's wearing a pampers hoodie?

[@maryannedouglas]

Is Japanese pizza better than Italian sushi?

[@vipertoasties8017]

Taco Bell is in England and it’s pretty good actually!

[@WUMBLERFUMBLER]

0 views don't quit the day job mate

[@random-ic2mc]

😂😂😂😭😭

[@reid566]

All sushi is frozen 7:18