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by nobodysfool 4497 days ago
Well, I'm sure people from Brescia will not appreciate american restaurant food, but that's not the point.

You specifically mention foodborne illnesses.

The most common are: Botulism Campylobacteriosis E. coli Hepatitis A Norovirus Infection Salmonellosis Shigellosis

Normally this is because the food itself was contaminated at some point in the restaurant. That's not because the food itself causes illness, but the different bacteria, viruses, and parasites due to the environment. It's entirely possible that your regional friends are not used to the same pathogens as americans, so you had to suffer. Yet chances are if americans were to go to Brescia and eat out a lot, they would come down with the same foodborne illnesses because they also are not exposed to the same microflora as you have been exposed your whole life.