You're the one whose outraged I don't know why you're getting all bent out of shape and butt hurt arguing with everyone over American influence, go to bed dude seriously. Go find something else go be passionate about and stand on a hill for. You're literally the definition of an annoying american abroad

Thats not answering the question, italy doesn't give visas once you're already there you need to get them in your native country at the consulate, what are you saying you went to italy, got a job in a salumeria and they went all out and through hoops to get you a visa? That is very unlikely

Also how where you in italy over a year more than 3 months you need a visa and its only up to a year, they're not gonna give you a work visa for a tourist to go work in a salumeria to find the job randomly once they're already there

I'm not going back and forth on this, I don't really care if you supposedly lived there for a year even if it's hypothetically true it doesn't make you italian or knowing the culture and how they only talked about American influence i know for a fact thats a lie most europeans look down on American cuisine and the only thing they like or can be impressed with is the big gluttinous portions. You sound like one of those annoying americans who goes abroad on vacation for a week and thinks theyre a conniseur on that country. Also a lot of larger cities in italy dont like tourism and dont want them there, which i dont get because the money it brings in, so they're not going to cater to their stupidity. The closest thing you'll find to bacon is pancetta and salamis, "pepperoni" in itsly is literally aliced peppers the vegetable on pizza.

McDonald's is everywhere so that point is proving nothing, I have a McDonald's post on my account from Italy when I was there in the summer for my cousins wedding

Dude I'm italian I can assure you 100% italians aren't doing anything based on what Americans think or what's trendy in America, they don't care at all. They'll serve you what they make and if Americans don't like it theyll tell you to leave or fcuck off. And where are you finding American style pepperoni on pizza or something similar, in the south atleast I've never seen such a thing it doesn't exist