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Italian Grandmas Try Olive Garden

by Kat George

I officially wish I had an Italian grandmother. Any Italian nonnas out there: Are you looking to adopt? Because I'm looking to be adopted (with apologies to my Greek yiayia, you're still cool). There's a lot of these X-person tries fast food of their culture videos going around, but BuzzFeed has just outdone themselves with this Italian grandmothers trying Olive Garden chapter. If I'm going to be entirely honest, I've never actually tried Olive Garden, so I can't really empathize with the nonnas in this video, although I have heard first hand from friends who have had Olive Garden that it's absolutely disgusting. Which is probably why I have never been.

One of the Italian grandmas is especially crass, and you should know that the way to my heart is an old lady who drops a solid "F" bomb. Where was this lady when they were making The Sopranos? I feel like she could have drawn Tony into line for sure. Of all the grandmas, two are very optimistic, but the rest of them are pretty unhappy about the food. And as always with these videos, it's important to point out that some of the food served isn't even culturally accurate, it's just an American interpretation. Anyway, here are some of their reactions to the food:

1. Everything that comes out of this woman's mouth, forever

2. This nonna who doesn't mince her words

3. This nonna again

4. The very positive nonnas

5. This nonna who's not having any of your shit

Watch the whole glorious thing below, you will not regret it:

Images: YouTube(6)