As part of a general policy of keeping offensive weapons off the street, Italy severely limits carrying a knife. You have to have a legitimate reason to be carrying the knife, and it is best if it is carried in a way that it clearly could not be deployed in an altercation. Italians are very aware of this, in much the same way that Americans think about carrying handguns.
Yet long, very sharp knives are in use everywhere. You aren't carving prosciutto without one! What do you do when you need your knife sharpened?
It turns out that one option is for the knife sharpener to come to you. I was walking over to Antonella's for the day's groceries. A man wearing an apron entered before me, negotiated quickly with Antonella, and left. I didn't think anything of it until I was walking back across the piazza and saw him working on her knives.
He and his co-worker had a small hatchback with a custom fold-out work table. Their honing equipment was mounted on the table and powered by the car.
Simple!
Yet long, very sharp knives are in use everywhere. You aren't carving prosciutto without one! What do you do when you need your knife sharpened?
It turns out that one option is for the knife sharpener to come to you. I was walking over to Antonella's for the day's groceries. A man wearing an apron entered before me, negotiated quickly with Antonella, and left. I didn't think anything of it until I was walking back across the piazza and saw him working on her knives.
He and his co-worker had a small hatchback with a custom fold-out work table. Their honing equipment was mounted on the table and powered by the car.
Simple!
interesting
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