As we know, for centuries Rome regarded the Open Hot Turkey Sandwich as the height of licentiousness.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims a historical city viewed a sandwich as morally corrupt.
- In plain terms
- He says Rome thought an open turkey sandwich was sinful.
- What can you take from it?
- Societies often create strange moral rules.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do cultures create weird rules?
- What food is treated as forbidden?
Another view
There is no historical record of Rome banning turkey sandwiches.
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