Under The Counter isn’t romantically inclined. Mrs UTC gave up any notions of coming home to scented candles and a bed strewn with rose petals long ago; the last time the Auld Boy lit a candle was during a power cut in 1972.
But even he was appalled by news of a recent marriage proposal from Italy.
When you live somewhere like Venice – as Pitbull lookalike Salvatore Costarelli does – you’re not short of romantic places to propose: St. Mark’s Square, the Rialto Bridge, Harry’s Bar. You could even (carefully) get down on one knee in a gondola.
Not the bold Salvatore though. He popped into a supermarket to pop the question, using a microphone at the checkout to let Tiziana Famao know he had a special question for her.
“I love you, you’re my life, and I want to ask you, will you marry me?” he said (in Italian, obviously) before intercepting his bemused trolley-pushing sweetheart in the freezer aisle with a ring at the ready.
Tiziana said “sì” of course – how could she not? A quick kiss and cuddle later, the lovestruck couple got back to finishing the big shop, or “il grande negozio” as UTC now insists on calling it.
