In my country there is quite a bit of good Italian food. I live in Germany and there are a ton of Italian restaurants there because of the Italian immigrants in the 60ies. Also, they get really good ingredients directly from Italy, so I claim that we (Southern Germany) have the best Italian food outside of Italy.
Oh and all you New Yorkers out there ... I was in New York 3 weeks ago, and trust me our Pizza over here is better - (2007-12-09)
There is a big difference for sure. Even more, there is a big difference among of Italian or Chinese food in different countries (not in Italy and China). - (2008-07-16)