TIL the term "Spaghetti Western" refers to Western films made in Europe. It's called such because most of these films were directed by Italians.
TIL the term "Spaghetti Western" refers to Western films made in Europe. It's called such because most of these films were directed by Italians.
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I was informed that Japanese people often referred to these as "Macaroni Westerns" which I think is even even better as it effectively also implies that they are cheaply made
I don't see how macaroni implies being cheaply made and spaghetti doesn't. Both are just pasta.
Macaroni generally has an association with cheap Mac & Cheese box meals. I do agree that, on a broader scale, they are both pasta and not really functionally much different.
Is that only an American association or does it hold in Japan as well?
I'd think the association is more towards Macaroni art, the sort that little kids do with glue and dry pasta.
A very American association. Here in Germany for example, macaroni are among the more premium pasta variants (not expensive but not the cheapest around). The cheap (and most common) noodles are actually usually spaghetti, fusilli and penne. Mac n cheese box meals are not really a thing here.