We need to talk about how Italy is the only country in the world where more people are searching for “calamari” than “Squid Game”
More generally, “air fryer calamari” is blowing up lol
Ok, flagging 2 things from replies

▫️in all my excitement, was sloppy on screen grab (South Africa also has “calamari” > “squid game”
▫️The Italian word for squid is “calamari” (although the internet is telling me it’s “calamaro” and I didn’t search for “game”

Pls advise

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