Category: Expert Roman
Phrase: troppo turisti interno
Translation: too many tourists inside
Background story: This is what the man trying to get people into his eatery told me as I was leaving the Piazza Navona at night. I looked at the loud tourists inside a place across the street and made a face of dissatisfaction. The man near me said, though his place was pretty full, that there were too many tourists, and shrugged. Always a good reason to avoid a place, this phrase will help you explain why you're moving on. And since you can say it in Italian, all the better.