As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. The Medici family had to bring their Tuscan cooks up there so they could make something edible.
People were tired of eating things they could easily make at home.
I like thick or middle (spaghetti). Thin for me is always overcooked by the time I'm eating it.
The Italians were eating with forks when the French were still eating each other.