Back in Italy I had an uncle I’ll call “Pietro.” Even as a little kid, I understood how selfish, ungrateful, and boorish he was. Uncle Pietro, from what I saw, was not highly motivated. Whatever he managed to accomplish and obtain in life, it was thanks mostly to his brother, my father, who was generous […]
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28. The Village of Millionaires
There is a village nestled in the mountains of south central Italy that boasts some 30 recently-minted millionaires, thanks to a lottery jackpot. But this is no fairy tale. To understand how this came about it is important to understand how much Italians love to play the lottery. The Italian lottery system is more complicated […]
ANTON CIRCLES HIS WORLD 