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To: John Vosilla who wrote (109974)1/21/2015 12:23:23 AM
From: Elroy Jetson  Read Replies (2) of 218262
 
If a Northern European company shipped work down to Sicily:

1.) Very little work would get done;
2.) The quality of much of the work which did get done would not meet specs;
3.) Various Cosa Nostra or ‘Ndrangheta thugs would come by to collect their assessments;
4.) Transports of raw materials and finished work would go missing;
5.) Potential employees would much prefer working some place where they can be paid under the table;
6.) Transport by truck or train will be subject to unpredictable and huge delays.

Some Northern Europeans go to Sicily to enjoy a warm holiday where life is very slow-paced. Very few Sicilians can afford to go anywhere but Sicily. Northern Europeans purchase Sicilian olives and oranges and other produce. Work does get exported to Northern Italy.

There's a similar huge difference between Canada and Mexico with gateway cities like Vacouver, Montreal and Toronto very costly compared with most Mexican cities. Canadians go to Mexico for holidays, but very little work is outsourced from Canada to Mexico, apart from fruit and vegetables.

It's borders on parody, but the Italian television show "Inspector Montalbano" or "Il commissario Montalbano" in Italian really captures how Northern Italians see Sicilians. It follows the daily life of detective Salvo Montalbano in Vigàta, Sicily, working at Sicilian speed and working around the corruption and culture of Southern Italy. -- mhznetworks.org

Incidence of Extortion by Organized Crime in Italy by Province


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