Luigi (father): 'I want you to marry a girl of my choice.' Son: 'I will choose my own bride!!!' Luigi: 'But the girl is Bill Gates' daughter..' Son: 'Well, in that case . . . ok' Next Luigi approaches Bill Gates. Luigi: 'I have a husband for your daughter...' Bill Gates: 'But my daughter is too young to marry!!' Luigi: 'But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank' Bill Gates: 'Ah, in that case . . . ok' Finally Luigi goes to see the president of the World Bank. Luigi: 'I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president.' President: 'But I already have more vice-presidents than I need!' Luigi : 'But this young man is Bill Gates' son-in-law.' President: 'Ah, in that case . . . ok' And that, my friends, is how Italians do business.
