Italian Business School

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.