Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
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Well put. It's apples and oranges. American mob is about money and material gain first, honor and respect second. In Italy it's the other way around.

I'm trying to imagine Gotti in a pair of pantaloons and a knit cap, milking a donkey while hiding out in that farmhouse lol.


Agreed. The Italians have kept their special honor and respect very close to their hearts. It has been their bread and butter since it first got started. The US Mafia dropped it many, many years ago.

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