An Austrian prospective buyer of a Tuscan estate has recently wrote to an Italian local realtor, he was in contact with, asking for a 55% discount on a property, which he was interested in, due to the “imminent bankrupcy” of the Italian economy because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

This has been the response of the real estate agent:

«I am very grateful for your interest, however we do not expect the possibility to give you a 55% discount, as desired.

You see, my dear Sir, our Country always got up from the most difficult of trials that the history has subjected to it, and we got up once again.

Among other things, we have 70% of historical, artistic, and cultural global heritage.

The world’s greatest ancient civilizations flowered around the Mediterranean Sea. Civilizations that shared culture, progress and knowledge.

I suppose you are in your home too, so you surely have time to translate this mail, so I write to you in Italian, and also I invite you to translate this old saying: “On the dead lion, the dogs celebrate. But the lions remain lions, and the dogs, dogs”. Best wishes»