Sidewalks

[Guest guest]

An American attorney had just finished a guest lecture at a

law school in Italy when an Italian lawyer approached him

and asked, "Is it true that a person can fall down on a

sidewalk in your county and then sue the

landowners for lots of money?"

Told that it was true, the lawyer turned to his partner

and started speaking rapidly in Italian. When they

stopped, the American attorney asked if they

wanted to go to America to practice law.

"No, no," one replied. "We want to go to

America and fall down on sidewalks.