Nothing to Complain About

My retirement boredom is on hold for a few months. We are spending a few months back where I meet my wife over 40 years ago.
I came here via a free ticket provided by Uncle Sam. How lucky I was. While others were sloshing around with 50 pound backs packs through the swamps of Vietnam, I was basking in the sun on a beach outside of Naples Italy.
Today, Italy’s economy is in terrible shape. It has been bad, but the Communist came into power two years and everything got much worse. Since The conversion of the Lire to Euros, prices have doubled. Wages and retirement benefits have fallen dangerously behind. Retirees are running out of money by the 20th of each month. Many have taken to petty thievery just to be able to eat. The Communist just got kicked out of power so everyone is waiting to see if the new government can make any real progress. Meanwhile, we have people coming by the Hotel every day looking for part time jobs to supplement their income. Most Americans don’t understand and appreciate how lucky they are