Several years ago a small rural town in Italy twinned with a similar town in Greece.
The Mayor of the Greek town visited the Italian town. When he saw the palatial mansion belonging to the Italian Mayor he wondered how the Italian could afford such a house.
The Italian Mayor responded, "You see that bridge over there? The EU gave us a grant to build a two-lane bridge, but by building a single-lane bridge with traffic lights at either end this house could be built."
The following year the Italian Mayor visited the Greek town. He was astonished at the sight of the Greek Mayor's brand-new house; gold taps, marble floors, it was marvellous. When he asked how this could be afforded the Greek Mayor said, "You see that bridge over there?"
The Italian replied, "No."
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