English Original
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 country and then sue the landowners for lots of money?"
Told that it was true, the lawyer turned to his partners 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."
中文翻译
一位美国律师刚结束他在意大利一所法学院的客座演讲，一位意大利律师便走上前来问道：“听说在你们国家，一个人跌倒在人行道上，就可以起诉土地所有者，获得巨额赔偿，这是真的吗？”
得到肯定的答复后，这位意大利律师转向他的同行，开始用意大利语快速交谈起来。等他们说完，美国律师问他们是否想去美国从事法律工作。
“不，不，”其中一人答道，“我们想去美国，跌倒在人行道上。”