We have this business guy in Germany....who went out and bought a title. Yeah.....you can buy titles around Europe.....like Duke, Lord, and Prince. It's a situation where you buy them, and you can't pass them down. I won't say there's much of a market for them, but people pay a fair amount to get this title and think it's neat for their future prospects.
Well....anyway, there's this guy....Prince Marcus von Anhalt. He did well in business but got into some tax evasion trouble. He's serving four years in prison now. I've seen interviews of the guy and will admit he is business-smart and fairly clever, but talks an awful lot and doesn't know when to shut up.
This week, he got into trouble in prison over a letter he sent out....which the prison folks read. He talked up over his prosecutor and described as a "wannabe Clooney" and being fairly 'small'. Well....the prison management decided it was an insult and will be fining the Prince 60,000 Euro. He's taking it to an appeal and it's hard to say if he'll come out paying this or not.
As for the insult? I hate to say this.....but half the guys in the US would be 'damn proud' if someone suggested they were a wannabe-Clooney. I'm not sure if German guys like the image or not. Maybe it's a German thing or just being compared to someone which is part of the insult. Germans get picky about insults in general. So, it's best to always keep your mouth shut when you might accidentally go off and do a stupid comment or two around the wrong people. Just some humble advice.
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