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When she says " 'Ndrangheta don't touch children women" In 2007 it is estimated that they made around € 2.867 billion from Prostitution and human trafficking. So yeah bullshit.

She's terrifying, trying so hard to make it look not that bad

Imagine your daughter goes to Italy as an Au-Pair only to fall in love and have a child with a mafia boss. I mean, this is pretty much the worst case, isn't it?

This lifestyle is probably being celebrated too much in popular culture. But when you think about it, they are basically also just criminals. Maybe better organized with a cooler image, but still criminals. Her Northern British accent is a bit confusing, you wouldn't expect that haha, but I understand because she is half-British and lived there most of her life.

This is a weird one, I'm not sure how much one can trust her. It seems more like she is boasting about that life then anything. Most of the things she said where stuff that you can read on wikipedia anyways.

Does she seem proud of her family's achievements in the world of crime ?

The gulf between the attitudes of this comment section and the prior mafia interview 9 months ago is fascinating.

Thank her for being honest. It's very important for human nature to be honest in such extreme spheres.

“My name is Meadow Soprano and I was the daughter of the former Don of New Jersey”

Women and children might not be targeted by other clans but its different if they want to escape this life. Like the case of Lea Garofalo, who was murdered by her own family after she tried to leave with her daughter. There's a TV series about this called The Good Mothers (based on the novel) which also depicts how poorly those wives and daughters are treated within these families. And for those who dont have the attention span to check out or listen to her story; born in Italy, English mother and Italian father. Came back to UK (Blackpool) aged 9. Hence the northern English accent. Went back to Italy as a young adult and became part of the 'family business'. Came back to UK later on and convicted of money laundering, spent time in Durham prison while Myra HIndley and Rose West were there.

I took a gap year to work in Sicily teaching English, and even at my little level, wow, what I saw. I'd see burnt cars while walking to work, or burger vans who hadn't paid 'pizzo'. My school owner am sure was one of them as I was quite outspoken to her about not doing things for her like driving to dangerous villages on the roads etc and she swiftly got rid of me for no real reason when covid hit. I used to feel ok in some cafes but others had this dark and ominous presence. I had a student too who I just couldn't get rid of for 2 years with a big business and it was very scary, so I am glad I came back. Even at my little level you sense it.

The passage of time has made this Calabrian Mafia princess into a Lancashire housewife. Amen.

I love how she subtly shits on the American mafia.

Glad I read the description, at first I was wondering "how is someone like that not in prison?"

"Meadow Soprano is on line 1".....FASCINATING story and storytelling!

" it needs the government to NOT take a blind eye " , let that sink in

She needs to have a sit-down interview with Michael Franzese!

Amazing story

Thankyou.

Had to turn on CC