Luigi finally calls a place home....

After living in Milan Italy for over 25 years, Luigi has a new place he can call home. Luigi isn't your typical worker, the 40 year old from the industrial side of Italy enjoys food. He munches on Bruschetta, Focaccia Bread, Margherita Pizza, Pasta Con Pomodoro E Basilico, Mushroom Risotto, and lots of other things with tomatoes back in his home land. His mother, who stays in Italy, didn't want to come to Canada because of the coldness. "My mother thinks Canadians live on ice, and that they stay in Igloos. They also hunt moose and elk all season", Luigi said.

It is also apparent that Luigi's mother has to take care of her elder parents. Luigi's grand-parents are too old to travel to such a big country. They know how the health care system works in Italy. After hearing of how people have to wait for hours for a bed in Ontario, they couldn't imagine of how someone who really needs one could wait.

How do you get a Lamborghini through here?

After coming to Canada two months ago, how does Luigi adjust to Canadian life? "You know we're use to using our hands in expressing ourselves. If someone gives me the finger back home it means How's it going. Here I get it all the time, especially when I drive slowly. I guess people here are so curious, that given the chance, they want to get to know me better " says Luigi. 

We wanted to find out what were things that Luigi didn't like about the hammer. 

He said he didn't like not having afternoon naps during the middle of the day.

Luigi says "One time when working for the city, I was making sidewalks. I put the wheelbarrow to the side, and laid on the grass with my arms out. About 10 minutes later someone phoned 911, and reported a dying man on the ground. When they got there, I explained I was taking a nap and they gave me a $240 dollar bill. What kind of fucking country is this? I make money, then they take it all back."

What made Luigi even more madder were the lack of good quality Italian Restaurants in the hammer. He said "They have this pizza place, that pizza, place, this isn't food, it's something rats eat outside. When I heard San Remo is ran by two people, what will I do when they retire?  People have to retire one day. Who will take over? What if their kids don't want to take care of the business? I will have a heart attack. It's a disgrace children this days don't inherit their parent's business." But that doesn't stop Luigi, he hopes one day to take off his gloves and run for city. He said when you got people on scooters going down Main Street like Mario Kart faster than a Ferrari, then you know you got a problem, more stop signs are needed!

Luigi is a part-time contract worker for the City. He enjoys his daily Timmies, and espresso. If you'd like to meet Luigi, you can often see him working where there is sub-sub contracted work in the neighborhoods. Whatever you do, please do not honk your horn at him if you're driving.