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David Cunningham David Cunningham OP
Apr 14, 2023 at 05:24 PM ET
Virginia Tech’s Grant Basile Forgoes Final Year To Play In Italy
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SmithfieldHokie SmithfieldHokie
Heard this weekend it is $700k/year and gets to play on their national team
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flhokie25
Congrats Grant! Italy beats the hell out of Blacksburg in every single way!
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soflahokie
If you’re making $150k net in Italy, it beats the USA in almost every way
Quality of life, affordability, transportation, housing stock, food quality, access to leisure activities, healthcare, and the list goes on I can’t even imagine comparing Blacksburg to Liguria. That’s like comparing a Ford GT to a pinto. Even looking at Genoa which is not a nice town ** Edited by soflahokie at 4/15/2023, 1:08:56 AM
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JackDSML
Amazing that people all over the world want to come here.
I wonder what hardships you must have endured here.
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WildTurkE
US = income mobility. But once you make all the money in the world
you realize living in a shopping mall where you have to work until you're ten years from death is a tad overrated.
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Hokie622
Woof that cuts deep. Maybe a tad overstated, but I feel ya.
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TDVick
Your money goes a lot further overseas, the food is much more natural and
better. You don't get ripped off by the phone companies or get *****d and nickle-and-dimed by IT companies that have the government in their pocket. Unless you're getting some very complicated medical procedure, most common treatments are much cheaper overseas and you don't have to wait forever like in the US. America got sold down the river a long time ago. The places that are nice are getting so overcrowded because people from the crappier parts that are moving there that they are declining. Lockdowns, debt, needless tyrannical surveillance state, failed schools, crowded roads and crime. A lot of people that come here, do so to make money and then become passport bros, to go spend that money elsewhere. Some of this is simply that the dollar is still somewhat strong and the rest of world hasn't rebounded as much since 2008 and that makes our prices seem higher. America in 2023 seems like a slice of hell compared to the quality of life in 2003, 1993 or especially 1984. I spend a lot of time overseas and also speak to a lot of people that go abroad, or have one foot out the door and there is a lot of agreement on this view. America is a pretty bad deal in a lot of ways. If you work for a large corporation or bought real estate a long time ago before it appreciated then you might be in a decent position. A lot of people aren't in that cohort and can't really pay the bills. Just in case this perspective catches you by surprise. ** Edited by TDVick at 4/16/2023, 2:31:38 PM
Walkin` Willie Walkin` Willie
Not all over the world, just the countries that have it way worse than us.
There are countries who have put out travel advisories that the U.S. is not a safe destination. We are not what we once thought we were.
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UpperQuad
Blacksburg has better beer
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Hokie1992
Whose drinking beer in Tortona, Italy
A city between Milan and Genoa. Under three hours to Monaco and four hours to France and Switzerland. This is a home run signing for Basille. Sounds like he’s walking into a great opportunity as a pro player in Italy.
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TechAtty
Moretti! Great with pizza. I was told in Rome, "It is more better".
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Windows NT
Italy has better looking women
3TechFanz 3TechFanz
If you’re into hair where it shouldn’t be. Sure
VaTechHokiesACC VaTechHokiesACC
Depends on your definition of better looking
To each his own.
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knapnhokie
was just in Bburg last week been to italy gotta disagree
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ancient alien 2018
Never been to Napoli? Seesh.
Some of the women have better facial hair than the men!!
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Hokie1992
Where grant is headed is fashion model country
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Windows NT
no doubt.. versace... armani...
VaTechHokiesACC VaTechHokiesACC
Bro
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flhokie25
Delete
** Edited by flhokie25 at 4/16/2023, 8:35:53 PM
kingofcassell kingofcassell
transfer portal to Italy
This hurts. Dude scored 30 opening night and per your article double digits in 29/34 games. Baller. ** Edited by kingofcassell at 4/14/2023, 6:49:21 PM
Zanderhokie Zanderhokie
Il portale è morto. Lunga vita al portale.