Comment / Against the odds: Klaus-Michael Kuehne vs DSV – the devil and the holy water

scary evil clown asking for silence

By Alessandro Pasetti

13/04/2022

The pure delight of having Klaus-Michael Kuehne and DSV in the same sentence, unconsciously draws me to how my maternal grandma Lucrezia managed her business relationships in the local community where she grew up and lived all her life, while grandpa Piero – my father’s father – squandered a fortune on booze and related entertainment to please his mates.

One, Lucrezia, a ruthless, witty and obscure at times, opportunistic saver, used to count the cents but wasn’t shy at all about ...

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