Yet, unlike the English (and Italians), I am imbued with an Australian contempt for divisions of class, for overt shows of elitism and blatant nepotism.
Fury at corruption and nepotism, youth unemployment at 28.7%, low wages and limited job opportunities that force qualified Bulgarians to find work overseas, and a sense that those in power have for too long put their own interests above those of the country, have coalesced this year into one long pulse of anger.
Although appalled by corruption, he cheerfully admits to granting interviews to journalists whose fathers were his friends (including, full disclosure, the editor who commissioned this piece), while denying others' requests, and looks astonished when I call this nepotism.
The long-running political drama starring Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's relentless campaign to democratically reform Malaysia's government of its corruption and nepotism recently took another absurd turn with his criminal prosecution for allegedly sodomising a former aide.
No, it's not about nepotism, it's about helping people, if you know them".
Too much of big business and government depends on nepotism and unfair chances in life.
It found remote communities were vulnerable to nepotism and exploitation by both community leaders and people with links to organised crime, targeting mining royalties and government funds meant for Indigenous programs.
What applies here is: An agreement is an agreement!" Meanwhile, Germany's left-leaning die Tageszeitung reported that "the victory of Syriza is a chance for Greece to free itself from the decades of corruption and nepotism, with which both the conservative New Democracy and the social democratic Pasok were inextricably bound".
I despair at the inefficiency and corruption of the political system, the nepotism that flavours the labour market and the cultural emphasis on la bella figura, which values grooming, being well turned out and living in a well-kept home over national pride and a collective respect for the public domain.
Still, his administration has been accused of nepotism and cronyism over the hiring of children of senior officials and an unqualified campaign supporter.In the past the mayor has denied running a corrupt campaign, claiming ignorance of his aides' misdeeds.
