Ray From Cleveland
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Nope. The most they did was write a letter around Christmas time if that. You mean we had no way to send money overseas back in the 60's and 70's?
Really?
Because I grew up in a town that was 30% Polish and 60% Italian. The Poles were essentially cut off from their homeland but the Italians were not. Their connection to Sicily and Naples was strong. And it included bringing over relatives and sending money back to help family back "home"
That didn't happen with most Europeans. People back then didn't have the money to send back home even if they wanted to. Many Europeans didn't believe in credit. If they didn't have money to pay for it, they figured they didn't have to have it. So what they saved they saved for themselves.