In premodern Italy, failed business owners, who had outstanding debts, were taken totally naked to the public square where they had to bang their butts against a special stone while a crowd jeered at them.
在现代化以前的意大利,破产的企业老板,有未偿付的债务,他们会被一丝不挂地带到公共广场中,在那儿,把他们的屁股撞到一块特殊的石头上,让民众当众嘲笑他们。