His use of Yiddisms, phrases like “He’s a real beaut!” always give him away. His whole manner is working-class/construction worker which is what upsets the media. They wanted a dog in the manger and they’ve got the wolf of Wall St.
Dad’s mother was from Calabria, his dad Naples. Where he got “He’s a real beaut!” I don’t know. I don’t know if it’s Yiddish or just New York.
I do know he would often chastised me when I messed up with “ you’re a real beaut!”