Greeks say they are the hardest-working European nation

[TrueMacedonian]

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/05/greeks-say-they-are-hardest-working-european-nation

Greeks say they are the hardest-working European nation
Stereotypes of Europe

May 30th 2012, 16:13 by J.S. | LONDON


ONCE in a while an opinion poll throws up an insight that is very revealing; yesterday it was the Pew Global survey of European countries. Among the usual questions about attitudes to the euro and the European Union, people in eight nations (Britain, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain) were asked which country in the European Union is the hardest-working. The Greeks ignored the obvious answer (Germany) and instead nominated themselves. (The other seven nations all plumped for Germany, as the table shows.) Yet Greek perception is not quite as misaligned with reality as it seems. Greece does actually work the longest hours in Europe, as this graphic of OECD data shows. However, as any economist will tell you, working longer does not equate with higher productivity, and Greece's productivity is relatively low. The country's predicament is also hindered by corruption. It is viewed as having the second-highest level of corruption after Italy, though Greeks reckon their country is the most corrupt of all.

[Risto the Great]

Depends how you define "work" I suppose.
I would say they work very hard at doing nothing.

I won't say the same for Greeks in the Diaspora, as with most immigrants, the work ethic of the 1st generation Greeks (among others) was exceptional.

[Bill77]

Greeks work harder?

Those goats must be getting faster. Or they just play hard to get. Naughty Goats.

[Phoenix]

There were other poll question not mentioned in the original story.
'Who are the most delusional people on planet Earth'
The Greeks said they were the least delusional.

The other poll question was...
"Who are the most paranoid people on the planet"
The Greeks put themselves last on the list, insisting that everyone on the planet was conspiring against them because of their racial superiority and the jealous hordes knowing that everything in the universe was grik...

[Risto the Great]

ummm "Who wears the sexiest dresses"
The Greek soldiers.

[Vangelovski]

There were other poll question not mentioned in the original story.
'Who are the most delusional people on planet Earth'
The Greeks said they were the least delusional.

The other poll question was...
"Who are the most paranoid people on the planet"
The Greeks put themselves last on the list, insisting that everyone on the planet was conspiring against them because of their racial superiority and the jealous hordes knowing that everything in the universe was grik...

If you include the Macedonians in Macedonia in those questions you may get similar results for them...

[George S.]

the greeks are the hardest working people to fuck up their country all wanting the slice of the good life.Early retirrement,not paying taxes etc
they also win hands down as being the most delusional & paranoid of all people.They fear this small country from the north ,which is powerless
called macedonia.Theyare scared that they call them skopijans.

[makedonche]

I just saw this thread, hahahahahhahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
doesn't this belong in the humour thread?

[EgejskaMakedonia]

They probably responded to this survey while sipping on a kafe in between their afternoon nap and the end of the 'work' day.

What a bunch of delusional people.