tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post3799856295173791360..comments2023-07-17T11:55:51.363+02:00Comments on ObservingGreece: Greece to grow 7-8% annually!kleinguthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491174042954678023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-14125924360978434122012-05-08T19:36:18.587+02:002012-05-08T19:36:18.587+02:00nice dreams, Mr. Kastner, and the old mottoes rema...nice dreams, Mr. Kastner, and the old mottoes remain in place: "no pain, no gain" and "right is right, and left is wrong".<br /><br />Better 500 EUR/month as a free man than 5000 EUR/month as a Government slave.<br /><br />The Greek little people still have to prove that they want to play Premier League in life. <br /><br />Apart from the tough man who sold your wife rice a few weeks ago.<br /><br />greetings from Singapore!Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634242359162301405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-22699992729995376522012-05-08T14:21:01.479+02:002012-05-08T14:21:01.479+02:00Dear Mr Kleingut, in regard to "1) The reason...Dear Mr Kleingut, in regard to "1) The reasons why Greece is such an unattractive place to do business are so obvious and well known":<br />You assume that the state of thing is the outcome of the bad work of the people in charge (political parties) or corruption (again the political parties ? or the "officials"). <br />This is the same as to say the 2nd World War was the responsability of Hitler but not of the germans. <br />The state of thing in Greece (and in Italy) is caused by the Greeks and Italians itself - it their attitude toward the state that can be resumed as "how can I get something out of it for free" and "me first".<br />Therefore - I agree the cause is well known - but fixing it is a different matter - it would mean to "fix" the mentality of the greeks. And BTW the same fix would be useful for any MED Country south of Switzerland.<br />The ideas you have are simply the rational behavior which happens naturally and historically every day in the northern countries. Trying to reeducate a 2000 year old mentality in 15 or 20 years - this will make the Marshall Plan look like a walk in the park.<br />Maybe there is still hope - what is sure is that after voting a nazi-party (in Greece!) to parliament, friends will be less and less for the greeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com