tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post6229634538474108499..comments2023-07-17T11:55:51.363+02:00Comments on ObservingGreece: What the Heck is Going on in Greece?kleinguthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491174042954678023noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-65573091045206717842013-12-17T08:21:04.028+01:002013-12-17T08:21:04.028+01:00@ H. Trickler
Especially when situations are sore ...@ H. Trickler<br />Especially when situations are sore or serious I think that humor, and a sense of proportion, is important (be that humor sarcastic, ironic or otherwise). Consequently when my Greek friends tell me that life is hard I ask them "compared with what"? Humor ist wenn man trotzdem lacht.<br />LennardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-9989929462315485212013-12-14T11:50:54.742+01:002013-12-14T11:50:54.742+01:00@Lennard: AnonymousDecember 12, 2013
Imho the si...@Lennard: AnonymousDecember 12, 2013 <br /><br />Imho the situation is much too sore for making sarcastic comments?<br /><br />H. Trickler<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-37673460964799817642013-12-12T10:24:26.495+01:002013-12-12T10:24:26.495+01:00Well, let's get as much fun out of this one as...Well, let's get as much fun out of this one as we can, we all need it. Greek politicians telling their voters the truth would be like Churchill running for office here, imagine the voter reactions. "What? I just want my rights, a government position for my son and a Range Rover and a summer house, you can keep your blood, sweat and tears. What, the truth? I don't want the truth, I want to be comforted".<br />PS. And a merry Christmas in Austria, I envy you.<br />Lennard<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-77187957442661303672013-12-10T11:46:25.666+01:002013-12-10T11:46:25.666+01:00If Greek politicians would have told Greek citizen...If Greek politicians would have told Greek citizens the truth about the the content of the plan, that their living standard would deteriorate, the government would now be a Syriza one. Moreover, after the vote several MP's and ministers said they had not read the plan. Moreover, Greek business and political culture is not one of openness; it is what I call The Mushroom Culture. You keep people in the darkness, and frequently throw a bucket of manure over them.<br />If you, by "track record" mean the modern historical Greek one, then the EURO zone should not have agreed to the plan (any plan). If you mean the track record that developed after the plan was agreed, then that could not be envisaged before, it is a "pilot project".<br />Regarding your 50% compliance with the reforms I am thoroughly confused, if the exercise is to avoid PERCEPTION of failure, then by all means, let's call it something else. It reminds me of the Greek reaction to the first (negative) PISA evaluation of Greek school children. It was rejected as being based on an "Anglo-Saxon perception of knowledge". The topics are reading, mathematics and science, hardly vague or abstract topics. If you think that denial of facts improved the education in Greece, then look up the last PISA figures.<br />PS. I would be reluctant to deal with anybody who, after having negotiated an agreement said, "well, we both know that we only have to deliver 50%" (be that money, services rendered or goods delivered).<br />Lennard<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-56849083296004322402013-12-08T20:05:36.801+01:002013-12-08T20:05:36.801+01:00>"Why not only plan 50% and make sure that...>"Why not only plan 50% and make sure that they really get done."<br /><br />I had (inherited) some lousy employees who always achieved max. half of the agreed goals. In order to get a decent result I had to set their goals to twice of what I expected ;)<br /><br />Of course this was not a satisfactory situation and most often these collaborators resigned after a year or two...<br /><br />H. Trickler<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com