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Diopos · 02-13-10, 10:56 PM

Don't get upset Sky!

First of all take into account that the Greece's debt (general goverment) is less than 4% of the debt of the Eurozone (16 states) (reference year 2008, data from here )
It was that order of magnitude that I had in mind when I was talking about "financial burden". I never meant to sound as "hey German you are rich so you can afford to pay me"

When I was talking about a good location on the map I meant in a strategic context (not for vacations!).

I'm not into conspiracy theories. It is obvious that countries are admitted in the EU and Eurozone because either the major european powers or the US wants them to. I think that in the case of Greece it was more of a political decision based on strategic rather than any other reasons.

I do care (and worry) about how you and many other feel about Greece but I assure that I didn't steel your money... I'm in for a 5-10% reduction in income (0% increase last year) and an about a 20% increase in taxes (not so sure about that yet). I haven't taken my wife out for a proper dinner for two years (or is it more?) and last summer my vacations lasted less than a week. Believe me not all Greeks or Portugese or Spaniards are having a party with other people's money.

On the corruption issue just a thought. It takes two to tango. Siemens "tangoed" alot. But then nobody started to point the finger to Germans in general. And as I said the first victim of """"Greek"""" corruption is the Greeks themselves.

These are difficult times, opinions must be formed and decisions must be made. Having stereotypes may derail proper analysis of the situation.

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02-13-10, 10:56 PM	#7
Diopos Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, the original one. Posts: 1,226 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Don't get upset Sky! First of all take into account that the Greece's debt (general goverment) is less than 4% of the debt of the Eurozone (16 states) (reference year 2008, data from here ) It was that order of magnitude that I had in mind when I was talking about "financial burden". I never meant to sound as "hey German you are rich so you can afford to pay me" When I was talking about a good location on the map I meant in a strategic context (not for vacations!). I'm not into conspiracy theories. It is obvious that countries are admitted in the EU and Eurozone because either the major european powers or the US wants them to. I think that in the case of Greece it was more of a political decision based on strategic rather than any other reasons. I do care (and worry) about how you and many other feel about Greece but I assure that I didn't steel your money... I'm in for a 5-10% reduction in income (0% increase last year) and an about a 20% increase in taxes (not so sure about that yet). I haven't taken my wife out for a proper dinner for two years (or is it more?) and last summer my vacations lasted less than a week. Believe me not all Greeks or Portugese or Spaniards are having a party with other people's money. On the corruption issue just a thought. It takes two to tango. Siemens "tangoed" alot. But then nobody started to point the finger to Germans in general. And as I said the first victim of """"Greek"""" corruption is the Greeks themselves. These are difficult times, opinions must be formed and decisions must be made. Having stereotypes may derail proper analysis of the situation. . __________________ - Oh God! They're all over the place! CRASH DIVE!!! - Ehm... we can't honey. We're in the car right now. - What?... er right... Doesn't matter! We'll give it a try anyway!