What Have The Greeks Ever Done For Us?

 

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Greece: ask someone what they think about the country at the moment and the answer might well be resentment at the irresponsible borrowing, overgenerous retirement benefits, employment cronyism and reluctance to pay taxes which have led to the current economic crisis in Europe. The words hell and handbasket spring almost automatically to mind.

Yet there is so much more to Greece than its present unfortunate predicament. Today we ask the question what have the Greeks ever done for us?