Thursday, August 9, 2012

The Rise Of Anti-German Sentiment In Greece

No Letup In Anti-German Sentiment In Greece -- Deutsche Welle

During the debt crisis Greeks have been badmouthing the Germans - but the Germans have been equally critical of their EU counterparts. Some Greeks want this situation to change.

German tabloids portray Greeks as bankrupt and tell them to sell off their islands to pay their debts - and Greek cartoonists sketch German chancellor Angela Merkel in a Nazi uniform or as a whip-touting animal tamer at the circus. Negative comments by both Greek and German politicians have also not made rapprochement between the two countries easier.

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My Comment: I had spent the previous day with a couple who just returned from their family home in Greece. In short .... from their point of view .... Greece has imploded and is in a severe economic depression. And while there may be negative coverage of Germany in Greece, Greeks are now more concerned about survival and getting by than sniping at Germans.

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