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Try being poor in Greece: no chance for a proper job( people with Ph.D. and degrees work in cafe shops),no welfare, no proper healthcare( public hospitals are
by theoneone 10y ago
Try being poor in Greece: no chance for a proper job( people with Ph.D. and degrees work in cafe shops),no welfare, no proper healthcare( public hospitals are overcrowded and with no stuff) etc. I think more advanced eu countries are poor-friendly and really help people with bad luck get to their feet.
- orliesaurus 10y agoThis is the first thing i was thinking of: Germany being one of the best countries to live in right now in Europe given their economic status vs Greece which is the one country with most problems!
- rahimnathwani 10y agoWhy are those PhDs working in cafes, rather than working in their field in the UK, like many other Greeks?
- whamlastxmas 10y agoProbably lack of demand for people with those PhDs.
- rahimnathwani 10y agoIf that's the case, then the "no chance for a proper job" mentioned by theoneone is unrelated to Greece's economic situation.
- theoneone 10y agoBecause (imho): -You need some starting money to live outside your country(beeing nearly poor can't get you an airplane ticket ) -Not everyone is prepared to live in another country -They really DONT want to live in another country just because previous govs did a shitty job. -living abroad is not everyone's heart(and mood)
- rahimnathwani 10y agoThe first point is valid, but many people in Greece could borrow that starting money from family. Points 2, 3 and 4 are essentially the same: "don't want to live outside Greece". I can understand that it's hard to decide to leave your home country for better economic prospects, but many many people make this same decision every year.