It's all hearsay...but, an inlaw (wife's uncle) who passed recently had a lot to say about his native greece, the work ethic, and why he decided to stay in Germ

It's all hearsay...but, an inlaw (wife's uncle) who passed recently had a lot to say about his native greece, the work ethic, and why he decided to stay in Germany (he and his wife did have a place in Greece). Those stories over the years dovetailed almost word for word with former colleagues who actually moved to Milan and other places in Italy to work. Personally, the US approach to work is kinda backward as are other areas, balance should be most important. But, the article and stories I've heard over the last 10 years just ring a bit. I know this is about banks, but the larger culture is at play -- just like in the US, Enron, Lehman, etc. were extremes of those values we espouse.