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I disagree. American culture still idolizes the self made man & entrepreneur more then any other country in the world. Countries like Greece tend to have decade
by seanalltogether 16y ago
I disagree. American culture still idolizes the self made man & entrepreneur more then any other country in the world. Countries like Greece tend to have decades of influence telling them that the community will provide you a job, and the government will help with your problems.
- StavrosK 16y agoUgh, that's really frustrating. There's a prevailing mentality that the best sort of job you can find is a government job. That's not far from the truth, really, since people who work in companies tend to work 12-14 hours a day for a bit over minimum wage, but most Greeks don't even know how easy it is to start your own business. I was chatting with someone on a flight once, and I mentioned that I have my own company, and he said "yeah, but it was, like... your dad's, right?" I said no, "I founded it". He couldn't believe that someone under 40 could start a company...
- oiuytghyuj 16y agoYes they admire the flinty eyed self reliant cowboy - while he collects his farm subsidy check and writes his humvee off as a work truck.