Myth N° 1 : Greeks Are Lazy

An OECD statistic (below), widely quoted in the blogosphere, shows that Greeks actually work an average 2120 hours a year. Much more than the average German (1430 hours) or average French worker (1544 hours) does. So much for the current notion of subsidizing “lazy” Greeks in order to "save" the euro.



Read the Economix post.