Not directly related to the article, but here's a bit of context regarding the industriousness of different populations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_average_annual_labor_h...

As can be seen, Greece is towards the top and Germany close to the bottom of the ranking.

This should not be taken as saying that the Greeks are better than the Germans. It's just that individuals in Greece, like those in many other places, spend their lives working hard and they don't deserve to suffer for the corrupt dealings, incompetence and prejudice of their or other countries ruling elite.