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Re:The average Greek is working a full 40% longer than the a... by iaskwhy on Monday May 14, 2012 @07:20AM (#3970465)
I'm also from Portugal but I have been working in London for some time now. Curiously, I don't see much of a difference besides now working only from 9 to 6 instead of working from 9 to 10. Same useless meetings, a very long line for coffee all day long, everyone is a manager, etc.

My opinion is a simple one: some countries sell stuff others want, some don't. We were just unlucky and not smart enough to value our geographical position in the world.

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Re:The average Greek is working a full 40% longer than the a... by webnographer on Monday May 14, 2012 @10:37AM (#3971224)
German manufacturing is where German productivity is high, not in services.
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Re:The average Greek is working a full 40% longer than the a... by webnographer on Monday May 14, 2012 @10:42AM (#3971240)
I have seen many greetideas come from Portugal, the challange is getting the ideas out of the door.You can read here about the start up scene in Lisbon http://squaxor.posterous.com/lisbon-the-startup-spirit
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