I was in Greece for the first time in 1996 and in Athens in 1998. There was a local currency. Whoever says that the Greeks do not know how to work is lying. They are unable to create the appearance of work. And I understood this when a ferry from the island of Simi approached the port of Athens. The Greek sailor responsible for the short operations was sitting at a table on the deck and drinking coffee. He was alone. There were 20 meters to the shore. He drank coffee... 15 meters. He drank coffee. of 10 meters. and drunk. and 5 meters. Greek not rushed away from the coffee table, threw out the shirt end... Similarly, another Greek broke away from the coffee on the sidewalk. One threw out the quarter end, the other accepted. Captured and pulled. Thirty seconds. I went without cold to drink coffee. Each to his circle. How many times later in the cruises observed the process of sharding - on the shore several people, on board several people, cries of mat and times longer. To work without dust and dust is to be able.

Then they entered the Eurozone. It was forbidden to build ships. In the Eurozone, Germany is responsible for this. And shipyards for super tankers (Onassis built) went into expenses. It was forbidden to sell olive oil. They even paid for cutting olive groves. $300 for a tree. Tomatoes were imported to Greece. Apart from jokes. Instead of red tomatoes, the last three years have been green, as if from under Vologda. Increase wages to Euro standards. They ordered fuel prices. This led to the local industry. Deutsche Bank has opened cheap credit lines specifically for the purchase of German goods.

In 2008, Athens turned into a meltdown. Less than 1000 euros can not be paid to the courtiers, and more - the budget does not allow. But the laws of the eurozone require paying unemployment benefits twice as much as the average Greek receives before joining the eurozone. Industry was killed by order from Berlin - the unemployed were three times more. Where to get a buffer so that everyone can pay the benefit? In 2008, I was offered a drug three times in 15 minutes at the Athens Museum.

If Greece had no obligations to the European Union, it would be possible to devaluate the currency, raise the competitiveness of the industry and save it. The euro is one for the whole area. And the possibility that Russia had in 1998 does not have Greece.

And prices in the same hotel rose in 10 years from $285 to €1,200 a week. Since 2012, I have been traveling to Greece.

Now judge yourself. Give them debt or not.