What The Germans Really Think Of The Greeks

“Athens subsidized exhibitionists and paedophile.” 

That's the translation of a headline from the German newspaper Handelsblatt.

That's a translation of one of the lead headlines today in Handelsblatt, a top German business newspaper. The story is about how the Greek government qualifies people for disability benefits, with the criteria recently changing. The article describes how since November the Greek government have included paedophiles and pyromaniacs, kleptomaniacs and exhibitionists to the list of people that may be eligible for financial help.

The story describes the “social system” in Greece as being defined by “arbitrariness and abuse.”

Read the original piece here (German).

So next time you're wondering why the German population seems against helping the Greeks, it could be because many are convinced the aid would just go to pedophiles and pyromaniacs.