True that - I don't really think Germany is lending money to Greece with any expectation of seeing it again.
They're funny these Germans. They really don't have that much of a national mindset from what I can see - they still think in terms of their different 'states'. Where I am, Baden Wuerttemberg, the local economy is still quite healthy. This is the state where a lot of Germany's automotive industry and medical technology industry is located - consequently - it is, together with Bavaria, where all the money in the country is.
And pretty much everyone I speak to here doesn't give a fuck about the rest of Germany! They were plenty pissed off about the latest Greek bailout, but in terms of worrying about the national economy - nope - I'm not seeing it at all. As long as our little part of the country is alright, who cares about anyone else?
It's this attitude that makes customer service such a fucking disaster in this country. 'Not my problem.'