Among the usual questions about attitudes to the euro and the European Union, people in eight nations (Britain, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain) were asked which country in the European Union is the hardest-working. The Greeks nominated themselves. The other seven nations all chose Germany, as the table shows.
Yet Greek perception is not quite as misaligned with reality as it seems. Greece actually works the longest hours in Europe, as this graphic of OECD data shows. However, as any economist will tell you, working longer does not equate with higher productivity, and Greece's productivity is relatively low. Greece is viewed as having the second-highest level of corruption after Italy, though Greeks reckon their country is the most corrupt of all.
Adapted from The Economist
If you are interested in reading the poll, click on European Unity on the Rocks - Pew Research Center
