Which nations I could work with

I was in Mytilene this summer and got chatting to a German woman who lived and worked in Greece when she asked me what Cyprus was like. The first thing that came to my mind was our economy; if there is anything that makes us stand out is how we created our economy since the invasion. I went on and compared Cypriots with Greeks and said that Cypriots as a nation work harder. ‘Yes, yes, I agree’ she interrupted me. ‘I worked with Greeks and Cypriots and there is a big, big difference between you. I would much rather work with Cypriots’ she went on. Which of course made me beam with pride. Anyway, below is my list of who I would work with.

Best people to work with:
1. Cypriots: why do you think we became so rich in such a short space of time without external help?
2. Jews: power-driven and not afraid to show it. Jews and Israelis invented the meaning of hard work and are good at it
3. Americans: the American dream means working hard to have enough to live on and live well. Creative, innovative and unapologetic
4. Indians: hard workers, smart, excellent at technology
5. Germans: efficiency at its finest
6. French: they have the most public holidays – get a job in Paris
7. Japanese: perfectionist, overly-polite, robot-like people who have created an amazing country in the space of 50 years? How? With work!
8. Spanish: an unlikely choice, but the have the best results from the Mediterranean countries
9. Iranians: interestingly resourceful entrepreneurs
10. Russians: money-hungry, driven, smart and professional

I also have a list of who I wouldn’t work with but I don’t think it would be a good idea to post it.

Instead here is a list of notable things I have noticed from other nations when involving business:
11. Greeks: a powerful creative side and good at PR (although lazy as sh!t)
12. Turks: accommodating
13. Arabs: love luxury in business and extravagance
14. Italians: coffee-break driven
15. Australians: outdoorsy even when they are indoors
16. Swiss: scary!

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