The Prague Monitor website reports today (September 2, 2011) that Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus yesterday rejected the criticism of Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou for having recently called Greeks "lazy ouzo drinkers" in an interview with Czech daily Pravo.
Klaus told the paper Pravo, "Greece should be able to decide itself we want to sit for more hours in a shadow under cypresses, drinking ouzo, or we want to work more."
Papandreou -- obviously angry with Klaus's wild attack on Greeks -- told the Greek paper Kathimerini (Every Day) that Klaus offended Greeks with the statement that Greeks drink their ouzo and enjoy themselves, while Czechs are those who work hard.
Klaus made his critical statement because of the horrendous economic crisis that is currently prevailing in Greece, with the Greek government on the verge of bankruptcy.
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