For ancient Greeks there was no contradiction between youthful homoeroticism and predominantly or wholly heterosexual adult proclivity and activity.
With no money to go around Greeks now face shortages and despair.
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There are no good choices for the Greeks.
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In private, officials make no secret that patience with the Greeks has evaporated.
The Industrial Revolution happened in Europe with no scientific knowledge beyond what the Greeks, Romans, Chinese and Persians knew in ancient times.
Still, his electorate, like the Greeks and Dutch, wants no part of the EU's main project at the moment - fiscal discipline and budgetary austerity.
In the lead up to the Olympics there was no shortage of stories telling the world that Greeks could not get it together.
They made it clear they were no longer prepared to be held hostage by the Greeks.
No surprise that many of the quotes, particularly from Greeks, were cynical, angry and bitter.
In addition, third parties with no exposure to the particular credit risk can bet on whether the Greeks will default.
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My instinct is that Greeks reluctantly will agree to the new measures because they see no alternative - but it could be that the people decide the future for themselves by refusing to accept any further cuts.
And no European politician wants to be seen giving more taxpayers' money to the Greeks without getting something back.
One reason so many Greeks have told me this route is impossible is because there is no Kirchner - no left-leaning autarchic politician who can pose as the tribune of the nation and create a narrative around the default process, as Nestor Kirchner did in Argentina.
Greeks have withdrawn 3bn euros in the past two weeks but there is no panic.
The European debt crisis looms as a subplot to the game, and although soccer has no direct effect on European fiscal policy, the game serves as an outlet for the tension between the Greeks and the Germans.
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