greeks resigned to a hard bitter future whatever deal is reached with europe /

Shops and cafes are nearly abandoned and small firms are shedding jobs. Now trade owners terror there are only two choices: more austerity,or a brutal existence outside the eurozoneGreece has become so gloomy that even escapism no longer sells, the editor of the celebrity magazine OK! admits. “All celebrity magazines have to pretend everything is great, and everyone is joyful and relaxed,on holiday. But it is not,” says Nikos Georgiadis.
Advertising has collapsed by three-quarters, and the rich and famous are in hiding because no one wants to be snapped enjoying themselves – and even whether OK! did have stories,a ban on spending money abroad means it is running out of the glossy Italian paper that the magazine is printed on.
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Source: theguardian.com