Diz o ditado: "não peças a quem pediu, não sirvas a quem serviu"

 Those most keen on being rich are in poorer former Communist countries such as Russia and Ukraine, and in Israel. The Greeks and Irish place great emphasis on being wealthy, though it is not clear whether this is a factor in their current financial predicament, or a consequence of recent severe austerity measures. The French are cultural hold-outs, identifying the least with such an avaricious, déclassé person.

(do Economist, via facebook)