De Euro is niet altijd nodig

Een tijdje terug schreef ik al over het nieuwe barter-fenomeen in Griekenland, en dit blijft zich uitbreiden naarmate mensen zich meer bewust worden van de mogelijkheden.

"Choupis said she thought the network would have grown even faster that it has if people were not so "frozen, in a state of fear. It's like they've been hit over the head with a brick; they're dizzy. And they're cautious; they're still thinking: 'I need euros, how am I going to pay my bills?' But as soon as people see how much they can do without money, they're convinced.""