The Mine
The ‘mine’ is at the centre of Guatemala City, only a few kilometres from the government offices; you have to walk on a mountain edge to get there. It’s called the mine because people try to find metal in the rubbish – sometimes they find gold, silver. Some prefer it to a normal job. They have no boss, no rules, they go when they want. It’s open for everyone, 24 hours. And the money is better.
(Fonte: Guardian)
The stereotype of lazy southern Europe and the hard working North is just not reflected in the data. We came across this BLS data set over the weekend which was very enlightening and, in part, smashes this widely held generalization.