One of my drill sergeants used to yell something, forget what it was exactly, “don’t write checks your body can’t cash”, something like that.
Greece as a country has defaulted many times, and there is in hindsight a clear realization they were never in compliance with the terms for entry into the EU to begin with.
Some have argued what’s happening now, or some variant at least, was the plan to begin with. There is technically no provision for exit of the EU, and the calls by the technocrats is to exert political control via Brussels. Neat trick, huh?
In recent decades Greece received a lot of aid from other Western countries as a bulwark against the communists.
I believe what your DI said was something like “Don’t let your mouth write a check your ass can’t cash”
The Eu knew from the get go what Greece is about...this is no news to them and I doubt if they will let Greece leave the EU. It's all part of the show IMO. They'll continue to prop it up even if it does leave the EU. Greece is basically a welfare country...always has been the one to borrow and not pay...then cry victim-hood.