I have often found a connection between climate and the culture of a certain area. I was wondering if anyone else thought of it as well. Originating from the Balkans myself, i was always amazing by the "extremely high' level of civilization i found in Nordic countries, or countries experiencing more rainfall, cooler temperature and less sunshine, why is it that people call the Greeks lazy, and the Germans are renown for being hardworking and punctual. I've heard stories from relatives who went to work in Germany, because salaries are too small in former soviet bloc countries, and they were all fascinated. One story related how a group of workers installing a window talked the whole time on how to install it, and had no "pointless conversation". Myself living in Canada, and originating from the Balkans culture, I've had the privilege to view first hand two completely different cultures. In the Balkans for example, a couple of workers installing a window, would finish it as fast as possible(usually doing a sloppy job), smoke a lot cigarettes while doing it, if it's summer take a long break from the heat, and when finished go to the pub and with the little money earned buy beer or whiskey and listen to music. Do the workers spend long hours in the summer taking a break in the shade because they're lazy? Or because outside it's 40 degrees Celsius? Are the Germans more hardworking because that's how they are? Or because the average summer temperature is 20-25 degrees Celsius? Why are Latin Americans always so happy despite poverty, is it because they are naturally happy? Or because they have long hours of sunshine? Why are so many people depressed in the Netherlands? (http://www.dutchdailynews.com/highest-depression-rates/) Is it because their living standards are low? or is it because its almost always cloudy and rainy?