On Wednesdays my friend Andre and I have lunch at the Hungarian Old Age Home’s Cafeteria where a three course meal (Soup of the Day, Wiener Schnitzel with Home Fried Potatoes and Hungarian-style Cucumber Salad, and Dessert, PLUS a glass of the house red and a can of soda water that you can mix with the wine to make a fröcs) sets you back no more than $16, including tip.We take our time over the meal and try to engage in meaningful conversation, such as:
Andre: I think I have a solution to Greece’s economic woes…
Robert: You don’t say! Tell me, tell me more …
Andre: Angela Merkel had it right – the Greeks should sell their gold reserves to the Germans …
Robert: They don’t have enough gold to cover the deficit …
Andre: I know …
Robert: So?
Andre: They should then start selling off their islands to the Germans and keep on doing so until they’ve made up the shortfall …
Robert: You mean like Mykonos, Delos, Santorini?
Andre: Yes, why not? And Crete if necessary – and the Greek part of Cyprus to the Turks …
