Do as I do: Survey sets out to measure the impact of Greek migrants’ newfound norms

Do the perception and the attitude of Greeks toward corruption and lawlessness change when they move to a foreign country? And what is the impact of this change on their family and friends back home?  

According to a survey conducted recently as part of the Greek Diaspora Project by the South East European Studies program at Oxford (SEESOX), the answers to these two questions, respectively, are "Considerably" and "Not much."
The study, which was carried out by Kostas Papangelopoulos and Ortrun Merkle of Maastricht University, was based on extensive interviews with Greeks who have migrated to the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Researchers found that living in societies that are more law-abiding, with efficient public services and institutions that monitor law enforcement, led to a shift in the views and behavior of the majority of people who took part...