They have realized that they can earn a living from tourism. Hotels are built by the sea, there are many tourists around and where tourists are, there's money too. Speaking of money, the similarity is great. An average seaside worker toils for 100-200 German marks, and he toils very hard. It's not known for sure who gets the real money, but someone undoubtably does.
Foreign investments are huge and manpower is cheap.
The poor are dirty, there are many beggers. What fascinated me the most were interpersonal relationships. I asked myself why didn't we learn something from the friendly states. There are no reliigious strifes. All of them live side by side, work side by side and do not quarrel.